Boulder wildlife closures Falcon Eagle Osprey
Feb 1st
Open Space and Mountain Parks implements seasonal wildlife closures
The City of Boulder’s Open Space and Mountain Parks Department (OSMP) has implemented seasonal wildlife closures to protect sensitive areas where birds of prey nest and raise their young. Last year, OSMP wildlife closures–which safeguard some of the highest-quality cliff-nesting habitat in the western United States–helped nesting raptors to raise:
- 6 peregrine falcons
- 5 prairie falcons
- 3 bald eagles
- 3 golden eagles
- 7 ospreys
All designated trails near these closure areas will remain open during these seasonal protective measures, which will be in place from Feb. 1 to July 31.OSMP has closed the following sensitive wildlife areas:
- Mount Sanitas Summit, accessible from the Mount Sanitas Trailhead a half mile west of Fourth Street and Forest Avenue.
- Third Flatiron, including the East and West Ironing Boards, Queen Anne’s Head and Jaws, and WC Pinnacle, accessible from Chautauqua Trailhead.
- Lefthand Canyon Palisades at the intersection of Lefthand Canyon Drive and Olde Stage Road. The Buckingham picnic area remains open.
- Flagstaff Mountain, the north side of Flagstaff Mountain will be closed. The Boy Scout Trail will remain open.
- May’s Point cliff. May’s Point Trail will remain open.
- Skunk Canyon, including Ridges 2, 3 and 4, the Aechean Pronouncement, the Dreadnaught, the North Ridge and the entirety of Sacred Cliffs, accessible from NCAR Trailhead at the west end of Table Mesa Road.
- The Back Porch and The Box, accessible from the NCAR Trailhead at the west end of Table Mesa Road.
- Bear Creek Spire and Der Freischutz, accessible from the NCAR Trailhead at the west end of Table Mesa Road.
- Fern Canyon, accessible from the NCAR Trailhead at the west end of Table Mesa Road. The designated Fern Canyon Trail will remain open.
- Shadow Canyon and the Matron, accessible from the South Mesa Trailhead. The Maiden will remain open and accessible from the east; Shadow Canyon Trail will remain open.
- The Wings, accessible from the NCAR Trailhead at the west end of Table Mesa Road.
- The entire Mickey Mouse wall, including Cryptic Crags, which is accessible from the Goshawk Ridge Trail.
OSMP will lift closures if monitoring conducted by staff and volunteers indicates raptors are not present or if nesting attempts fail. OSMP relies heavily on the public to respect the closures, and the cooperation of visitors is greatly appreciated. OSMP rangers patrol closed areas on a regular basis.
To view an interactive map depicting enacted seasonal closures, please visit osmpwildlifeclosures.org. For additional information about OSMP’s efforts to protect wildlife habitats, go to https://bouldercolorado.gov/osmp/cliff-nesting-raptor-closures or call the department at 303-441-3440.
Peter Boice photographs of the Vietnamese people 1970’s
Dec 21st
No cameras, photographer written on the side of my bush hat
Waking up in War is a photo exhibition by Peter Boice at the Shambala Center1345 Spruce St, Boulder, Colorado 80302. Peter Boice was a Spec 5, photo-journalist with the Ist Brigade of the 101st Airborne Div from Jan 1969 till Feb 1970…..Peter Boice….exhibit is at the Shambhala Center on Spruce Street in Boulder till Feb 22 2018… open times vary (call ahead…..303-444-0190).
American Graffiti Vietnam….soldiers from a reconnaissance of the 1st Brigade of the 101st Ann Div stand down in a partially bombed Buddhist pagoda after after pursuing NVA soldiers west of Hue
Barbara Jo Kammer’s One song at a Time
Dec 16th
Produced by KC Groves and Aaron Youngberg. Recorded at Swingfingers Recording studios, mastered at Airshow Mastering. The mixing is not very good. Mic levels are off. Kammers strong voice sounds weak. The cover photo of Kammer by Flat Nine Design is blurring and back lit. Airshow is the only company on this album known in the music world. They could have fixed this recording.
We wonder why Kammer did not use her band Hippie Buckaroos because her use of session musicians made her sound lost in the background. She is much better than that.
A few of the songs do stand out where the engineers brought her voice up. The use of fiddle also helped on some songs.
The quality of Kammer’s voice mic made her sound tinny. Good mics cost ten to 20 thousand and KC Groves recording studio is just not at that level.
Maybe next album Barbara Jo Kammer will go to a real recording studio with good equipment and real sound engineers. Boulder has some like Coupe Studios or E-town. She should have used her band and supplemented with session musicians. That hurt this album.
Having said all of that… for a Lafayette country singer , this was an outstanding garage recording. However, Barbara Jo and the Hippie Buckaroos are better seen live.