Snowbirds
Author: Ann Bonnell Date: January 2012 Sometimes called “Snowbirds,” Darkeyed Juncos are slightly larger than House Finches, with white feathers at the outside edges of their tails. They always show […]
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Mountain Area Land Trust (MALT)
1992 – 2011 18,000+ Acres Protected 52 Conservation Easements Located in Evergreen, Colorado, the Mountain Area Land Trust (MALT) was formed in 1992 to work collaboratively with private landowners and […]
A Great New Park
December 15, 2011 Open Space closed on the 613-acre Booth-Rogers property. As one can see on the accompanying map, the Northeast portion of the property is adjacent to the undeveloped […]
PLAN Jeffco and Open Space celebrate their 40th Anniversaries in 2012
Below are two pages from our original brochure:
PLAN Jeffco’s Comments to the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Relative to the Environmental Assessment of the Land Exchange
Dear Sirs: PLAN Jeffco submits these comments in response to the Fish and Wildlife Services’ request for public comments as part of its NEPA scoping process relating to the Services’ […]
Heritage Conservation Areas, the New Approach to Open Space
By John Litz The 10-year Funding Plan, discussed in the OSAC Notes in the June 2011 PLAN Jeffco Update, identifies significantly fewer dollars available for land acquisition from 2011 to […]
Potential Big Changes at Chatfield Reservoir and State Park
by Ann Bonnell Chatfield Lake was originally built for flood control and recreation. A study to store an additional 12 vertical feet, or 20,600 acre feet of water for residential, […]
2011 PLAN Jeffco Annual Dinner with the County Commissioners
Don’t miss this year’s PLAN Jeffco Dinner with the Commissioners It’s a double header! Two luminous guests, for the price of one! Thursday, October 13th, 2011. 5:30pm with John Fielder! […]
2011 PLAN Jeffco Annual Dinner with the County Commissioners
Don’t miss this year’s PLAN Jeffco Dinner with the Commissioners It’s a double header! Two luminous guests, for the price of one! Thursday, October 13th, 2011. 5:30pm with John Fielder! […]
Fall Harvest: the Gift That Keeps on Giving
Year after year, domestic and wild plants give us—and local wildlife—”free food,” as it were. But some years are special. Trees bent under the weight of fruit they carried; now […]
