Outdoors

    BRIGHTON — A drought-caused public fish salvage started Monday at Barr Lake.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife said the drought is causing high irrigation demands in the lake. As a result, water levels are being drained to a conservation level of 442 acre-feet.
    The salvage piece helps the lake use the fish resource. Visitors need a state parks pass ($7 per day; $70 for the year) and a valid fishing license. All legal fishing methods are OK.

    COMMERCE CITY – The eighth annual REI/Sand Creek Greenway Volunteer Work Day will be from 8 a.m. to noon, Sept. 3, at the Smith Road Trailhead west of Havana Street.
    It’s a joint project between the greenway partnership, Denver Parks and Recreation, Aurora Parks Recreation and Open Space and Commerce City Parks and Recreation.

    Most big-game hunters have been advised of their application draw results, but not all have received their refund checks. Refunds will be minus the $3 application fee and each refund will be issued separately for a specific species.
    Preference points should be monitored carefully by hunters, because they enhance one’s application success in future years. Preference point status can be checked on the DOW website “Hunting/Big Game Page.”

    BRIGHTON – Barr Lake State Park is celebrating the annual spring hatching of its clutch of eaglets.
    For almost 25 years, bald eagles have nested in Barr Lake’s wildlife refuge. The habitat of Barr Lake is perfect for one pair of nesting bald eagles with large old cottonwoods, rich food sources and little disturbance.