900 Prairie dogs slated for move 

A public meeting is scheduled to discuss a city proposal to relocate up to 900 prairie dogs from city-owned land around Foothills Community Park and from additional open space colonies to city open space land east of Highway 93, south of Coal Creek, and north of Highway 128, south of Boulder.  This number has been scaled back to reflect on-the-ground and projected drought conditions.  The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 9, in the Foothills Elementary School Cafeteria, 1001 Hawthorn Ave. Staff from the city will be available to answer any questions, and to receive comments and feedback.

 

The city is intending to apply for a State of Colorado permit to relocate the prairie dogs from these areas, which are designated as removal areas in the Urban Wildlife Management Plan and the Grassland Ecosystem Management Plan.

 

The proposed receiving site was previously the site of an extensive 155-acre prairie dog colony that has since died off.  The prairie dogs are being removed from multiple city sites with the dogs near Foothills Community Park being moved first.

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