Prairie Dogs 

Policies for Prairie Dog Conservation and  Management

Please view the City and County of Broomfield Policies for Prairie Dog Conservation and Management to understand in what circumstances the permits below can be used.

Permit applications:

Prairie Dog Relocation Application
Lethal Control Application
Removal and Donation to a Wildlife Recovery Program Application

Please email openspace@broomfield.org with any questions about these permits and Broomfield's prairie dog policies.

• View Administrative Procedure Updates of 2007 and 2008 and EPA Regulatory Updates of 2010.

View the Presentations Given at Past OSTAC Meetings

Staff from Broomfield's Open Space and Trails Department provided a presentation at the March 23, 2017, Open Space and Trails Advisory Committee (OSTAC) meeting. It covers prairie dog policy update, a review of using Great Western Open Space for relocation purposes, and a status report of the Lowell-Midway development project. View the PDF of the presentation here or read the approved minutes of the meeting on March 23, 2017.

At the March 22, 2018 OSTAC meeting staff provided an update to the findings/comments from the March 23, 2017 OSTAC meeting on Prairie Dogs. View the PDF powerpoint from that meeting here.