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Welcome to PLAN Jeffco’s Front Page News section. Follow the PLAN Jeffco blogging team as they keep you up-to-date with news and events related to the Jefferson County Open Space […]
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Jeffco Outdoors Foundation
At their January 8, 2013 meeting, the Board of Directors of the Jeffco Open Space Foundation voted to change the name of the Foundation to the Jeffco Outdoors Foundation and […]
Greg Stevinson to be inducted to the Jeffco Hall of Fame
It is my pleasure to announce that the Jefferson County Historical Commission has accepted the nomination of Greg Stevinson to be included as their 2013 Hall of Fame living honoree. […]
Wildland Awareness & Educational Institute (WAEI)
WAEI, the Wildland Awareness & Educational Institute, is the new kid on the block among organizations whose focus is to connect people, especially youngsters, to nature. Susanne and Bret Roller, […]
The Next 40 Years of Jeffco Open Space Conservation, November 2013
Save the Date: Saturday, November 16th, 2013 Plan Jeffco, with co-sponsorship from the Open Space Department and the Open Space Foundation, will be holding a conference November 16 at the […]
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 […]
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 […]
