Living With Wildlife

Preparing your home for wildfire and creating defensible space

September 24th, 2021

The Home Ignition Zone – A guide to preparing your home for wildfire and creating defensible space from the Colorado State Forest Service.  Please copy and paste this link into your […]

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Lions and Bears about

May 20th, 2020

Several reports have come in about our local wildlife.  A mountain lion kill was spotted  several days ago on the hillside east of town, and then a trail cam caught […]

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Mountain lion talk at the GH Store Sunday

February 26th, 2020

Gold Hill Store and Pub, 4-5 pm this Sunday (3/1) – This is kinda short notice, but my friend, Casey McFarland, who was a mountain lion researcher will be coming down […]

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News from the GHFPD Board Meeting

April 21st, 2018

Gold Hill Fire Board Member Needed The Gold Hill Fire Protection District Board has a seat to fill for a community member.  The Board meets on the third Thursday of […]

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Front Range Mountain Lion Research Presentation

April 4th, 2018

Front Range Mountain Lion Research Presentation Mat Alldredge, Ph.D., Wildlife Researcher, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Thursday, April 12      6:30 – 8:00 P.M. Boulder County Courthouse, Third Floor hearing room […]

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Local Mountain Lion

November 1st, 2015

From Lacey Story Erich was blessed to have a close encounter with our neighborhood mountain lion last night at 2:30 AM. Our elegant, sleek, dark, and rather large friend was […]

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More Bear stuff

July 10th, 2015

From Pam Sherman We just talked with Kristin Cannon, district manager for Dept. of Parks and Wildlife, about bears (she came here). She said she’d heard about other  bear issues; […]

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Your Neighbor’s Car after the bear

September 25th, 2009

This is your neighbor’s car after a visit by the bear.   Lock your car doors.   The bears can open unlocked doors. Front Seat Back Seat

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Living with Wildlife

July 21st, 2009

Here in Gold Hill we are blessed with a great variety of wildlife.  However, as human populations grow and homes are built in or near wildlands, many wild animal habitats […]

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