In Episode 70 of Through the Gates, we sit down with Mark Lamm, former Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Area Wildlife Manager with 39 years of on-the-ground experience stewarding Colorado’s wildlife, habitat, and public lands. Mark’s career spanned duties as a district wildlife manager, area wildlife manager, mentor to younger officers, and a leading voice for practical, science-based wildlife conservation across South Park, Gilpin/Clear Creek, Jefferson County, and the Front Range interface.
This episode provides one of the clearest inside looks at what responsible wildlife management actually requires—the biology, public pressure, politics, habitat work, fishery improvements, partner organizations, and the day-to-day realities of field officers who protect Colorado’s natural resources.
We cover Mark’s early days in Aurora, decades serving Fairplay and South Park, the importance of habitat-driven management, the expanding challenges caused by population growth and recreation pressure, the Wolf reintroduction fallout, the growing influence of politics on wildlife decisions, and the partnerships that made some of Colorado’s most important habitat acquisitions possible.
If you want a real, unfiltered look at what it takes to manage wildlife responsibly in Colorado, this is one of the most informative conversations we’ve ever recorded.

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