Tag: great outdoors colorado
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‘Major milestone’ for major trail network in southwest Colorado mountains
Trail advocates are celebrating “a major milestone” toward the creation of a long-dreamed outdoor destination in southwest Colorado. That’s how Silverton Singletrack Society described a $750,000 grant recently announced for the Baker’s Park trail system. The grant was the largest among the latest “community impact” awards from Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO). And the grant was…
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‘A miracle’ 30 years later: Advocates celebrate Douglas County open space program
Along Interstate 25 between Colorado Springs and Castle Rock, urban sprawl ends and land and sky prevail. Driving this stretch means more to some people. People like Mark Weston. He looks out to the cattle, out to the mesas and buttes along the way, out to the more distant mountains, and he feels proud. “That…
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Ribbon cut on ‘landmark’ open space in Woodland Park
A recent ribbon-cutting marked the culmination of what the city of Woodland Park calls a “landmark achievement.” That’s what Avenger Open Space, the city’s 120-acre acquisition from earlier this year, is said to represent. Chris Gonzales, a parks board member and nonprofit leader who helped identify the previously private property and rallied fellow advocates and…
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Ribbon cut on ‘landmark’ open space in Woodland Park
A recent ribbon-cutting marked the culmination of what the city of Woodland Park calls a “landmark achievement.” That’s what Avenger Open Space, the city’s 120-acre acquisition from earlier this year, is said to represent. Chris Gonzales, a parks board member and nonprofit leader who helped identify the previously private property and rallied fellow advocates and…
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Avenger Open Space represents ‘new frontier’ in Woodland Park
WOODLAND PARK • For the men hiking their favorite path here in the hills, it is not the greatest sight — that would be the Pikes Peak view — but it is the most relieving: a wooden plank posted on a tall pine. The plank now bears no words. But back in August, the hikers…
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‘A new frontier’: Exploring Woodland Park’s newest, biggest open space
WOODLAND PARK • For the men hiking their favorite path here in the hills, it is not the greatest sight — that would be the Pikes Peak view — but it is the most relieving: a wooden plank posted on a tall pine. The plank now bears no words. But back in August, the hikers…
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New High Line Canal trail improvements, all-terrain wheelchairs make open space accessible in Aurora
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Melissa Chavez grew up hiking, camping and fishing, excited for her children to experience the same things she did. Then her son, Anthony, was born with Joubert Syndrome — a rare genetic condition that left him unable to do most of the things she grew up doing. For the first several years of Anthony’s life,…
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Lost Canyon among ‘once-in-a-generation’ projects getting record funds GOCO
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A curious, surprise canyon on the plains between Denver and Colorado Springs represents a “high-value, once-in-a-generation” opportunity for conservation and recreation. That’s how Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) — the 32-year-old agency doling out lottery proceeds to lands, rivers and trails around the state — describes…
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Lost Canyon among ‘once-in-a-generation’ projects getting record funds GOCO
A curious, surprise canyon on the plains between Denver and Colorado Springs represents a “high-value, once-in-a-generation” opportunity for conservation and recreation. That’s how Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) — the 32-year-old agency doling out lottery proceeds to lands, rivers and trails around the state — describes projects within its Centennial Program. In its largest ever wave…
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Lost Canyon among ‘once-in-a-generation’ projects getting record funds by Great Outdoors Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A curious, surprise canyon on the plains between Denver and Colorado Springs represents a “high-value, once-in-a-generation” opportunity for conservation and recreation. That’s how Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) — the 32-year-old agency doling out lottery proceeds to lands, rivers and trails around the state — describes projects within…