PLAN Jeffco will live on in history!!!!
It’s been over six months since PLAN Jeffco’s historical files were accepted into the Denver Public Library’s Western History and Genealogy Department as part of the historical record of the […]
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2020 Open Space Conservation Awards
Jeffco Open Space hosts an annual volunteer and partner appreciation breakfast. Several PLAN Jeffco Board members were at the Lakewood Cultural Center to help celebrate this year’s recipients. Aspen Rookie […]
Mountain Area Land Trust protects two mountain properties
Mountain Area Land Trust of Evergreen announced late last year, on December 12th, that it closed on “a 154-acre Conservation Easement on the Elk Meadow Ranch at Mt. Evans! The […]
Jeffco to Host Brainstorming Session on Possible Reductions at Fairgrounds (updated)
It takes money to operate County services, and the Jeffco Fairgrounds is indeed a County service. Unfortunately, during last year’s voting season, the residents of Jefferson County failed to approve […]
Reminder: Seasonal Wildlife Closures at OS Parks Begins Feb 1
We all love our Jeffco Open Space parks, but we can’t forget that these places are home for any number of wild critters. And, during certain times of the year, […]
Matthews-Winters Park Gets Designated Mountain Bike Only Trail
Reprinted from Jeffco Open Space News Release, October 28, 2019 After conducting a one-year pilot program on the newly constructed Dakota Ridge South Trail at Matthews/Winters Park, Jeffco Open Space […]
Rugged New Black Bear Trail for Advanced Users Only
By Vicky Gits With 65 switchbacks in only 6.3 miles and a stunning cliff feature with a 50-foot drop, the new Black Bear Trail is one of the most challenging […]
UN Biodiversity Report Says One Million Species are at Risk of Extinction
Andrew DuBois Overpopulation, Biodiversity, and Climate Change. It is all linked together and none of it is going in the right direction. That was my take-home message from the United […]
Open Space hires deputy director
Hillary Merritt, senior project manager with the Trust for Public Land’s Denver office, has been named deputy director of the Jefferson County Open Space Department. Her main responsibility will be […]
JCOS & the Climbing Community Re-bolt North Table
From the Jefferson County Colorado Parks Insights, 10/15/2018: Rock climbers who use Jeffco Open Space Parks will be delighted to hear that on September 29, more than 40 volunteers […]
