Party for Parks
The first fund-raising effort of Jeffco Outdoors was the Party for Parks, held April 5 at the Red Rocks Visitor Center. The event celebrated the 100th Anniversary of Denver Mountain […]
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Distelfinks and Dinosaurs
Author: Sally White Illustrations: Jan Ratcliffe Date: May 2013 Sparrows don’t quite do it for me: I look at them and I clearly see birds, normal birds, hopping on the […]
Letter to Governor Hickenlooper Regarding SB13-258
May 3, 2013 Re: SB 13-258 Dear Governor Hickenlooper, PLAN Jeffco requests that you veto SB13-258. We are the group that initiated the Jefferson County Open Space Program in 1972 […]
Crown Hill Park
The Open Space Department has had an on-going, five-year program on making repairs and changes at Crown Hill Park. During the initial years of the program, the improvements were to […]
1,200 Acres on and near Rocky Flats Conserved and Federal District Court Rules on Refuge Land Transfer to Hightway Authority
The Board of PLAN Jeffco has opposed the proposed W 470 – Jefferson Parkway/Tollway primarily because of the potential for releasing plutonium contaminated soils, increased traffic on Hwy 93, increasing […]
When Winter Comes: Strategies for Survival
Author: Sally White Illustrations: Jan Ratcliffe Date: February 2013 Our world is surprisingly full of animals, even in our heavily developed areas. How does nature ensure that fullness? By paying […]
Open Space Budget for 2013
Sales tax revenue for 2013 is projected at 4% more than the actual revenue in 2011. The operating budget remains the same as 2012, plus small increases in cost allocations […]
PLAN Jeffco’s 40th Anniversary & Fundraiser
Date: December 2, 2012 Location: 240 Union: A Creative Grille, Lakewood, CO ANNIVERSARY BASH BEST EVER, TAKE OVER 240 UNION FOR THE NIGHT! It’s a rare occasion when so many supporters of […]
PLAN Jeffco’s 40th Anniversary & Fundraiser
Location: 240 Union: A Creative Grille, Lakewood, CO ANNIVERSARY BASH BEST EVER, TAKE OVER 240 UNION FOR THE NIGHT! It’s a rare occasion when so many supporters of Jefferson County Open […]
Life After Life
Hidden within our soils are a host of organisms engaged in decomposition, that deconstruction project without which life on Earth would long since have disappeared. As with other ecological systems, […]
