Jefferson Parkway Update
by Richard Sugg In July of 2015 the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) told the WestConnect Coalition Steering Committee that the proposed 10.5 mile Jefferson Parkway (JP) toll road is […]
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Local Park and Nonprofit Grants
The December OSAC meeting was devoted to hearing presentations from cities, park districts, and non-profits to receive grants in 2016. The grants then were discussed during the January meeting Study […]
Coal Creek Canyon Park Expansion
On December 15, 2011 Open Space closed on the 613-acre Booth-Rogers property. The Northeast portion of the property is adjacent to the undeveloped Coal Creek Canyon Park and the South […]
Save the Dates for In Plein Sight – Art in Open Air for Jeffco Open Spaces
The preparations for the In Plein Sight series of events this September and October are proceeding rapidly. We are anticipating up to 27 artists painting in Jefferson County Open Space […]
Slower Life: The Worms of Spring
Did Charles Darwin retire after spending 20 years on his greatest contribution, On the Origin of Species by Natural Selection? Not likely. But he did slow down, in a sense. […]
Douglas Mountain Acquisitions
by John Litz By the end of 2015, Jefferson County Open Space will have closed on three parcels of land totaling 1,036 acres that include the summit of Douglas Mountain. […]
Trails Talk (December 2015)
by John Litz The Fall Trails Talk was held November 10 at the Buchanan Recreation Center in Bergen Park. Unfortunately the attendance was poor with more staff there than public. […]
Be Wild
by John Litz In the summer of 2015, Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO), solicited proposals for a grant program designed to get low-income children and families more involved in the outdoors. […]
Land and Water Conservation Fund Expires
by John Litz Congress allowed the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to expire Oct. 1. With it could go thousands of projects nurtured along by people who had hoped […]
Invitation to In Plein Sight 2016
Dear Open Space and Art Lovers, For more than 40 years PLAN Jeffco has worked for the protection and conservation of our open spaces. Because of our initiatives, Jefferson County […]
