The City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Department (OSMP) will begin construction on the South Boulder Creek Aquatic Habitat Improvement project during the week of Aug. 1.
The project is a cooperative effort involving Colorado Division of Wildlife, Denver Water and OSMP. Funding is provided by a Division of Wildlife ‘Fishing is Fun’ grant, Denver Water’s Gross Reservoir mitigation fund and OSMP restoration funds
The project will improve in-stream habitat for fish and other aquatic species and restore riparian habitat from South Boulder Road south for 1.9 miles upstream. Work will include placing rock and log structures in the channel, removing spoil piles from past gravel mining, creating wetlands and planting riparian vegetation. Construction work is to be completed by Oct. 1 after which Wildland Restoration Volunteers will assist with planting and seeding of the project area.
The South Boulder Creek Trail will remain open while work is being done on this project. Occasional construction traffic may be encountered on the trail. Trail users are asked to use caution around construction equipment.