Posts tagged Parks and Recreation Department
Boulder News Briefs for April 2, 2014
Apr 3rd
Birds of special concern/raptor monitor program volunteers needed
The City of Boulder Parks and Recreation Department’s Urban Resources division is seeking volunteers for its Birds of Special Concern/Raptor Monitor Program at the Boulder Reservoir, located at 5565 N. 51st St. Training and orientation will be held from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 26. A slideshow presentation will be held in the morning followed by an easy walk of the monitor locations.
Monitors should be able to work independently and have their own binoculars. Skilled birders with the ability to identify osprey, American bittern, northern harrier and burrowing owl are preferred, but some identification training will be provided for beginners. Responsibilities include monitoring and reporting animal presence, bird behavior, nest locations, fledgling success, wildlife closure violations and assisting with educating the public. The days are flexible but a minimum commitment of one site visit per month consisting of approximately 1.5 hours each, from late April through early August, is requested.
For more information and to RSVP, please contact Mary Malley, volunteer services coordinator for the Parks and Recreation Department, at 303-413-7245.
North Boulder Recreation Center will close early on Saturday, April 5
The North Boulder Recreation Center (NBRC), located at 3170 Broadway, will close early at 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 5, to prepare for the annual Father and Daughter Dance. The East Boulder Community Center, located at 5660 Sioux Drive, will be open extended hours until 7 p.m. to accommodate NBRC’s early closure. The pools will close one-half hour before each center’s closing time.
For more information and to register for the Father and Daughter Dance, visit the registration website.
Source: City of Boulder
Columbia Cemetery meets Aaron Copland
Oct 30th
The City of Boulder’s Parks and Recreation Department and Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) Department will host a musical, historical hike through Columbia Cemetery, located at 9th and Pleasant streets, to learn about Boulder’s pioneers and early settlers, from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2.
Mary Reilly-McNellan, the cemetery’s curator, will introduce many colorful historical characters, and Dave Sutherland, OSMP naturalist, will share musical selections from composer Aaron Copland’s works to celebrate Boulder’s agricultural roots in the rural west. This hike is free to the public as part of the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra’s ongoing “Nature and Music” collaboration with the Open Space and Mountain Parks Department.
On Saturday evening, the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra will feature works by Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring and The Tender Land. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. at the University of Colorado’s Macky Auditorium.
For more information about the historical hike, call Mary Reilly-McNellan at 303-413-7232. For more information about the concert and to purchase tickets, visit .
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Final free day at the Colorado Railroad Museum for Boulder residents
Aug 8th
The final free day at the Colorado Railroad Museum (CRRM) for Boulder residents will be held on Friday, Aug. 16. The museum is located at 17155 West 44th Ave. in Golden, CO, and the free train day runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A free train ride is provided, weather permitting.
In 2012, extensive restoration efforts were completed on the city’s historic engine and rail cars, which include locomotive #30, Rio Grande Southern caboose #04990 and Denver and Rio Grande Western coach #280. These historic train assets were originally purchased in the 1950s by residents of Boulder, led by University of Colorado professor and Boulder historian John B. Schoolland. The City of Boulder has an agreement with the CRRM that the train will be on display at the museum for up to 10 years.
For free entry into the museum, adults will need to provide proof of an address inside the city limits of Boulder with a photo of identification. For more information, call Carey Sager, Parks and Recreation Department, 303-441-3858. For more information about the CRRM, visit www.ColoradoRailroadMuseum.org.
For more information and train history, visit www.BoulderParks-Rec.org
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