Reprinted from Jeffco Open Space News Release, October 28, 2019 After conducting a one-year pilot program on the newly constructed Dakota Ridge South Trail at Matthews/Winters Park, Jeffco Open Space is officially designating the .8 mile section of Dakota Ridge South Trail as mountain bike only, as of November 1, 2019. The 2018 Jeffco Resident […]
Jeffco Open Space relocated the original Black Bear Trail in Deer Creek Canyon Park and made the connection to Hildebrand Ranch Park.
By Vicky Gits With 65 switchbacks in only 6.3 miles and a stunning cliff feature with a 50-foot drop, the new Black Bear Trail is one of the most challenging in the Jefferson County Open Space park system. The trail connects two parks in South Jeffco, Deer Creek Canyon and Hildebrand Ranch. (For details see […]
Overpopulation, Biodiversity, and Climate Change. It is all linked together and none of it is going in the right direction. That was my take-home message from the United Nations’ Report on Biodiversity released last week. The report, a three-year effort produced by 150 expert authors representing 50 countries, estimated that over one million species – about […]
Hillary Merritt, senior project manager with the Trust for Public Land’s Denver office, has been named deputy director of the Jefferson County Open Space Department. Her main responsibility will be land acquisitions. Open Space Executive Director Tom Hoby announced the decision on Thursday, May 2, at a meeting of the Open Space Advisory Committee. Her […]
From the Jefferson County Colorado Parks Insights, 10/15/2018: Rock climbers who use Jeffco Open Space Parks will be delighted to hear that on September 29, more than 40 volunteers came together to replace aged and deteriorating climbing hardware at the Golden Cliffs climbing area of North Table Mountain. The event was sponsored by the […]
Jitterbug Fall by Pixie Glore PIXIE GLORE, INDIAN HILLS CO Beautiful contemporary landscapes and portraits done with palette knife, luscious color and lots of texture. “The world is infinite to the eye of an artist. Hopefully I can give the viewer a small taste of the immense beauty I see in the world and in […]
Fishing Dock by Kathleen Lanzoni KATHLEEN LANZONI, BOULDER CO Kathleen is an award-winning artist with a passion for watercolor painting. Painting in the studio as well as Plein Air (on location outdoors), Kathleen immerses herself in the fluidity and unpredictable qualities of watercolor paint. Kathleen paints in a realistic painterly style, bringing the effect of […]
On Monday, September 10th, 2018, 25 plein aire artists will descent upon Lair O’the Bear Open Space Park, in the opening act of In Plein Sight® 2018. Nine of these artists are returnees; they were part of the first In Plein Sight® event in October 2016. PLAN Jeffco proudly welcomes them back. Cliff Austin, Littleton […]
SAVE THE DATE! Experience plein air painting and celebrate the beauty of open space in the glorious fall season.