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The 4th of July Road/CR 130 will be closed July 28 and 29 for maintenance. The roadway will be closed in both directions between the Hessie and the Fourth of July trailheads from 6:30 a.m. on Monday, July 28 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, July 29. Access to the Hessie Trailhead will be.
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Want to get notices like this on your phone? Text TRAILS to 877-556-2534 to receive trail alerts or visit
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Tree pruning at the East Twin Lakes Trail is complete and the trail is now open. Enjoy! #boco_trails.
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The East Twin Lakes Trail is closed July 21-23 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. for tree pruning. #boco_trails
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Fourth of July Road (County Road 130) will be closed in both directions between the Hessie and Fourth of July trailheads from 6:30 a.m. Monday, July 28, to 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, for roadway maintenance.
This is a bad picture of some good news: Fourth of July Road will be receiving some much-needed road maintenance on July 28th and 29th. The road will be closed at Hessie Trailhead during that time (to hikers, bikers, and cars.)
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The Parks & Open Space Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, July 24, at 6:30 p.m. Agenda items include:. • Kestrel Property Acquisition (Recommendation to BOCC).• Gateway Property Acquisition (Recommendation to BOCC).• Limber Pine and Bristlecone Pine Conservation
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Are you curious about butterflies, or have you ever wondered where monarchs go during their incredible migration? Join volunteer naturalists for a beginner’s guide to our colorful local butterflies. This slideshow program will explore the amazing life cycle of butterflies and
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Join our community in celebrating self-expression and moments of deep connection through poetry and nature. Participants will explore a local outdoor space — Bald Mountain — engage their senses, and use observation, mindfulness, and guided prompts to create original poetry. This
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Join us for a workshop to learn how the grassland prairie ecosystem functions and how it has transformed over time. Participants will gain practical knowledge about implementing conservation practices that promote habitat restoration and sustainable ecosystems. Restoring the
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🏞️Caribou Ranch closes during early spring and summer to allow elk, deer, and now moose to raise their young undisturbed. It's a magical place to see a wide range of flora and fauna, and we are celebrating its reopening to two-legged mammals with a 4-mile hike to explore the
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Join us for this weeklong event as we tackle a charming — yet extremely invasive — plant: oxeye daisy. Any time you can stop by to help pull out these plants will make a big difference in giving our native wildflowers room to grow! While there, you will learn how we’re managing
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Legion Park will be closed Monday through Thursday, July 7-10, for parking lot resurfacing. #boco_trails
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🌼🐝 Pollinators play essential roles in our food supply and the health of ecosystems. While many of us think of honeybees as the primary pollinators, much of the work is done by other surprising sources — including beetles, butterflies, moths, wind, and water. Discover the many
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🌿 Pincushion Penstemon (Penstemon procerus var. procerus).Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain Family). This petite but striking perennial grows just 5–13 inches tall, with leafy, often hairy stems and clusters of blue-purple flowers. Its leaves are lance-to-oblong in shape, and the
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🌼 Wildflowers are popping — and now’s the perfect time to get outside and start your #iNaturalist50for50 plant hunt! Celebrate 50 years of Boulder County Parks & Open Space by spotting 50 native plants on iNaturalist between now and Oct. 31. Participants who submit verified
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🎨 Join us for another installment of our Art in the Parks series. We’ll use the awe-inspiring landscapes of open space as our backdrop and inspiration while exploring the rules of perspective, proportion, angles, and relative size and positioning. Build on concepts covered in
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🌈🦜 This all-ages event welcomes LGBTQIA+ participants and allies. Join us for a morning of birding as we look for nesting foothills bird species. Together, we’ll traverse approximately 1.2 miles with only 60 feet of elevation change. There are bathrooms, benches, and shade
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