Class-1 e-bikes allowed at Open Space Parks

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After one year on a trial basis, Jeffco Open Space revealed Oct. 23 that some power-assisted bicycles would be allowed on all trails, according to a report in the Evergreen Canyon Courier. JCOS previously has experimented with allowing bikes on paved trails and bikeways as well as natural surface trails.

Class 1 is the lowest of three classes of e-bikes and is motorized only when the rider is pedaling. The top speed allowed with assistance is 20 mph.

Mary Ann Bonnell, visitors service manager, unveiled the decision at a staff briefing with commissioners, according to the Courier. Of the 59 comments about bikes, 54 percent were positive, 29 percent neutral and 17 percent negative.

Update: March 2019, Open Space will permit Class 1 E-bikes on all trails and Class 2 E-bikes on paved trails.

 

Photo courtesy GoHikeColorado

Centennial Cone Park Hunting Closure Begins

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Jeffco Open Space News Release, November 28, 2018

The late-season hunting access at Centennial Cone Park will begin December 1, closing the park to all other uses through the end of January. This includes the Mayhem parking lot along US Hwy 6. The majority of the park will reopen to multi-use recreation on February 1, 2019.

Jeffco Open Space hunting access permits are limited to 55 elk and 35 deer license-holders this year and are granted through a lottery. This year, Jeffco Open Space received 79 applications for elk permits and 285 applications for deer permits.

Permit applicants must have a valid late-season license for antlerless elk, female or either-sex deer from Colorado Parks and Wildlife for the Jefferson County portion of Game Management Unit 38. Successful applicants are provided an online Jeffco Open Space hunting orientation presentation prior to gaining access to Centennial Cone Park. The purpose of allowing hunting is to control elk and deer populations that are not being held in check by natural predators.

Permitted hunter lottery winners are expected to follow all Jeffco Open Space Regulations.

More information about hunting at Centennial Cone Park

Questions? Concerns? Please contact Matt Robbins, Jeffco Open Space Community Connections Manager, mr******@je****.us or 303.271.5902

Permanent fire ban in effect in Open Space parks

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Due to the difficulty of enforcing bans and the increasing threat of wildfire, Jeffco Open Space officials decided to implement a ban on open flames in the Open Space Parks. Personal propane and gas grills are still allowed. Public grills have been removed from open space lands and new signs are being put into place to notify campers of the change.

For more information about Park rules and regulations, and where you can camp in the Jeffco Open Space Parks system, go to https://www.jeffco.us/1479/Camping

 

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JCOS Gets Trail Courtesy GOCO Grant

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From Jefferson County Colorado Parks Insights, 10/15/2018

 

JCOS, in partnership with City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) and Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), recently received a $100,000 grant from Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) to study trail conflicts and the potential to reduce trail conflicts through effective, persuasive signage with unified messaging among the three agencies.

The two-year study will look at the effectiveness of trail courtesy signage and will ultimately form a plan for promoting responsible trail usage. The study will be conducted at North Table Mountain Park, Marshall Mesa, and Eldorado Canyon State Park. The long-range plan is to encourage other agencies in Colorado to review the study and potentially adopt similar language and signage.

Congratulations to our own Jefferson County Open Space staffers for their dedication and insight into trying to make everyone’s visit to our parks enjoyable and meaningful!

JCOS & the Climbing Community Re-bolt North Table

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From the Jefferson County Colorado Parks Insights, 10/15/2018:

  Rock climbers who use Jeffco Open Space Parks will be delighted to hear that on September 29, more than 40 volunteers came together to replace aged and deteriorating climbing hardware at the Golden Cliffs climbing area of North Table Mountain. The event was sponsored by the Boulder Climbing Community, Foothills Climbing Community, Access Fund, American Safe Climbing Association, and JCOS.

JCOS contributed 100 bolts and hangers, and the partners contributed another 114 for a total of 214 bolts and hangers replaced across 41 individual routes. This was the largest single re-bolting event that any of these organizations have completed, according to the Insights newsletter. The new stainless steel hardware will likely not need to be replaced for another 40-50 years and will provide much more reliable fall protection.

If you’re planning a guided rock or ice climbing adventure, check out the permitting required at https://www.jeffco.us/1512/Permits-Reservations. To view the overall regulations that govern access to Jeffco Open Space Parks, go to https://www.jeffco.us/1583/Regulations.

Pixie Glore, In Plein Sight® 2018

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Jitterbug Fall by Pixie Glore

PIXIE GLORE, INDIAN HILLS CO

Beautiful contemporary landscapes and portraits done with palette knife, luscious color and lots of texture.

“The world is infinite to the eye of an artist.  Hopefully I can give the viewer a small taste of the immense beauty I see in the world and in my travels.  I love color and happy paintings that lift the spirit of us all to a higher threshold.  I look for beauty in everything from the smallest seashell to an expansive landscape, from the bends of a flower petal to the line of a delicate figure.  Adventure travel and art combine in my work, producing a new narrative in step with our times, yet timeless.”

Pixie earned a degree in Fine Arts from Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah, then went on to study under various Master Artists, earning multiple awards and participating in

Cottonwood Gold by Pixie Glore

juried and solo/group exhibits in the US and abroad. After spending years abroad, living and traveling around the world, Pixie now calls her mountain cabin in Colorado home.

For more about Pixie, visit https://pixieglore.artspan.com/home.

Pixie’s field schedule:

Monday 9/10 – Lair O’ the Bear Park, 22550 State Highway 74, Idledale

Tuesday 9/11 – Artists are on their own as we set up the Gallery

Wednesday 9/12 – Alderfer/Three Sisters Park, west trailhead, 5136 South Le Masters Road, Evergreen

Thursday 9/13 – Elk Meadow Park, Lewis Ridge trailhead, 2855 Bergen Peak Drive, Evergreen

Friday 9/14 – Centennial Cone Park, Ralph Schell (north) trailhead, 3956 Camino Perdido, Golden

Saturday 9/15 – Clear Creek in Golden (the booth will be opposite the Community Center and adjacent to the trail, at 10th Street and a small parking lot)

The works that Pixie creates will be on display and available for purchase at the In Plein Sight 2018 Gallery, Golden Community Center, Coal Creek Room (2nd floor), 1470 10th Street.

Gallery hours:

Wednesday 9/12 – 2 to 8 PM

Thursday 9/13 – 2  to 8 PM

Friday 9/14 – 2 to 6 PM (building closes at 6 PM)

Saturday 9/15 – 10 AM to 8 PM

Sunday 9/16 – 10 AM to 4 PM

Make plans now to join us for In Plein Sight 2018, and celebrate the beauty and wonder of our Jefferson County Open Space Parks.

Kathleen Lanzoni, In Plein Sight® 2018

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Fishing Dock by Kathleen Lanzoni

KATHLEEN LANZONI, BOULDER CO

Kathleen is an award-winning artist with a passion for watercolor painting. Painting in the studio as well as Plein Air (on location outdoors), Kathleen immerses herself in the fluidity and unpredictable qualities of watercolor paint.

Kathleen paints in a realistic painterly style, bringing the effect of changing light and color that describes the atmosphere, context and shape of the scene to the paper. Kathleen’s artwork is in the collection of many private collectors, medical facilities, offices and schools.

Kathleen grew up in both Montreal and California, and for over 26 years has enjoyed the endless subjects that living in Boulder, Colorado, offers. Kathleen was formally trained at the Art Institute of Boston and at the Massachusetts College of Art, graduating from both schools with a BFA.

Winter Runoff by Kathleen Lanzoni

For more information, visit www.kathleenlanzoni.com.

Kathleen will be painting in the Open Space Parks as part of In Plein Sight 2018. Come and watch as she creates her lovely renderings of Jefferson County’s public parks, some of the finest in the country.

Kathleen’s field schedule:

Monday 9/10 – Lair O’ the Bear Park, 22550 State Highway 74, Idledale

Tuesday 9/11 – Artists are on their own as we set up the Gallery

Wednesday 9/12 – Alderfer/Three Sisters Park, west trailhead, 5136 South Le Masters Road, Evergreen

Thursday 9/13 – Elk Meadow Park, Lewis Ridge trailhead, 2855 Bergen Peak Drive, Evergreen

Friday 9/14 – Centennial Cone Park, Ralph Schell (north) trailhead, 3956 Camino Perdido, Golden

Saturday 9/15 – Clear Creek in Golden (the booth will be opposite the Community Center and adjacent to the trail, at 10th Street and a small parking lot)

The works that Kathleen creates will be on display and available for purchase at the In Plein Sight 2018 Gallery, Golden Community Center, Coal Creek Room (2nd floor), 1470 10th Street.

Gallery hours:

Wednesday 9/12 – 2 to 8 PM

Thursday 9/13 – 2  to 8 PM

Friday 9/14 – 2 to 6 PM (building closes at 6 PM)

Saturday 9/15 – 10 AM to 8 PM

Sunday 9/16 – 10 AM to 4 PM

Make plans now to join us for In Plein Sight 2018, and celebrate the beauty and wonder of our Jefferson County Open Space Parks.

Tom Ward, In Plein Sight® 2018

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Twin Sisters by Tom Ward

TOM WARD, DENVER CO

Over the past 10 years, Tom has painted a dozen large mural projects in the Denver metro area, and participated in many art exhibitions.

A graduate of the California College of the Arts, Tom’s fine art has appeared in galleries including Abend, AUM, Wildflowers and Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts. Travel, and experiencing nature are what inspires his work the most.

Tom feels fortunate to have received instruction, and feedback from many great artists including Quang Ho, Dave Santillanes, Ramon Kelley, Craig Pursley, and Lawrence Argent.

Blue On Blue Refraction by Tom Ward

For more information, visit www.tomwardart.com.

Tom will be painting in the Open Space Parks as part of In Plein Sight 2018. Come and watch as he creates his lovely renderings of Jefferson County’s public parks, some of the finest in the country.

Tom’s field schedule:

Monday 9/10 – Lair O’ the Bear Park, 22550 State Highway 74, Idledale

Tuesday 9/11 – Artists are on their own as we set up the Gallery

Wednesday 9/12 – Alderfer/Three Sisters Park, west trailhead, 5136 South Le Masters Road, Evergreen

Thursday 9/13 – Elk Meadow Park, Lewis Ridge trailhead, 2855 Bergen Peak Drive, Evergreen

Friday 9/14 – Centennial Cone Park, Ralph Schell (north) trailhead, 3956 Camino Perdido, Golden

Saturday 9/15 – Clear Creek in Golden (the booth will be opposite the Community Center and adjacent to the trail, at 10th Street and a small parking lot)

The works that Tom creates will be on display and available for purchase at the In Plein Sight 2018 Gallery, Golden Community Center, Coal Creek Room (2nd floor), 1470 10th Street.

Gallery hours:

Wednesday 9/12 – 2 to 8 PM

Thursday 9/13 – 2  to 8 PM

Friday 9/14 – 2 to 6 PM (building closes at 6 PM)

Saturday 9/15 – 10 AM to 8 PM

Sunday 9/16 – 10 AM to 4 PM

Make plans now to join us for In Plein Sight 2018, and celebrate the beauty and wonder of our Jefferson County Open Space Parks.

Theresa Beck, In Plein Sight® 2018

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Alpine Aspens by Theresa Beck

Theresa Beck, Boulder CO

Theresa Beck has resided in Boulder, Colorado for the past 25 years, where she finds herself constantly drawn to be out in the mountains hiking and painting.

Theresa feels her paintings are a visual narrative; they tell a story as a field journal, that chronicle how she relates to the world.

Magnolia Road Lake by Theresa Beck

For more information, visit www.theresambeck.com.

Theresa will be painting in the Open Space Parks as part of In Plein Sight 2018. Come and watch as she creates her lovely renderings of Jefferson County’s public parks, some of the finest in the country.

Theresa’s field schedule:

Monday 9/10 – Lair O’ the Bear Park, 22550 State Highway 74, Idledale

Tuesday 9/11 – Artists are on their own as we set up the Gallery

Wednesday 9/12 – Alderfer/Three Sisters Park, west trailhead, 5136 South Le Masters Road, Evergreen

Thursday 9/13 – Elk Meadow Park, Lewis Ridge trailhead, 2855 Bergen Peak Drive, Evergreen

Friday 9/14 – Centennial Cone Park, Ralph Schell (north) trailhead, 3956 Camino Perdido, Golden

Saturday 9/15 – Clear Creek in Golden (the booth will be opposite the Community Center and adjacent to the trail, at 10th Street and a small parking lot)

The works that Theresa creates will be on display and available for purchase at the In Plein Sight 2018 Gallery, Golden Community Center, Coal Creek Room (2nd floor), 1470 10th Street.

Gallery hours:

Wednesday 9/12 – 2 to 8 PM

Thursday 9/13 – 2  to 8 PM

Friday 9/14 – 2 to 6 PM (building closes at 6 PM)

Saturday 9/15 – 10 AM to 8 PM

Sunday 9/16 – 10 AM to 4 PM

Make plans now to join us for In Plein Sight 2018, and celebrate the beauty and wonder of our Jefferson County Open Space Parks.

Judith Gilman, In Plein Sight® 2018

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Barelegged #3 by Judith Gilman

JUDITH GILMAN, DENVER CO

Taking an art class in 2009 started Judith Gilman on her retirement journey through painting. It was a love affair as she studied about, thought about, talked about, and learned about art by doing.

Starting with her first show in 2010, Judith has displayed her work in both open and juried shows, one woman shows, and at Judith Gilman Studio. She continues to be recognized through sales and awards including several “Best of Show” honors.

We Brighten the Porch by Judith Gilman

Judith’s oil and watercolor paintings interpret the beauty of scenic views through color and strong brush strokes, sometimes adhering to the reality of the scene and sometimes using it as a springboard to her imagination.

For more information, visit www.judithgilmanstudio-gpddesigns.com.

Judith will be painting in the Open Space Parks as part of In Plein Sight 2018. Come and watch as she creates her lovely renderings of Jefferson County’s public parks, some of the finest in the country.

Judith’s field schedule:

Monday 9/10 – Lair O’ the Bear Park, 22550 State Highway 74, Idledale

Tuesday 9/11 – Artists are on their own as we set up the Gallery

Wednesday 9/12 – Alderfer/Three Sisters Park, west trailhead, 5136 South Le Masters Road, Evergreen

Thursday 9/13 – Elk Meadow Park, Lewis Ridge trailhead, 2855 Bergen Peak Drive, Evergreen

Friday 9/14 – Centennial Cone Park, Ralph Schell (north) trailhead, 3956 Camino Perdido, Golden

Saturday 9/15 – Clear Creek in Golden (the booth will be opposite the Community Center and adjacent to the trail, at 10th Street and a small parking lot)

The works that Judith creates will be on display and available for purchase at the In Plein Sight 2018 Gallery, Golden Community Center, Coal Creek Room (2nd floor), 1470 10th Street.

Gallery hours:

Wednesday 9/12 – 2 to 8 PM

Thursday 9/13 – 2  to 8 PM

Friday 9/14 – 2 to 6 PM (building closes at 6 PM)

Saturday 9/15 – 10 AM to 8 PM

Sunday 9/16 – 10 AM to 4 PM

Make plans now to join us for In Plein Sight 2018, and celebrate the beauty and wonder of our Jefferson County Open Space Parks.