Designated Use Experiment Aug. 29 at Alderfer/Three Sisters Park

Temporary study tests designated-use strategy

A temporary designated-use study that will affect hikers, equestrians and mountain bikers will take place at Alderfer/Three Sisters Park on Saturday, Aug. 29.

From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Evergreen Mountain Trail West will be open for multi-directional use for hikers and equestrians and uphill-only use for mountain bikers. Evergreen Mountain Trail East will be open only for downhill mountain bikers.

Jeffco Open Space assures the public that it has no plans to implement any of these changes permanently at Alderfer/Three Sisters Park. This temporary experiment is meant to test alternate strategies for managing future trails in other locations.

The trial is an outcome of a working group of volunteer stakeholders created at a recent Trails Talk public forum presented by Jeffco Open Space.

Additional tests are scheduled for Deer Creek Canyon Park on Saturday, Sept. 12 and Alderfer/Three Sisters Park on Sunday, Sept. 27.

Jeffco Open Space was founded as a land conservation organization in 1972 to preserve land, protect park and natural resources and provide healthy nature-based experiences.  Funded with a one-half of one percent sales tax, the agency has preserved over 53,000 acres and created 28 regional parks and 230 miles of trails in Jefferson County.

Jeff Golden

Communications Assistant

303-271-5963

jeffco.us/parks

for additional information or to register comments about this plan, contact Thea Rock, Communications Manager, Jeffco Open Space, trock@jeffco.us or 303-271-5902