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 […]
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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, […]
PLAN Jeffco ~ Looking Forward to Another 40 Years
Continued stewardship of our open spaces cannot be taken for granted. PLAN Jeffco remains committed to its mission: ensuring that future citizens can enjoy the same quality of life and […]
Open Space Citizen Survey
In the Fall of 2011, the Open Space Department funded a scientific survey to gather public feedback on Jefferson County Open Space Parks. The survey covered usage characteristics of parks, […]
Peaks to Plains Trail – Clear Creek Canyon Phase
Earlier this year GOCO announced that grants would be available for developments along Colorado river corridors. Both Clear Creek and Jefferson Counties expressed interest in applying for grants. The GOCO […]
Douglas-fir: By any other name
The tree we know today as Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) baffled botanists for decades. People have known it as yellow spruce, red spruce, red fir, Douglas spruce, and Oregon pine. It’s not unusual […]
A Harvest for the Holly Days
That holiday tradition of “decking the halls” is a long one still well practiced today. Seeing our homes and streets festooned with greenery, we might think little has changed from […]
