Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    THE PARKS AND OPEN SPACE FOUNDATION SUPPORTED THE FOLLOWING VALUABLE PROJECTS ON AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH PARKS AND OPEN SPACE STAFF AND INTERESTED PARTNERS: 1)COMPETED A WETLAND SURVEY COVERING 30 PROPERTIES AND OVER 5600 ACRES OF WETLANDS. THE ASSESSMENT INCLUDES WETLAND ECOLOGICAL SCORES, WETLAND ACRES BY VARIOUS METRICS, WETLANDS OF SIGNIFICANT VALUE PER FUNCTION OR VEGETATIVE DIVERSITY, MOST COMMONLY NOTED PLANT SPECIES AND NOXIOUS WEEDS, ANY RARE AND TRACKED PLANT SPECIES, AS WELL AN ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN WETLAND ACREAGE FROM PREVIOUS MAPPING. THREATS AND MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS ARE DISCUSSED. FINALLY, FLORISTIC QUALITY ASSESSMENT INDICES FOR INDIVIDUAL WETLANDS ARE RANKED AND LISTED. 2)PURCHASED A PORTABLE SAWMILL THAT ALLOWS POS STAFF TO USE WOOD FROM TREES CUT FOR FOREST HEALTH AND FIRE MITIGATION ON COUNTY OPEN SPACE TO BE USED FOR POS AMENITIES AND BUILDINGS, LIKE FENCING, KIOSKS, AND HISTORIC STRUCTURES. 3)FUNDED BUS TRANSPORTATION FOR SCHOOL GROUPS TO VISIT VARIOUS OPEN SPACE PROPERTIES TO HAVE EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIPS COVERING THE ECOLOGY OF BOULDER COUNTY AND THE HISTORY OF EARLY SETTLEMENT. 4)SUPPORTED FOR A BROAD SCALE CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECT ON SOIL HEALTH THAT INCLUDES FARMERS THAT LEASE COUNTY OPEN SPACE AGRICULTURAL PROPERTIES. THIS INFORMATION IS HELPING FARMERS BETTER MANAGE THEIR SOIL FOR WATER RETENTION, CROP PRODUCTIVITY AND NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT, AND CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN SOILS. 5)PARTNERED WITH OCEAN'S FIRST, THE ST. VRAIN VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND INNOVATION CENTER, COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE, AND OTHERS, TO RAISE AND THEN REINTRODUCE THE STATE THREATENED RED BELLY DACE FISH TO ITS NATURAL HABITAT IN PONDS ALONG THE ST. VRAIN RIVER AND ON COUNTY OPEN SPACE. THIS PROJECT RECENTLY WON SEVERAL AWARDS INCLUDING A BLUE GRAMMA AWARD FROM THE COLORADO OPEN SPACE ALLIANCE, AND THE ST. VRAIN VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S SUPERINTENDENT'S AWARD.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $108.4K

  • Boulder County Conservation and Education Initiatives

    THE BOULDER COUNTY PARKS & OPEN SPACE FOUNDATION IS PLEASED TO REPORT THE FOLLOWING ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2022: FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN THE AMOUNT OF 25,000 TO THE OCEAN FIRST INSTITUTE SPECIES CONSERVATION PROJECT FOR NORTHERN RED BELLY DACE AND NORTHERN LEOPARD FROG. OCEAN FIRST IS WORKING WITH PARKS & OPEN SPACE, ST. VRAIN VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AND OTHER PARTNERS TO INCREASE THE POPULATIONS AND HABITATS OF THESE SPECIAL STATUS SPECIES IN BOULDER COUNTY THROUGH HANDS-ON AND INNOVATIVE INVOLVEMENT OF LOCAL K-12 STUDENTS. AN ADDITIONAL 9,200 WAS AWARDED TO THE DEPARTMENT TO COMPLETE A RELATED STUDY OF AQUATIC MACROINVERTEBRATES IN THE ST. VRAIN CREEK. FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN THE AMOUNT OF 13,000 WAS PROVIDED TO DR. DOREEN MARTINEZ. DR. MARTINEZ IS PROVIDING LEADERSHIP AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE TO THE DEPARTMENT'S INDIGENOUS WAYS & LAND COMMITMENT TEAM AS THEY ENDEAVOR TO CREATE AN INDIGENOUS LAND COMMITMENT ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT. ALONG WITH THE COMMITMENT, TEAM MEMBERS ARE INITIATING PROJECT WORK IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMITMENT AND ALSO PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EVOLVING OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF THE DEPARTMENT THAT ALIGN WITH INDIGENOUS VALUES FOR THE LAND THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO STEWARD. DIRECT SUPPORT TO LOCAL SCHOOLS FOR FUNDING OF BUS TRANSPORTATION TO BRING STUDENTS TO PARKS & OPEN SPACE LOCATIONS FOR FIELD TRIPS WITH PROGRAMS LED BY BCPOS STAFF. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED FUNDING TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR MATERIALS AND/OR SERVICES FOR THE ENDEAVORS OUTLINED BELOW THAT ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED BY STAFF: - 5,000 TO CONTINUE THE DEPLOYMENT OF LIVE CAMERAS AT TRAILHEADS - 8,500 TO SUPPORT THE RANGER-LED LEFTHAND OUTDOOR CHALLENGE YOUTH PROGRAM, INCLUDING AN EQUIPMENT TRAILER - 10,000 TO THE CULTURAL RESOURCES PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE CATALOGING OF COLLECTED INDIGENOUS OBJECTS - 15,500 FOR THE NATIVE SEED PROPAGATION PROGRAM - 7,500 TO SUPPORT THE MEMORIAL BENCH PROGRAM - 3,840 TO SUPPORT AN EVENT TO EQUIP AND TEACH FISHING SKILLS TO LOW- INCOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS - 14,483 TO SUPPORT REPAIRS AT THE AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER AND OTHER MUSEUM-RELATED WORK. - 13,400 FOR MAINTENANCE OF TRAILS IN THE NEDERLAND BY TEENS INC., A NEDERLAND-AREA YOUTH CORPS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $104K