New commission appointments

[Oak]

Fran Silva Blayney replaces Marie Haskett and John Emerick replaces Karen Bailey.

Governor Polis Appoints Coloradans to Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission | Colorado Governor Jared Polis

DENVER - Today, Governor Jared Polis appointed Frances Silva Blayney of Colorado Springs and Dr. John Emerick of Redstone to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Commission. These appointments reflect thoughtful stewardship of Colorado’s wildlife, natural resources, and outdoor recreation economy.

www.colorado.gov

 

[BackAngler]

Fran Silva Blayney replaces Marie Haskett and John Emerick replaces Karen Bailey.

Governor Polis Appoints Coloradans to Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission | Colorado Governor Jared Polis

DENVER - Today, Governor Jared Polis appointed Frances Silva Blayney of Colorado Springs and Dr. John Emerick of Redstone to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Commission. These appointments reflect thoughtful stewardship of Colorado’s wildlife, natural resources, and outdoor recreation economy.

www.colorado.gov

Glad to see a fishing guide on the commission

 

[Browning55]

Glad to see a fishing guide on the commission

She’s not.

I own a fly fishing guide service here on front range and in vail valley. She holds zero permits and no one has heard of her. She was manufactured. The “guide” service was registered in 2023. Is just her and daughter.

Without any real permits and any guides, it’s just a shell and will not represent outfitters. She is just a way to plant a sierra club member to Comission

 

[Browning55]

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[bayoublaster7527]

She’s not.

I own a fly fishing guide service here on front range and in vail valley. She holds zero permits and no one has heard of her. She was manufactured. The “guide” service was registered in 2023. Is just her and daughter.

Without any real permits and any guides, it’s just a shell and will not represent outfitters. She is just a way to plant a sierra club member to Comission

The outfitting community should be raising heck over this. The Colorado Sierra Club does not represent the best interests of the hunting and angling outfitter community. Colorado Sierra Club members endorsed Prop 127 and HB-1258. Is there any constituent engagement prior to these appointments? Was the Colorado Guides and Outfitters Association consulted or allowed to make a recommendation?

 

[tormenter]

I was approached for this position and ultimately declined for a variety of reasons, but it would have been unlikely I would have got through vetting the process. I was told what Polis was looking for -and this person was most likely not exactly what he was looking. The other commissioner appointment was likely his way of saying I support the western slope ideology.
Either way, even with her ties to Trout Unlimited it will be tall order for her to represent Colorado Hunting Outfitters and sportsmen the way the Marie and her predecessors did.

Time will tell, but this position and role she has been appointed for will be tough to work thru with wolves/outfitters and the Cattleman's association. I suspect we quickly know which side or political affiliation that she will align or best represent.

 

[LuketheDog]

I have an outfitter friend who was a candidate for the commission, he would've been an excellent choice to represent all sportsmen, very smart and well-read on conservation and wildlife management, reasonable, responsible. Apparently those qualifications don't suit the governor's agenda...

 

[bayoublaster7527]

This is a repeat of the fraudulent appointment of Beaulieu and Murphy two years ago. Which I might remind everyone led to a lawsuit against the CPW Commission. Beaulieu’s appointment didn’t meet the statutory requirement according to the Senate Natural Resources Committee and numerous outdoor recreation organizations opposed her appointment. Beaulieu had to ask Spineless Dan Gibbs from DNR who she should be talking to in regard to constituent engagement.

Did the Colorado Guides and Outfitters Association endorse this appointment? Were they included in the process? What about Colorado Wildlife Conservation Project? Clearly this appointment was directed on high from unelected, unaccountable, unappointed “Wildlife Czar” Marlon Reis and the CATS-CBD-Sierra Club cabal in the Governor’s office.

 

[LuketheDog]

She’s not.

I own a fly fishing guide service here on front range and in vail valley. She holds zero permits and no one has heard of her. She was manufactured. The “guide” service was registered in 2023. Is just her and daughter.

Without any real permits and any guides, it’s just a shell and will not represent outfitters. She is just a way to plant a sierra club member to Comission

Zero online reviews, probably the only "fishing guide" in the state with zero online reviews...

 

[Bluffgruff]

Zero online reviews, probably the only "fishing guide" in the state with zero online reviews...

She only offers two time slots per month. Not really interested in guiding, it would seem.

 

[BuzzH]

Is there a mandate, law, rule, regulation, MOU that outfitters and guides need to have a representative on the commission?

 

[marksjeep]

A quick search on Emerick turned these up among others. He has a few coauthored works with D. Malone. If you've watched even one commission meeting, you know who she is and where her organizations stand. Both are board members of Colorado Wild, mission statement "All life is essential. We are a passionate group of Coloradans who are insistent that all life deserves and must be protected..." Using political party associations with these appointments is intentionally deceptive. Shocking.

https://coloradowild.net/board/

Rocky Mountain Wolf Project

 

[Oak]

Is there a mandate, law, rule, regulation, MOU that outfitters and guides need to have a representative on the commission?

Colorado Revised Statutes Title 33. Parks and Wildlife § 33-9-101. Commission--creation--composition, etc.

(1)(a) Effective July 1, 2012, there is hereby created the parks and wildlife commission, also referred to in this article as the “commission”.
(2) The commission consists of thirteen members, as follows:
(a) Two members who are ex officio nonvoting members, as follows:
(I) The executive director; and
(II) The commissioner of the department of agriculture;
(b) Eleven voting members who are appointed, in accordance with subsection (3) of this section, by the governor with the consent of the senate.
(3)(a) The eleven voting members of the commission are as follows:
(I) Three members who are sports persons who can demonstrate a reasonable knowledge of wildlife issues and who have obtained a hunting or fishing license issued under this title 33 for at least each of the three years prior to their appointments. One of the members appointed pursuant to this subsection (3)(a)(I) must be an outfitter registered pursuant to article 145 of title 12.
(II) Three members who are actively involved in production agriculture as owners or lessees of the agricultural property and owners or partial owners of the commodities produced on the land and who can demonstrate a reasonable knowledge of wildlife issues;
(III) Three members who can demonstrate that they regularly engage in outdoor recreation and utilize parks resources. One member appointed under this subparagraph (III) shall represent a nonprofit organization that supports and promotes the conservation and enhancement of Colorado's wildlife and habitat; recognizes and promotes primarily nonconsumptive wildlife use; and has expertise in wildlife issues, wildlife habitat, or wildlife management; and
(IV) Two members appointed from the public at-large.
(b)(I) In appointing members to the commission under paragraph (a) of this subsection (3), the governor shall make appointments that ensure that a reasonable balance of the following areas of knowledge and experience, as they relate to parks and wildlife, are represented: Outdoor business, service as a current or former local elected official, youth outdoor education, wildlife biology or science, energy, conservation, beneficial uses of water, land conservation and conservation easements, and diversified trails interests and activities. In order to satisfy the requirements of this paragraph (b), the governor shall give preference to persons with experience or expertise in multiple areas of knowledge.

 

[Oak]

Canopy Fly Fishing articles of organization were filed on May 30, 2023. Their outfitting license was originally issued on February 2, 2024.

 

[Bluffgruff]

Who wants to write the op-eds to various colorado news outlets calling out these deceptive appointments?

 

[BuzzH]

Colorado Revised Statutes Title 33. Parks and Wildlife § 33-9-101. Commission--creation--composition, etc.

(1)(a) Effective July 1, 2012, there is hereby created the parks and wildlife commission, also referred to in this article as the “commission”.
(2) The commission consists of thirteen members, as follows:
(a) Two members who are ex officio nonvoting members, as follows:
(I) The executive director; and
(II) The commissioner of the department of agriculture;
(b) Eleven voting members who are appointed, in accordance with subsection (3) of this section, by the governor with the consent of the senate.
(3)(a) The eleven voting members of the commission are as follows:
(I) Three members who are sports persons who can demonstrate a reasonable knowledge of wildlife issues and who have obtained a hunting or fishing license issued under this title 33 for at least each of the three years prior to their appointments. One of the members appointed pursuant to this subsection (3)(a)(I) must be an outfitter registered pursuant to article 145 of title 12.
(II) Three members who are actively involved in production agriculture as owners or lessees of the agricultural property and owners or partial owners of the commodities produced on the land and who can demonstrate a reasonable knowledge of wildlife issues;
(III) Three members who can demonstrate that they regularly engage in outdoor recreation and utilize parks resources. One member appointed under this subparagraph (III) shall represent a nonprofit organization that supports and promotes the conservation and enhancement of Colorado's wildlife and habitat; recognizes and promotes primarily nonconsumptive wildlife use; and has expertise in wildlife issues, wildlife habitat, or wildlife management; and
(IV) Two members appointed from the public at-large.
(b)(I) In appointing members to the commission under paragraph (a) of this subsection (3), the governor shall make appointments that ensure that a reasonable balance of the following areas of knowledge and experience, as they relate to parks and wildlife, are represented: Outdoor business, service as a current or former local elected official, youth outdoor education, wildlife biology or science, energy, conservation, beneficial uses of water, land conservation and conservation easements, and diversified trails interests and activities. In order to satisfy the requirements of this paragraph (b), the governor shall give preference to persons with experience or expertise in multiple areas of knowledge.

I figured that may be the case.

 

[bayoublaster7527]

This is more dangerous for hunters than it might appear at first glance. Politics is all about majorities and voting blocs, especially on commissions. The CPW Commission has 11 voting members, so 6 votes gives you a majority. Traditionally, anti-hunting measures could be blocked by a 6 person contingent of commission members generally favorable to consumptive users-hunters: 2 seats- Hunter/Anglers, 3 seats-Production Agriculture, and 1 seat-Guides and Outfitters. Placing a vocal Colorado Sierra Club member and ally to D. Malone on the commission under the false guise as a “guide and outfitters” representative breaks up that voting bloc. This is one of the final steps of Gov Polis, Marlon Reis, Nicole Rosmarino, etc in their anti-hunting activist strategy to flip CPW against hunters and trappers. Once the votes are in place they can dismantle the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation from the inside through the elimination of hunting, one species and method of take at a time. Likely first mountain lion hunting and trapping, then black bear then bighorn sheep….. This would likely place the CPW commission on the same track toward dysfunction as the Washington Wildlife Commission.

Buckle up cause it may be a rough ride for hunters as they try to ram as much of this through before Polis terms out. Donate to CRWM early and often.

Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management

We focus on the public’s interests for maintaining a century-old track record of our natural resources, including wildlife, habitat, and farms and ranches.

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[MarianneG]

Hi! I'm a reporter with Colorado Politics and the Colorado Springs Gazette. I'm VERY interested in talking to some of you about these new appointments, especially for Blayley and given the comments that she's not really an outfitter. If you are willing to talk to me, please contact me at [email protected]. I'm planning to do a story on these new appointments this week.

 

[tormenter]

This is more dangerous for hunters than it might appear at first glance. Politics is all about majorities and voting blocs, especially on commissions. The CPW Commission has 11 voting members, so 6 votes gives you a majority. Traditionally, anti-hunting measures could be blocked by a 6 person contingent of commission members generally favorable to consumptive users-hunters: 2 seats- Hunter/Anglers, 3 seats-Production Agriculture, and 1 seat-Guides and Outfitters. Placing a vocal Colorado Sierra Club member and ally to D. Malone on the commission under the false guise as a “guide and outfitters” representative breaks up that voting bloc. This is one of the final steps of Gov Polis, Marlon Reis, Nicole Rosmarino, etc in their anti-hunting activist strategy to flip CPW against hunters and trappers. Once the votes are in place they can dismantle the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation from the inside through the elimination of hunting, one species and method of take at a time. Likely first mountain lion hunting and trapping, then black bear then bighorn sheep….. This would likely place the CPW commission on the same track toward dysfunction as the Washington Wildlife Commission.

Buckle cause it may be a rough ride for hunters as they try to ram as much of this through before Polis terms out. Donate to CRWM early and often.

Coloradans for Responsible Wildlife Management

We focus on the public’s interests for maintaining a century-old track record of our natural resources, including wildlife, habitat, and farms and ranches.

savethehuntcolorado.com

Unfortunately - I believe you are correct.

 

[Browning55]

It has come to my attention that Emrick is Delia Maloney husband