Open Space and Mountain Parks receives Excellence in Working with the Disabled Award
Jul 29th
The City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) department has received the Excellence in Working with the Disabled Award as a “cultural venue” from the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition (CCDC). Topher Downham, education and outreach coordinator, accepted the award for OSMP at CCDC’s Annual Disability Awards ceremony on Tuesday July 26.
“OSMP is very honored to receive this award,” said Downham. “Connection with nature and the outdoors is important for everyone, including the disabled.”
OSMP provides access to the outdoors for people with disabilities through numerous accessible trails and trailheads. An online wheelchair-accessible trail guide is available at www.osmp.org. Many free educational hikes are also available to people with disabilities, and most are led by a person with a disability.
CCDC is Colorado’s only statewide organization run by and for people with all types of disabilities. CCDC enforces and implements the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) statewide, provides quality advocacy assistance to thousands, works with allied disability organizations on important issues, and offers expertise on creating polices and legislation benefitting people with disabilities throughout Colorado. The CCDC’s Annual Disability Awards honors those whose work has enriched or benefitted the lives of people with disabilities statewide.
OSMP to begin habitat improvement work on South Boulder Creek
Jul 29th
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.
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.
Open house scheduled for Aug. 2 to discuss Rock Creek Grasslands plan
Jul 28th
Boulder County, Colo. – The Boulder County Parks and Open Space Department will host a public meeting on Tuesday, August 2, to present the proposed management plan for Rock Creek Grasslands Open Space.
What: Rock Creek Grasslands Management Plan Public Meeting
When: Tuesday, August 2, 6:30-8 p.m.
Where: Meeting Room, Lafayette Public Library 775 W. Baseline Road, Lafayette, CO
Staff will present the proposed management for the Rock Creek Grasslands Open Space and take questions and comments from the public. This is the first step towards final approval of the draft management plan.
The management plan is a guiding document to help protect, preserve and share information about the site’s native ecosystems while providing sustainable recreational opportunities.
The new plan will address:
· Access issues
· Trail development
· Natural Resource Management
· Education and Outreach Opportunities
Visit the Rock Creek Grasslands Management Plan web page at www.BoulderCountyOpenSpace.org for project information and to submit a comment, or contact project planner Jesse Rounds at 303-678-6271 or rockcreekgrasslands@bouldercounty.org.
