Citizens Saving Vanishing Vistas: Colorado Open Lands
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 […]
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SB-206 Signed Into Law: Greater Incentives for Conservation in Colorado
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 […]
Trails Talk (May 2015)
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 […]
Birds of Chatfield
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 Birder Group Visits Bear Creek Lake Park
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° […]
Leaving Only Footsteps? Think Again!
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 […]
Westerners Care About Conservation — The Results Are In!
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 […]
Starting the Discussion: Regional Conservation Networks
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 […]
Stampeding Black Elephants
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 […]
Fish & Wildlife Proposes 700 Acre Burn at Rocky Flats
by Michelle Poolet U.S. Fish & Wildlife is planning a “controlled burn” of 701 acres in the southern section of Rocky Flats. LeRoy Moore, PhD, a consultant with the Rocky […]
