Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign

(Apologies to the Five Man Electrical Band and their recording of “Signs”, circa 1970).

Signs guide us as we travel through life.  Signs are part of our everyday life; they’re everywhere we look…

There are signs happy signs, announcing fun events that we may want to take part in:

There are signs that remind us about history and historical events:

There are signs that tell us where we are and where we’ve been, and what we were doing while we were there:

There are signs that tell us what we’re looking at:

There are signs that tell us what we just bought, how much we spent, and maybe even how to use it:

There are signs that tell us which services will be available, and when:

There are signs that let us know how far a package has traveled:

And there are signs that warn us of possible danger:

Signs are so ubiquitous that too often we don’t pay attention to them.

Then there are signs that strike home, to the very heart of a problem, and these are signs that we want to watch for:

The instances of abandoned poop bags and piles of unbagged poop on the park trails are not as bad today as it was just a few years ago, which is great – more dog parents are getting the message, more dog parents are being responsible.

But it’s still not good enough.

There should be ZERO abandoned poop bags. There should be ZERO piles of unbagged poop. If you cannot bring yourself to be a responsible dog parent, please leave your fur-friend(s) home. Be respectful of yourself and others who are using the Open Space Park trails.

A quick reminder of the dog-based Rules of the Trail: Park Regulations: https://www.jeffco.us/1583/Regulations

Responsible use of Jeffco Open Space Parks protects them for all visitors. Jeffco Open Space Regulations are part of Jefferson County Policies: Part 6, Chapter 4, Section 1, C, amended by the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners on June 29, 2021.

C.11. Pets: 
C.11.a. It shall be unlawful for any person on Open Space Lands to fail to keep any pet under their custody, control or ownership on a leash and under physical control. “Leash” means a strap, cord or chain ten (10) feet or less in length. Fine: $75.00
C.11.b. It shall be unlawful for any person to allow any pet under their custody, control, or ownership to be on Open Space Lands where the pet is off leash and (1) the pet is not within sight of the person or (2) the person is not present on Open Space Lands. Fine: $100.00
C.11.c. It shall be unlawful for any person on Open Space Lands to fail to immediately pick up, carry out and deposit in a waste receptacle, pet excrement deposited by any pet under their custody, control, or ownership. Fine: $75.00

Be a good pet parent; pick up after your fur-baby.