Today, Jefferson County Open Space Parks are being overwhelmed by all of us seeking respite from the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders and seeking exercise and relief from restrictive directives. People are being turned away from full parking lots while our government leaders urge us to remain close to home. With so many people passing each other […]
PUBLIC COMMENT DUE APRIL 29, email STM@jeffco.us Jefferson County Open Space will reconfigure the South Table Mountain trail system to focus on 15.6 miles, consisting of 7.1 miles of existing designated trail and 8.5 miles of new and adopted undesignated trail. The result will be to eliminate most of the 26.9 miles […]
Jefferson County Open Space Parks are open and free to all. Even though they were already extremely popular prior to the CCOVD 19 crisis, they are now being overwhelmed on a daily basis by all of us seeking respite from our stay-at-home orders and seeking exercise and relief from restrictive directives. Children love the freedom […]
Concrete Express backhoe cutting in the trail. The cut-in trail looking back towards Golden. Work on the trails at the mouth of Clear Creek Canyon began last fall. These photos show Concrete Express cutting the base for the trail along the south side of Clear Creek, so the trail construction crew will be able to […]
It’s been over six months since PLAN Jeffco’s historical files were accepted into the Denver Public Library’s Western History and Genealogy Department as part of the historical record of the development of the Denver Metro Area. This all started in 1971, when the originators of PLAN Jeffco started documenting the process of developing an open […]
Jeffco Open Space hosts an annual volunteer and partner appreciation breakfast. Several PLAN Jeffco Board members were at the Lakewood Cultural Center to help celebrate this year’s recipients. Aspen Rookie Volunteer Award – given to a first-year volunteer who epitomizes the enthusiasm of the Open Space Volunteer Program. This year’s recipient is Ian Francescato for […]
Mountain Area Land Trust of Evergreen announced late last year, on December 12th, that it closed on “a 154-acre Conservation Easement on the Elk Meadow Ranch at Mt. Evans! The property is located within the historic Evans Ranch in MALT’s Upper Bear Creek Priority Area. Vance Creek runs through a majority of this scenic property […]
It takes money to operate County services, and the Jeffco Fairgrounds is indeed a County service. Unfortunately, during last year’s voting season, the residents of Jefferson County failed to approve Ballot Initiative 1A, and now the County is strapped for cash. As a result, most County services have had their budgets reduced, and the […]
It takes money to operate County services, and the Jeffco Fairgrounds is indeed a County service. Unfortunately, during last year’s voting season, the residents of Jefferson County failed to approve Ballot Initiative 1A, and now the County is strapped for cash. As a result, most County services have had their budgets reduced, and the […]
Great Blue Heron at Crown Hill OS Park, In Plein Sight 2016 We all love our Jeffco Open Space parks, but we can’t forget that these places are home for any number of wild critters. And, during certain times of the year, parts of the parks have to be off-limits to humans, so that these […]