Boulder County, Colo. – Boulder County Parks and Open Space is accepting public comments until December 22 regarding a potential partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District for a stream restoration project along Lower Boulder Creek on Boulder County’s Alexander Dawson property, located between N 109th Street and Kenosha Road.

Parks and Open Space and the Corps and will also host a public meeting on December 15 at the Boulder County Recycling Center (1901 63rd St., Boulder) from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. A formal presentation will take place at 6:30 p.m. and public comment will be recorded.

The Lower Boulder Creek Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Project is a joint endeavor with Parks and Open Space and the Army Corps of Engineers. The project is led by the Corps and involves approximately a one-mile reach of Lower Boulder Creek. Parks and Open Space has been working with the Corps on the planning for the project since 2002.

Under Section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996, the Corps can undertake restoration projects in aquatic ecosystems, such as rivers, lakes, and wetlands, with a non-federal sponsor, such as Boulder County. The program provides up to $5 million in federal funding based on a 65% federal / 35% local sponsor cost-sharing agreement.

To learn more about Parks and Open Space’s involvement in the project and to submit comments, visit www.BoulderCountyOpenSpace.org or contact the project planner, Ernst Strenge, at 303-678-6269 or LBC@bouldercounty.org.

To find out more about the Corps’ draft Detailed Project Report and Environmental Assessment, and to provide comments to the Corps about the project itself, visit the Corps’ website at: