Tag: open space
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Lost Canyon Ranch Open Space to expand
An open space of historic proportions between the Tri-Lakes area and Denver is set to get even bigger. That’s after Castle Rock’s Town Council approved the Parks and Recreation Department pursuing a $1.1 million purchase of 35 acres along the southeast edge of Lost Canyon Ranch Open Space. “We’ve already bought the Ferrari, let’s put…
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Survey, meetings set for long-term future of Colorado Springs parks
An online survey and upcoming meetings begin a broad, long-term plan guiding Colorado Springs’ Parks Department. The department recently announced the survey along with the first in a series of meetings regarding a master plan for parks, open spaces, community centers and other department-run facilities and programs. Reads a webpage for the project called Imagine…
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Colorado Springs releases ballot language to repeal retail marijuana, allow e-bikes in city parks
Colorado Springs has posted the planned language for two questions that may end up before voters in April. The biggest and most-discussed question would ask voters to undo the legalization of retail marijuana sales that was approved in the November election. The second question would ask voters if the city should allow electronic bikes to…
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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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Inside Lost Canyon: A look at Castle Rock’s largest-ever open space addition
DOUGLAS COUNTY • Pronghorn prance in the prairie atop the mesa. A bear’s paw is imprinted in the dirt. Turkey vultures encircle the sky ahead, in the direction that Justin Spring and Jeff Brauer walk now. In a matter of steps they are immersed in a ponderosa pine forest. They stop at the edge of…
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Inside Lost Canyon: A look at Castle Rock’s largest-ever open space addition
Lost Canyon Ranch, a unique and significant open space acquisition in Castle Rock, spans 681 acres of diverse landscapes and wildlife habitats, marking a successful $15 million conservation effort to protect the area from development and enhance regional recreation opportunities.
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Tips and tricks for navigating rattlesnake season in the Pikes Peak region
With spring in full swing, it is not just people who are coming out and enjoying the nice weather after a long winter; it is rattlesnake season in the Pikes Peak region. Spring and fall are primetime for rattlesnakes as the weather is conducive for them, not too hot or cold. In the summertime, people…
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Tips and tricks for navigating rattlesnake season in the Pikes Peak region
With spring in full swing, it is not just people who are coming out and enjoying the nice weather after a long winter; it is rattlesnake season in the Pikes Peak region. Spring and fall are primetime for rattlesnakes as the weather is conducive for them, not too hot or cold. In the summertime, people…
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Trail Talk: Love for the outdoors should translate to better parks for kids in Colorado Springs
What are your earliest memories? First grade teacher? First best friend? How about first park and playground? My first park was Erb Park in Appleton, Wis. I practically lived there growing up. I recall falling off the slide and somehow surviving. Playgrounds built today offer so much more to kids of all ages. Some 50…