by Vicky Gits Clear Creek Land Conservancy works in the Clear Creek drainage basin from the Continental Divide to Golden, covering parts of Clear Creek, Gilpin and Jefferson counties. Its […]
by Vicky Gits “Colorado Open Lands was an experiment. It was the incorporation of a citizens effort to save what Coloradans love about Colorado,” wrote former Gov. Richard Lamm (1975 […]
This morning, Governor Hickenlooper signed Colorado Senate Bill 15-206 into law, providing greater financial return to landowners who wish to protect their land and water with a conservation easement. Effective […]
Open Space held their Second Trails Talk program at the Mountaineering Center April 29. Trails Talks are planned for the spring and fall of each year to make the public […]
Image: Great-horned owlets in the nest, sighted at Chatfield State Park. Photo by Rob Raker. Hiking, biking and horse-back riding are not the only things that you can do in […]
Tuesday Birders, led by Ann Bonnell, Dave Hill, and Phil Gerkin, visited Bear Creek Lake Park, a City of Lakewood Park, on March 31st for a four-hour walk amidst 58° […]
by Michelle Poolet So you think you’re only leaving footsteps when you’re out in the wild? Think again after reading this opinion article in the February 13, 2015 New York […]
by Michelle Poolet The most recent Conservation in the West poll, conducted by the Western Resource Advocates, shows that westerners really care about clean air, clean water, and access to […]
by Vicky Gits “We need to find out what’s on your radar screen and get those things on the map,”—Tom Hoby. Jefferson County Open Space is encouraging conservation enthusiasts to […]
by Michelle Poolet Did you realize that PLAN Jeffco and Jefferson County Open Space are an integral part of a world wide effort to deal with massive environmental problems such […]
