Wildlife Hotline: 303-952-0932. The CPHA’s
Wildlife Committee is pleased to
announce a new “wildlife hotline” to address your concerns, comments,
questions and ideas related to wildlife issues in the Village. The
number will ring to a voicemail box and a member of the Wildlife
Committee will respond promptly to your call.
Wildlife Committee opening The
Wildlife Committee has come out of retirement and is reorganizing. There
is a concern about our ability as a community to protect and preserve
the diverse wildlife that inhabits our Village and makes this a unique
place to live. This is a call to action for all of those who value this
natural resource and wish to get involved! If you are interested
in protecting the wildlife in Castle Pines Village, join the Wildlife
Committee. You can contact
Arlene Raskin (Committee Chair) 303.660.0033;
Nancy Allen 303.660.1760,
or Lisa Goodwin at the
HOA office.
Wildlife Feeding Policies
The following information is an excerpt from the
Living in
Harmony with Wildlife in Castle Pines Village.
With the exception of feeding birds (seeds, suet, and hummingbird
nectar), feeding or baiting wildlife on Castle Pines Village properties
is prohibited. Regardless of how benevolent a person’s intentions,
feeding hurts wildlife. Feeding creates an unnatural behavior that
disrupts the natural balance. It also attracts prey species and
predators to your home where they can create a safety risk to your
family and pets. In the end, it is the animals that usually suffer. For
expanded discussions on the hazards that feeding wildlife can create,
please review the sections on black bears and mountain lions. More
information: Living
in Harmony with Wildlife II with illustration by resident Mary Beth
L’Abbe.
Rattlesnakes will be coming out of hibernation. Please use caution
in Castle Pines Village. You can encounter rattlesnakes in almost any
outdoor situation. They particularly like to sun themselves on rock. Be
alert!
View the comprehensive wildlife document prepared by
the Wildlife Committee with the assistance of Susanne Tracy,
Colorado Division of Wildlife, District Wildlife Manager
Living in
Harmony with Wildlife
For detailed information on local wildlife or for wildlife issues, go
to:
Plants and Wildlife
page
To report injured wildlife in or around Castle Pines Village, contact
the Colorado Division of Wildlife at 303-291-7227, extension 7550.
To view the Colorado State Parks
web page for recreational and wildlife info go
to:
http://www.parks.state.co.us/home/
Direct your wildlife questions to our resident expert:
Nancy Allen, 303-660-1760, or fax 303-660-3903. Please
call during an appropriate time of the day.
Numerous wildlife pamphlets from the
Colorado Division of
Wildlife are available at no charge in the Association office.
Bird identification posters and Colorado field guides are
available for
viewing in the Association office.
The Castle Pines Homes Association Wildlife Committee was formed in
1997 to assist with wildlife awareness in Castle Pines Village.
Please feel free to contact any of the members listed below if you
have questions or concerns regarding wildlife in Castle Pines
Village. New members are always encouraged to join.
Accomplishments
• Assist the Castle Pines Homes Association with the edit and publication of
“Living in Harmony with Wildlife in Castle Pines Village”.
• Arranged Bear Awareness presentation for the residents of Castle Pines
Village in June, 2002.
• Continuation of Children’s Wildlife Page on the Castle Pines Village
website.
• Trail consultation with Castle Pines Homes Association and Division of
Wildlife.
• Prairie Dog consultation with Castle Pines Homes Association and Metro
District.
