JCOS Gets Trail Courtesy GOCO Grant

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!