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Seven more OSMP trails opened Friday
Sep 27th
The City of Boulder’s Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) Department opened more trails near Chautauqua, along with several other area trailheads today. On Friday, OSMP opened:
- Enchanted Mesa trail
- Four Pines trail
- McClintock trail
- Kohler Mesa Trail to the Four Pines junction
- Woods Quarry trail
- Bobolink trailhead and the South Boulder Creek bike path to the East Boulder Recreation Center
- Flatirons Vista trailhead. A portion of the Flatirons Vista South trail remains closed.
- Foothills trailhead. Visitors can park there to access Boulder Valley Ranch and Mesa Reservoir trails. However, the Hogback Ridge remains closed.
All open OSMP trails are listed at http://bit.ly/15msF85 and at BoulderFloodInfo.net. Newly opened trails are currently accessible from dawn to dusk, and visitors must remain on-trail because of potential hazards and safety risks. OSMP stresses that the re-opened trails are substantially different from pre-flood conditions.
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City wants citizen reports to document the flood
Sep 27th
Crowdsourcing map to capture Boulder flood data and stories
The City of Boulder has launched a ‘Community Flood Assessment’ crowdsourcing map to capture flood data and stories from Boulder residents and businesses. This resident-scientist approach will empower the Boulder community to contribute to our shared learning and documentation of this historic event.
Community submittals are called ‘reports,’ and users can attach photos or videos to enhance their story or data submittals. The easy-to-use map creates geo-located pins associated with specific date-and-time categories like:
- Flooding;
- Road damage;
- Path Damage;
- Property Damage;
- Debris; and
- Overflows.
Residents are asked to backdate reports, so all users can have a better understanding of what happened and when (i.e. post data when it actually happened, not with the current date and time).
This specific data on place-and-time flooding activities will assist in the city in assessing the entire flood event and help inform future planning efforts.
The mapping application, called Crowdmap (powered by Ushahidi), was originally designed and built to crowdsource crisis information. The mapping application can be used on a desktop computer and is also Smartphone enabled with apps for both iPhone and Android devices.
Residents are encouraged to read the Crowdmap Terms of Use and Privacy notice. Once posted, all data, photos and videos become public domain and can be used by all site users including the City of Boulder.
For more Boulder flood information, visit www.BoulderFloodinfo.net or sign up for flood info updates right to your email inbox.
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OSMP: More trails open by the day
Sep 25th
City of Boulder’s Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) department opened trails on Mount Sanitas today; department will open many more trails in the days ahead
The City of Boulder is making headway in allowing visitors to return to its extensive network of trails by opening key trails on Mount Sanitas today. On Tuesday, OSMP opened:
- The Mount Sanitas, Dakota Ridge, East Ridge and the Goat trails on Mount Sanitas. However, the Centennial trailhead parking area remains closed. Visitors to Sanitas trails must walk into the trail area.
- Cottontail Trail in East Boulder.
All open trails are listed at http://bit.ly/15msF85 and at BoulderFloodInfo.net. Please check either of these websites for more updates.
Newly opened trails will be accessible from dawn to dusk, and visitors must remain on-trail because of safety risks. All other OSMP trails not listed at http://bit.ly/15msF85 remain closed under an emergency order.
There are some potential safety risks on re-opened trails. These may include rocky and gullied terrain, as well as other potential hazards associated with a major flood event. OSMP stresses that the re-opened trails are substantially different from pre-flood conditions.
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