Front Range Nesting Bald Eagle Studies

Front Range Nesting Bald Eagle Studies (FRNBES) has continued its principal charitable mission through scientific studies of eagles and other raptors in the Northern Colorado Front Range, and dissemination of our data to Federal, State, Local Agencies, and the public. We continue to work on manuscripts for peer-reviewed publication for distribution to the public. In 2021, FRNBES was granted a petition for review before the Colorado oil and gas conservation commission pertaining to disturbance of a winter bald eagle communal roost in western Weld County. The petition also challenged the COGCC in non-fulfillment of legal obligations under Colorado SB19-181 to protect wildlife, specifically bald eagles. Both the oil and gas developers and COGCC have proposed settlement to our petition for review, and those settlement negotiations are very near conclusion.