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Open Space Advisory Board <br />Information Item 6: Staff Updates Continued <br />May 8, 2024 <br />Page 2 of 3 <br />7. Staff with the Bridge house group have been removing dead and downed debris from <br />the understory of the main cottonwood stand on North Open Space. This work aims to <br />reduce ladder fuel loads and to disrupt vertical fuel continuity. <br />8. Staff completed earth day pollinator pocket planting at Aquarius Trailhead. <br />9. Staff has organized and implemented seeding/planting tracking system to gauge success <br />of previous seedings and plantings on open space. <br />Maintenance & Trails <br />1. In April, the Wayfinding contract was awarded to e3 for the Powerline Trail. The <br />Powerline Trail signage fabrication will begin in June with installation estimated to be <br />completed by July. Concurrent with this work, staff will be identifying sign locations for <br />the Lake to Lake Trail. In July, staff will move forward with contracting the Lake to Lake <br />Trail sign fabrication and installation with a goal of completion in 2024. <br />2. Seasonal Hiring is complete for the 2024 season, and seasonals have begun their field <br />training. <br />3. The Maintenance Technician I interviews occurred the week of April 29. Second <br />interviews and selection will be made in May. <br />4. Staff will begin the trail mowing season on April 30 with Hillside Open Space. Then staff <br />will move onto mowing all concrete trail corridors followed by soft surface trails. <br />5. Staff will be repairing minor trail damage at Aquarius Open Space, due to recent rainfalls, <br />in the upcoming weeks. <br />Resource Protection: <br />1. Rangers removed citizen created signs from the Davidson Mesa Dog Off -Leash Area <br />(DOLA) that warned visitors of an impending closure of the area if they do not pick up <br />their dogs' waste. The sign incorrectly identified City of Boulder Open Space and <br />Mountain Parks (OSMP) as the DOLA's managing agency. <br />a. Rangers have removed spurious signs from the DOLA before and will continue to <br />remove signs as they appear. <br />b. Rangers have received several inquiries from concerned members of the public <br />who were worried the DOLA would be closed. Rangers have assured callers that <br />no such plans are extant. <br />Education/Volunteer: <br />1. A group of 13 volunteers provided a trash pickup on the 1041h Street trail on Earth Day. <br />2. Staff promotion of the Adopt program was successful with twelve Open Space properties <br />Adopted for the year. <br />10 <br />