BCAS Articles

East Boulder Creek Management Plan - County Commissioner Update
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East Boulder Creek Management Plan - County Commissioner Update

On Thursday, January 25, in a victory for the wildlife and habitats in Prairie Run Open Space, the Commissioners directed County staff to change the plan to remove all trails and amenities from the species-rich northeast section of the area, which means that area will not be opened to public access, and to prohibit dogs on the entire property.

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BCAS and CARRI Investigating Local Kestrel Population Decline
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BCAS and CARRI Investigating Local Kestrel Population Decline

Collective data indicate a long-term and widespread decline of American Kestrel populations, including in Boulder County. To supplement investigations occurring in different parts of the U.S., Boulder County Audubon is teaming with and supporting the Colorado Avian Research and Rehabilitation Institute to investigate the local decline in our American Kestrel population.

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Conservation Corner: Water Worries
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Conservation Corner: Water Worries

This edition concentrates primarily on major water issues that have reached a crisis level. The background, of course, is the major, multi-year drought affecting the southwestern U.S. We know from tree-ring studies that such droughts occur periodically in our region and sometimes last for decades. This is, of course, complicated by the addition of human-caused climate change, which is projected by experts to increase the frequency and severity of such droughts.

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Conservation Corner
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Conservation Corner

In February, the County Public Works department made an ill-conceived and disastrously prepared application for a special use permit for an industrial-scale composting facility on county open space at the site of the former Rainbow Tree Nursery Site, east of US 287 and north of Lookout Road.

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Conservation Corner
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Conservation Corner

At the state level, depending on the election results, we may be looking towards active reintroduction of the gray wolf, which is currently almost extirpated in Colorado. In the next few months we may also see resolution of some issues regarding management of Greater Prairie Chickens on State Land Board properties in southeast Colorado, which are being pursued by the Audubon Colorado Council.

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