April 2017

Inside this issue:

Elk Meadow Dog Off-Leash Park becomes off-limits by Vicky Gits

Due to a combination of damaging environmental impacts, Jeffco Open Space closed the 107-acre Elk Meadow dog park in Evergreen’s Elk Meadow Open Space for restoration on April 4. The scenic, off-leash park was attracting 4,000 human visitors a week. The impacts include stream contamination, embankment damage, excessive dog waste, vegetation loss, erosion and illegal parking. (…read more)

Jefferson County a good location for ‘OLOGY’ – Geology, Paleontology, and Archaeology by John Litz

If You Build It; Too Many Will Come by John Litz

OSAC Notes for January through April 2017

Recent Open Space Acquisitions