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NEW TRAILS FOR 2007 Two new trails are planned for implementation this year longer of the two at the Harney Lastoka Open Space will be approximately 1.2 miles of crusher fines trail heading east from the Louisville Sports Complex and connecting to Centaurus High School and the Harney Lastoka Open Space is property jointly owned by Louisville, Lafayette, and Boulder County and is located at the southeast corner of Highway 42 and South Boulder Road. Potential trail connections in future years could also pro- vide links to Waneka Lake in Lafayette and to the Fas Tracks station planned for Louisville. Boulder County Parks and Open Space crews along with Boulder County Youth Corps will construct the trail this summer. Additionally this year, Boulder County Crews will begin construction of new Community Gardens on the Harney plots will be available for rental beginning in 2008. Also planned for implementation in 2007 will be a trail link on the Fischer Farms property which will connect the Fischer Farms property is located south of Via Appia adjacent to Sagebrush Way and west of Walnut Lane. In addition to the trail on the Fischer Farms property, im- provements will include an at-grade pedestrian crossing at Via Appia and trail improvements north of Via Appia connecting to trails on the Tamarisk Open Space. OPEN SPACE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Are you interested in preserving your open space properties? Volunteer for a one-time only event or a multiple day, season-long project. We have it all and we are looking for enthusiastic, self-motivated individuals. Volun- teers must be 18 years of age or older or accompanied by an adult. A description of the volunteer opportunities will be added to the open space web site soon! For more information visit the City's web site at www.ci.louisville.co.us/landmanage- ment/openspace.htm or call 303.335.4729. Multiple Day/Season-Long Projects: Raptor Monitor, Bur- rowing Owl Surveyor, Adopt-a-Park, Park Hosts One-Time Only Events: Noxious Weed Control, Trail Clean up, National Trail Day Event, Native Seed Collector, Construction projects, write an article or send in a photo- graph for the Open Space web site. A NEW LOOK FOR THE DAUGHENBAUGH OPEN SPACE The Daughenbaugh Open Space property, located along Cherry Street east of Heritage Park, is looking difFerent these days. In April, the property was re-seeded with a native seed mix which included flowers, shrubs, and grass species. re-seeding project follows the Louisville Open Space Master Plan and was complet- ed as part of an ongoing city-wide to restore disturbed agricul- tural and prairie ecosystem lands. By increasing the density and diversity of native vegetation, the noxious weeds may be reduced due to increased competi- tion for nutrients and water. Additionally, this increase in na- tive vegetation will enhance the forage and habitat opportuni- ties for a multitude of wildlife species, including prairie dogs. prairie dog colony on the property was not harmed in the re-seeding process and many prairie dogs were spotted outside their newly dug burrows, just one day after the re- seeding project. Prairie dogs' resiliency is largely due to their tunneling systems. Prairie dogs will typically dig a vertical vertical shaft has many horizontal chambers and pathways at varying depths with multiple air shaft and exit paths. During a surface disturbance such as the re-seeding project, prairie dogs hide in these chambers, escape through exit shafts, or temporarily disperse to other parts of the property. Both the vegetation and prairie dog populations will be is optimistic that will lead to a reduction in noxious weeds while creating sustainable and co-existing populations of na- tive vegetation and prairie dogs. Similar re-seeding projects can be observed on the southwestern corner of the Aquarius open space property and at the Dutch Creek open space prop- erty, both along Coal Creek Trail.