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OSMP needs raptor monitors for next season
Nov 19th
Open Space and Mountain Parks is currently looking for volunteers to help monitor raptor nest sites along the Front Range. Volunteers have the unique opportunity to witness the courtship, nest development and fledging of local birds of prey. We are looking for people who are skilled at bird identification, and can make a four-hour commitment each week. Hiking to the nest sites can be strenuous. A few sites can be observed from a car. Nests are typically occupied from February until late July. For more information and an application, go to the web site: osmp.org.
New Mountain Transit Study available for public feedback
Nov 19th
Boulder County, Colo. – Boulder County’s Transportation Department has just released a draft report of its Mountain Town Transit Feasibility Study. Residents, commuters, and recreational users of Boulder County’s mountain towns are invited to share their thoughts on potential mountain transit service and other recommendations outlined in the report.
The report, a culmination of work completed this summer by a resident stakeholder group and Boulder County, examines the demand for transit service to and from the mountain communities of Boulder County. It includes: the amount, type, and configuration of viable service, and the cost/benefit implications of such service.
The goal of the study group is to assess the viability of new and expanded transit service to Boulder County’s mountain communities with connections to Boulder, Longmont, Gilpin County (Blackhawk/Central City) and Larimer County (Estes Park). The study area includes the communities of Eldora, Ward, Jamestown, Allenspark, Lyons, Gold Hill, Nederland and the Brainard Lake Recreation Area.
To read the report or to submit comments online, visit: www.bouldercounty.org/transportation/MtnTransitStudy.htm.
For a printed copy of the report, contact Jared Hall at 303-441-4958 or jhall@bouldercounty.org.
Public comments are due by Sunday, Dec. 5.
Boulder County Accepting Comments on Stream Restoration Project
Nov 23rd
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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: