Trails and Open Space Blog

The Colorado Trail Explorer online map includes details of paved and unpaved trails for hiking, bicycling and motorized vehicles. The state is developing a mobile app for the maps. Developed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, it includes 17,099 trails and 1,431 trailheads. https://cts.state.co.us/cotrex/desktop/ See the complete article by Chuck Hickey at Fox31 Denver:  http://kdvr.com/2017/06/02/new-online-interactive-map-shows-of-every-kind-of-trail-in-colorado/

The City receives $35,000 grant in support of the Legacy Loop project Project is one of six in the country to receive Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s 2017 Doppelt Fund Grants Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) announced the recipients of its 2017 Doppelt Family Trail Development Fund grants. The Legacy Loop is one of six projects selected from a field of 215 applications nationwide. The

From our Partners at Friends of Ute Valley Park. It’s late Spring, and in Ute Valley Park, the rattlesnakes are out and about. Of the three poisonous snakes in Colorado, the ones who inhabit UVP are the Prairie Rattlers. These are the least aggressive of the rattlesnakes in Colorado, but that doesn’t mean that they aren’t dangerous. Because of their

El Paso County, along with the Better Business Bureau of Southern Colorado is hosting a Clean Sweep Event for Household Hazardous Waste Saturday, June 10, 2017 8 am – 1 pm  at the El Paso County Black Forest Equestrian Lot at the corner of Milam and Shoup Road, C.S., 80908 Registration and the event is free of charge    

Calendar Event Date: Fri. June 16th, 2017 – 03:00pm to Sat. June 17th, 2017 – 02:30pm Blodgett Peak Open Space 3898 West Woodmen Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80919 EVER HEAR OF A BIOBLITZ? A BioBlitz, also written without capitals as bioblitz, is an intense period of biological surveying in an attempt to record all the living species within a designated

Friends and family of Scott Lauther donated more than $20,000 for the creation of a beautiful new entryway to the Section 16 trail head at Red Rock Canyon Open Space.  May 19th the family held a dedication, with nearly 80 people attending to pay their respects and celebrate a life well lived. Scott Lauther loved trails, and Section 16 most

Everybody bikes, or can  Bike Guide Guest Blog by Carrie Simison @CarrieSimison Carrie Simison is the Publisher of the Colorado Springs Independent and a member of our Board of Director’s. The Indy had a special Bike insert last week that included this column. We think it’s worth your time. The Trails and Open Space Coalition supports cyclists as we do hikers and

  Free Summer Concert in the Park with Alicia Archibald and Friends Saturday, June 10th from 6 pm – 8 pm Bring your lawn chair or blanket and enjoy the summer night Join the Friends of Homestead Ranch Homestead Ranch Regional Park 16444 Gollihar Road Peyton, CO 80831 For more information about this FREE concert, please contact dananordstrom@elpasoco.com or call

Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort, 2 El Paso Blvd (near Manitou Springs) Celebrating The Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort’s 1 Year Anniversary & Opening of the 13th Annual ROLL Bicycle Art Festival! June 9:  5-8pm Opening Night Performing Opening Night at Roll Friday: The Charlie Milo Band View talented bicycle-themed artworks from around the world inspired by vintage era bikes and the

Please join THE FRIENDS OF MONUMENT VALLEY PARK on our WILDFLOWER WALK Led by Carey Harrington, Colorado Native Plant Master Saturday, June 3rd, 2017 Walk begins promptly at 10:00 AM (Walk will be about 1 1/2 to 2 hours) Meet at the West Fontanero Street parking lot – of Monument Valley Park Free and Open to Everyone! Bring: water, sturdy