Steps Mark Progress in Canyon Project

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PHOTO BY NATHAN MCBRIDE, JEFFCO OPEN SPACE TRAILS SPECIALIST

Jeffco Open Space recently completed a flight of stone stairs connecting the Clear Creek Trail in Golden to the Welch Ditch Trail above it. In the future, the stairs will give hikers-only access to a route that was originally built to carry creek water to farms and orchards.

For the time being the area is a construction zone and the public won’t have access until 2021, while crews work on the concrete trail and bridges.

The stone is granite obtained from nearby Clear Creek Canyon. Jeffco Open Space Trails Team designed and built the stairs using an excavator and hoist.

The stonework is part of an Open Space effort to restore the area where Clear Creek enters the foothills in Golden and is known as the Mouth of the Canyon Project.

One of the biggest building projects Open Space has ever undertaken, the projected cost is $15 million with completion projected in spring 2021.

The bulk of the work will take place in 2020 with a crew of about 40 to 45 people. Construction began in June 2019 on the south side of Clear Creek near the intersection of Highway 93 and US 6/58. (See complete story in February 2020 Plan Jeffco Update newsletter).

Crews have been taking advantage of less traffic due to health restrictions and installing culverts under US 6 to Black Hawk and Central City.

For a progress report on the Mouth of the Canyon Project, click on the link to the YouTube video.

— Vicky Gits
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Not everything we post is about Jefferson County Open Space. For instance, the 2019 Pollinator Summit is an event you may want to check out if you have an interest in wildscaping your neighborhood.

Yes, even if you live in the city, you can enjoy the benefits of a wildscaped environment in your own back yard! Come and find out how it’s done!

Fourth Annual Colorado Pollinator Summit
Friday, Nov 1, 2019, 8 am-4:30 pm; $45

Sustainability, Energy, & Environment Center
CU Boulder East Campus, 4001 Discovery Drive
Boulder, CO 80303

Morning talks and panels will feature the theme of “Protecting Colorado’s Biodiversity” through

models for wildscaping urban neighborhoods, landscaping for biodiversity, and regenerating land through holistic farming-all with a Colorado focus. Kate Greenberg, Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture, will give opening remarks.

The afternoon will include a participatory format and short inspiring talks to spur breakthrough thinking and action.

Register now. Past summits have sold out in advance. Registration includes lunch and refreshments. Discount rates available for students.

https://tickets.butterflies.org/DateSelection.aspx?item=491

CLIMATE CHANGE – ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES

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LWV Climate Change Poster

Join the LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016, from 7pm to 9pm at the Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian Church, 11500 West 20th Ave, Lakewood 80215 (20th Ave & Simms St), for a rousing conversation on CLIMATE CHANGE – ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES.

Learn About:

The Significance of the United Nations Climate Summit, Colorado’s Efforts to Manage Climate Change Vulnerabilitie, and Advances in Renewable Energy Technologies

Panelists (scheduled to attend):

Dr. Max Boykoff, Associate Professor, Center for Science and Technology Policy, University of Colorado-Boulder (Attended the UN Climate Summit)
Dr. Dennis Ojima, Professor and Senior Research Scientist, Colorado State University & Lead Editor, Colorado Climate Change Vulnerability Study
Taryn Finnessey, Climate Change Risk Management Specialist, State of Colorado Department of Natural Resources
Dr. Chuck Kutscher, Director of the Buildings and Thermal Systems Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Thank you to our co-sponsors:

American Association of University Women / Lakewood (Lakewood-co.aauw.net)
League of Women Voters of Boulder County, CO (lwvbc.org)
PLAN Jeffco (planjeffco.org)

The League of Women Voters®, a nonpartisan organization, encourages the informed and active participation in government and influences public policy through education and advocacy. Nonpartisan means we neither support nor oppose candidates at any level of government. Join Us Today!

Download the flyer, click on this link: Climate Change Panel Flyer LWVJeffco

Follow the League of Women Voters at www.facebook.com/LWVJeffco

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