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PLAN Jeffco’s 40th Anniversary & Fundraiser

Location: 240 Union: A Creative Grille, Lakewood, CO ANNIVERSARY BASH BEST EVER, TAKE OVER 240 UNION FOR THE NIGHT! It’s a rare occasion when so many supporters of Jefferson County Open Space come together in friendship and celebration, but that’s what happened at PLAN Jeffco’s 40th Anniversary Dinner & Fund-raiser. That Sunday evening, December the 2nd, […]

Life After Life

Hidden within our soils are a host of organisms engaged in decomposition, that deconstruction project without which life on Earth would long since have disappeared. As with other ecological systems, this one is an iceberg: The part we can’t see is far bigger and more complex than the small fragments that intrude into our everyday […]

Open Space Citizen Survey

In the Fall of 2011, the Open Space Department funded a scientific survey to gather public feedback on Jefferson County Open Space Parks. The survey covered usage characteristics of parks, trails and other facilities, community values with respect to open space, satisfaction with current facilities and the importance of various park features, views on park […]

Peaks to Plains Trail – Clear Creek Canyon Phase

Earlier this year GOCO announced that grants would be available for developments along Colorado river corridors. Both Clear Creek and Jefferson Counties expressed interest in applying for grants. The GOCO Staff suggested that the two counties partner in a joint application. In mid-March a joint application was submitted by Clear Creek and Jefferson Counties for […]

Douglas-fir: By any other name

The tree we know today as Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) baffled botanists for decades. People have known it as yellow spruce, red spruce, red fir, Douglas spruce, and Oregon pine. It’s not unusual for a plant to have many common names, but this one has tried on many botanical names as well. Botanists first called it Pinus taxifolia, the pine […]

A Harvest for the Holly Days

That holiday tradition of “decking the halls” is a long one still well practiced today. Seeing our homes and streets festooned with greenery, we might think little has changed from those nostalgic Victorian Christmases we emulate. Gathering decorative greens, however, is a rite best practiced in places where sustained harvests are possible. How well have […]

Snowbirds

Author: Ann Bonnell Date: January 2012 Sometimes called “Snowbirds,” Darkeyed Juncos are slightly larger than House Finches, with white feathers at the outside edges of their tails. They always show up at your yards and feeders with the first snowfall of the season. The word junco comes from the scientific name for the genus coming […]

Mountain Area Land Trust (MALT)

1992 – 2011 18,000+ Acres Protected 52 Conservation Easements Located in Evergreen, Colorado, the Mountain Area Land Trust (MALT) was formed in 1992 to work collaboratively with private landowners and public entities to save scenic vistas, natural areas, wildlife habitat, working ranches and historic lands for the benefit of the community and as a legacy […]

A Great New Park

December 15, 2011 Open Space closed on the 613-acre Booth-Rogers property. As one can see on the accompanying map, the Northeast portion of the property is adjacent to the undeveloped Coal Creek Canyon Park and the South boundary connects to White Ranch Park via two trail easements. The property provides a second connection to Golden […]