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<br />BOULDER COUNTY YOUTH CORPS
<br />LOUISVILLE TEAM
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<br />The Boulder County Youth Corps Louisville Team
<br />started is the
<br />11 th year that the City has been fortunate to have this hard
<br />working and enthusiastic group of
<br />teenagers,
<br />During the beginning of the sea- _
<br />son the crew was busy at the Histori-
<br />cal Museum where they constructed
<br />a trail, planted native vegetation, and
<br />installed a drip irrigation system,
<br />also pulled weeds at the Gate-
<br />way and Davidson Mesa Open Space
<br />crew was successful in removing over 250 bags
<br />111istle! Another big
<br />project included the removal of Russian Olive Trees, a non
<br />native species, from the Tamarisk Open Space,
<br />During the end of the season the crew put their plant-
<br />ing skills to use on the flower boxes at the Recreation Center
<br />at
<br />Youth Corps' last day of work was August 7th, We appreciate
<br />their hard work and the great improvements they have made
<br />towards the natural resources on our open space properties as
<br />well as to the beautification of the city,
<br />Youth Corps program, which started in 1996, is an
<br />eight-week program that is open to all Boulder County teens
<br />ages 14-17, For additional information or for an application
<br />for the 2008 season, please contact Judy Wolfe at jwolfe@co,
<br />boulder.co,us or 303.441.4960,
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<br />NEW CREATURES ON THE PRAIRIE
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<br />If you happen to be out at dawn or dusk observing prai-
<br />rie dog colonies you might notice some new creatures
<br />prowling around, Don't be alarmed it is just the Burrowing
<br />Owl Volunteer team!
<br />Burrowing Owl populations have been in decline through-
<br />out western North America and they are classified as a "threat-
<br />ened" species in Colorado, Because of this "threatened" status,
<br />the Land Management Department has trained two teams of
<br />volunteers to observe prairie dog colonies for the presence of
<br />Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia),
<br />Monitoring will occur for several months and will include
<br />transect work as well as broadcast surveys (a method approved
<br />by the Colorado Division of Wildlife) , Feel free to waive at
<br />our friendly volunteers but please stay on the designated trail
<br />and keep your voices low so that the survey will run smoothly,
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<br />TRAIL CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
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<br />Trail work is underway in many locations throughout
<br />Louisville,
<br />new trail at Harney Lastoka Open Space (southeast of
<br />the intersection of Highway 42 and South Boulder Road) is
<br />is a 1,2 mile, crusher fines trail that
<br />connects the Louisville Sports Complex to Centaurus High
<br />School and the Coal Creek Regional Trail.
<br />Trail resurfacing work is also underway at the Tamarisk,
<br />Daughenbaugh, and Aquarius Open Space properties, Trail
<br />resurfacing is done annually at select crusher fine trailloca-
<br />tions to regenerate degraded trails that have lost surfacing
<br />year approximately 1,6 miles of trail
<br />will get resurfaced,
<br />Work will begin this fall on the Fischer Farms and Tama-
<br />will head north and south from
<br />trail
<br />will be primarily concrete, but will change to crusher fines as
<br />it enters Tamarisk Open Space,
<br />For more information regarding trail projects, please visit
<br />the City's web site at www.ci.louisville.co.us/landmanage-
<br />ment/trails,htm or contact the Land Management Depart-
<br />ment at 303,335.4735, In the meantime, get out there and
<br />enjoy Louisville's trails!
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<br />RECREATION CENTER
<br />PLAYGROUND UPGRADES
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<br />The playground located on the southeast side of the
<br />Recreation
<br />existing playground will be removed and replaced with two
<br />new playground
<br />structures, swings, and
<br />accessible playground
<br />design
<br />was conceived after
<br />public comments were
<br />given at an open house
<br />in February, For more
<br />information regard-
<br />ing the playground
<br />project, please visit the
<br />City's website at www,
<br />ci.louisville, co, us/
<br />landmanagement/ cur-
<br />rent,htm or contact the Land Management Department at
<br />303,335.4735,
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