Tag: parks
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Child drowns in Cherry Creek Reservoir Saturday
A child was pulled from Cherry Creek Reservoir on Saturday night after going under the water several hours earlier, parks and wildlife officials say. Witnesses said that the victim was initially with another child on a float near the Cherry Creek State Park swim beach around 4 p.m. Saturday, according to a news release from…
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Colorado’s ‘best beach’ may not appear this year because of low snowpack
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in Camping, colorado news, environment, Hiking, Lifestyle, News, Outdoors, Things to Do, travel, WeatherMedano Creek — a seasonal waterway that cuts directly next to Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes — may not have enough snow runoff to reach its usual location. Visitors to Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes National Park this spring and early summer may miss out on a surreal seasonal attraction. Due to a dry winter with below-average…
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Locked park restrooms is not a viable solution
The headline read, “Colorado Springs to Close 10 park bathrooms Amid Funding Shortfall. This inconvenience is caused by a $2 million shortfall in the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department. Sales tax revenue came in lower than expected so the department’s budget dropped from $19 million to $17 million. “Our staff tried to minimize and spread out the impact as much as possible, while…
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Meeker self-evacuates as Elk and Lee fires grow to 75,000 combined acres
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The town of Meeker has been self-evacuated as the nearby Elk and Lee fires surpassed 75,000 combined acres Thursday. Both started by lightning earlier this week, the twin fires have drastically grown in size over the past several days. On Tuesday, the Lee Fire was…
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Trail Talk: 2024 saw plenty of progress in outdoors initiatives
Not all gifts come in a box or fit under the tree. New and improved trails, new playgrounds, future parks plus plans for new trails are just a few examples. Oak Meadows neighborhood park in southwest Colorado Springs has a sweet new playground with accessible play equipment and an ADA-compliant parking lot. On the city’s…
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Adjustments made to controversial nature center envisioned for El Paso County
Officials planning a nature center in the northern, forested boundaries of El Paso County recently presented adjusted concepts amid opposition. “We’re definitely listening and responding,” the county’s parks director, Todd Marts, said during an open house at Bear Creek Nature Center. Envisioned to be built among the pines of Fox Run Regional Park, Fox Run…
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Adjustments made to controversial nature center envisioned for El Paso County
Officials planning a nature center in the northern, forested boundaries of El Paso County recently presented adjusted concepts amid opposition. “We’re definitely listening and responding,” the county’s parks director, Todd Marts, said during an open house at Bear Creek Nature Center. Envisioned to be built among the pines of Fox Run Regional Park, Fox Run…
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Trail Talk: Love on Colorado Springs’ nearly 300 parks by using them
If you were asked this question — “Which are your five favorite city parks?” — how would you answer? With close to 300 from which to choose in Colorado Springs, it might not be an easy task to narrow your list to just five. For me, parks go in and out of favor. I’ve added…
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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…
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Colorado proposal to create library committees to consider whether to ban books fails to advance
A Senate panel rejected a bill that would have created an official process for parents, students and the public to object to materials in a school or public library. The bill – which was heard by the Senate Education Committee but not voted on – dove into an issue that has divided communities and at times pitted…