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PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT PRAB File Material
July 18, 2000
~,.. MEMORANDUM
TO: Pazks and Recreation Advisory Board
FROM: Chris Dropinski, Director of Pazks and Recreation
Ann Wichmann, Manager of Mountain Pazks
RE; Draft Proposal for Mountain Pazk Land Transfer to Open Space to be Used for
Public Notice Prior to Public Hearing and Action August 31, 2000.
Purnose
At its June 26 regulaz meeting the Pazks and Recreation Advisory Boazd detemvned that it would
schedule action on the land transfer issue at a special meeting and public hearing on August 31.
Based on its discussion, the Board asked staff to prepaze a document, to be distributed well in
advance of the August 31 meeting, which would convey the principles and criteria which
underlie the decision about the land transfer, and would also convey values and commitments to
the community which we believe are important to understand and uphold after the land uansfer is
completed.
This memorandum is proposed as the public document to prepare the citizenry and the Pazks and
Recreation Advisory Boazd for this discussion. It is important to provide this level of detail to
~ the public so that they may better understand the issues and alternatives considered and
° understand how the boazd arrived at the proposal being considered. Maps of affected properties
will be included, and the document package will be made available at the libraries, the Ranger
Cottage, and the Iris Center. It is hoped that, at the July 24th meeting, the Boazd can find
consensus regazding the documentation to be distributed prior to the August 31" meeting.
INFORMATION REGARDING THE CONSIDERATION OF THE TRANSFER OF CTTY
LAND FROM PARKS DESIGNATION TO OPEN SPACE DESIGNATION
(for public hearing and Pazks and Recreation Advisory Boazd
discussion at a special meeting of the Boazd on August 31, 2000)
Back~round
The Pazks and Recreation Advisory Boazd has been requested by the City Council and the City
Manager to consider and recommend the transfer of some pazkland that has historically been
managed by the Mountain Parks Division of the Pazks and Recreation Department. The
transferred land would become a portion of the city lands managed by the new Department of
Opea Space and Mountain Pazks, and is one of the actions to support the creauon of this new
department. The consolidation of the Mountain Pazks Division and the Open Space/Real Estate
Department into this new department was supported by City Council on Apri14, 2000.
Staff has been working ~closely with the City Attomey's Office on legal descriptions and
deternunation of funding sources for the initial acquisition of the lands currendy under
management of the Mountain Parks Division of the Parks and Recreation Department. The Parks ~
and Recreation Advisory Boazd has considered the recommendations contained in the "Wright- ~~
Figgs" merger proposal which recommends retaining some of the intensively used and managed
azeas in the Parks and Recreation Department rather than transferring them to the new
departmen[, as well as a matrix entitled "Info on Selected PropeRies Currendy Managed by
Mountain Pazks". This matrix, and the accompanying "Mountain Pazks Commitments for Core
Services and Implementation of the Resource Protection and Visitor Use Plan" (Attachment A)
provides, in some detail, the actualities of managing some of the higher use portions of the
Mountain Pazks system. The adopted management plan for the Mountain Pazks, "Charting the
Vision: Integration and Balance in the Boulder Mountain Pazks, Boulder Mountain Pazks
Resource Protecuon and Visitor Use Plan", 1999, has also been considered. This plan is the
product of three years of intensive work and public process, and was very broadly supported by
both environmental and recreation interest groups. This plan provides a framework for the
future, incorporating a citizen advisory group to assist in filling out the framework and
contributing to major updates in five yeaz increments.
Recent Board Discussion
At the Parks and Recreation Advisory Boazd Study Session, held on June 6, 2000, board
members considered presentations on the ecological values of the Mountain Pazks and a report
on land ownership issues. The board brain-stormed ideas in order to deternune some preliminary
principles/criteria on which a decision on land transfer might be based. These thoughts aze
included within this document. The major perspectives expressed at the study session captured
interests/hopes, concerns, and questions. Boazd members were asked to submit additional '~:
thoughts regazding principles/criteria in prepazation for the June 26 discussion. These principles `"
and criteria were refined by the Board at the June 26 discussion.
Next Stevs
A public meeting on the land transfer issue is planned for 6 P.M. on August 31, 2000. Staff
continues to address outstanding questions and complete the detail work on the land transfer
proposal itself in order to present the boazd with a complete recommendation, addressing all
boazd and staff concerns for a final decision on disposal of the pazk property.
Following the Parks and Recreation Advisory Boazd meeting on August 31, 2000, action taken
will be forwazded to the Open Space Board of Trustees for consideration of acceptance of the
properties as open space. The Open Space Boazd of Trustees will hold a public hearing and
make an advisory recommendation to City Council regazding acceptance of the properties and
management agreements. Planning Boazd would then make an advisory recommendation to City
Council regazding both the disposal of pazk properties and the acquisition of open space
properties. And, finally, the City Council would take the final action to transfer existing pazk
lands into the new Department of Open Sgace and Mountain Pazks.
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The Prouosal
r"~' Princinles/Criteria
`"" The decision on transfer of lands to the new Department of Open Space and Mountain Pazks is
primarily based on the following three principles:
A. Support ecosystem wholeness and the enhancement of environmental ethics
B. Support simplification and efficiency in management and avoid the necessity of a
mini-Mountain Pazks system in Pazks and Recreation, if possible
C. Provide for continued outdoor recreation in addition to natural azea protection in
and azound the Boulder Reservoir
ALTERNATIVE I (the Preferred Alternative)
This alternative supports the principles stated above and also indudes consideration of
significant commitments made to the public through our ongoing relationship with the citizens.
These commitments are highly valued by our community and should be understood and
considered prior to actual transfer of lands to the new department. The public has developed
expectations about our Mountain Pazks and other properties through our public processes and it
will be impoRant for them to heaz during these deliberations from Boazds and City Council as
well as staff that these commitments will be upheld.
The Mountain Parks: The bulk of the Mountain Pazks lands should be transfeaed to the new
Department of Open Space and Mountain Pazks (map package included as Attachment B). This
~ transfer would include the Ranger Cottage and pazking lot and the very high use azeas on the
~ summit of Flagstaff Mountain.
Boulder Reservoir and Coot Lake: Due to high use, types of activity and lazge events, and
intensive cooperation which is required with the other divisions of the Pazks and Recreation
Department, management and existing designations of the natural lands of Boulder Reservoir and
Coot Lake should remain in the Pazks and Recreation Department, and appropriate staff and
budget be retained for the management of this land unit and other natural lands and resource
management responsibilities within the Parks and Recreation Department.
Sawhill Ponds: As a complete package, the management agreement with the Colorado Division
of Wildlife should be transferred to the new department of Open Space and Mountain Pazks, and
the acres currently owned by the Pazks and Recreation Department which were purchased with
Lo[tery Funds should be transferred to the new department, and the acres owned by the Pazks and
Recreation Department which were purchased with Permanent Pazks and Recreation Funds
(approximately 4 acres) should be purchased by the Open Space Fund. It is recommended that
the new Department of Open Space and Mountain Pazks pursue purchase of the 230 acre
property currenfly owned by the Colorado Division oF Wildlife.
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Outlying Properties (Buckingham, 4"' of July, Boulder Falls): These lands should be transferred
to the new Department of Open Space and Mountain Pazks and managed until other agreements
can be negotiated or the land disposed to other natural resource management agencies. ''~*
Alternative I includes aspects of the land transfer from Mountain Pazks to the new organization
tha[ are very impoRant to the Ciry's ongoing relationship and credibility with the public and our
ability to continue to provide service to the natural lands which remain in the Pazks and
Recreation DepaztmenL Experience and hazd lessons learned over [ime have resulted in
excellent land management practices and strategies, developed with the public, which should be
sustained. These aspects, detailed below, should be carefully considered and addressed prior to
the final decision to Iransfer.
1. Support the continuation of uses and historic programs in the Mountain Pazks, consistent with
overall resourceprotection, as detailed in the adopted Boulder Mountain Parks Resource
Protection and Visitor Use Plan (1999). This plan is scheduled to be updated in five year
increments through ongoing public involvement. Some of these uses and programs include:
^ Historic environmental educaUOn programs like Ecology Hikes and Fireside Talks at the
Flagstaff Summit and individualized public and school environmental education
programs on request. The Flagstaff Summit Nature Center should be supported and
continued and an overall increase in environmental education is encouraged..
^ Provisions for visitor contact and information, coordination of public safety, and
environmental education at the Chautauqua Ranger Cottage.
^ Historic Junior Ranger Program involving youth in pazk stewazdship, trail maintenance
and restoration projects, environmental education and first job experience.
^ Historic outreach programs like the Pazk Ranger Intem Program, the Ranger Horse Patrol
Program, and the Ranger Service Dog Program.
^ Cazeful management of visitor use impacts, continued use, maintenance, and protection
of Flagstaff Mountain and Chautauqua facilities for public programs, group picnics,
weddings, and other events and Flagstaff Road scenic overlooks.
2. Endorse the overall intentions and implementation of the Boulder Mountain Parks Resource
Protection and Visitor Use Plan. including key components such as:
^ Holistic and adaptive management of natural areas, based on integration of ecological,
social, and recreational concerns with an emphasis on resource protection and ecosystem
management.
^ Implementation of the proposed area management system, applying it to appropriate
lands, expanding the system if it proves successful, and adapting it to fit management
needs over time.
^ Provision of adequa[e mearis of involving the public in the management of natural,
cultural, and recreational resources, which should include the formation of an Open Space
and Mountain Pazks Citizens Committee.
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3. The designation of an historic district recommended in Cultural Resource inventorv of the
Contieuous Boulder Mountain Parks (1995) should be comple[ed and ongoing protection,
r"^ interpretation, maintenance, and restoration of historic structures assumed.
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4. Confirm that the Open Space Charter is consistent with current uses and management in the
Boulder Mountain Pazks. Incorporate the current mission statements of both the Mountain Pazks
and the Open Space program into a new mission statement for the new department. An Open
Space Boazd of Trustees resolution may be a way to address both of these issues to build
confidence in the public while also assuring a joining of two equal partners (Boulder Mountain
Pazks and the Open Space/Real Estate Department).
5. A portion of the curren[ Mountain Pazks staff, with appropriate funding and equipment, would
be retained in the Parks and Recreation Department to continue to provide service to Boulder
Reservoir, Coot Lake, the site informally known as the Papini property, Area III, and other
natural lands owned by the department and to continue natural resource expertise to the overall
managemen[ wncerns of the Pazks and Recreation Department. A preliminary estimate of up to
2 FTE's would continue the following services on Pazks and Recreation Department lands:
biological inventory and analysis, research, management of prairie dog and other wildlife
populations, coordination on wetland and wildlife issues, control of invasive weed populations
and restoration of natural landscapes, assistance with dog management and control,
environmental education, law enforcement services on natural lands, coordination of
environmental sustainability goals, maintenance of natural azeas and other services as required.
A budget of $100,000 is recommended. for materials, seasonals, and contracts.
"~"' 6. Any equipment shazed or jointly purchased between Mountain Pazks and City Pazks would
""' remain in the Pazks and Recreation Department. Transfer of this shazed equipment would leave
the Pazks and Recreation Department withou[ needed equipment.
7. Utilize the expeftise of the Moun[ain Pazks staff, and train Open Space staff, to continue
intensive management systems like the pazking pemilt and reservation systems on Flagstaff
Mountain.
8. Continue working closely with the new department to ensure that prairie dog relocation needs
of the Pazks and Recreation Department receive high priority and timely response.
9. Maintain the Ranger Cottage as a public information center through facility staffing and
educational programs.
10. Maintain the integrity of the Permanent Pazks and Recreation Fund through reimbursing the
fund for past purchases. Properties which may be considered for reimbursement aze: Sawhill
Ponds ($15,000), Laingor ($27,520), Johnson ($60,000), Flagstaff Associates ($170,000), Ranger
Cottage ($8Q000), Flagstaff Maintenance Shop ($100,000), Flags[aff Summit Na[ure Center
($25,000). Note: Listed costs are not adjusted for curren[ value.
ALTERNATIVE II
This alternative would maintain a core, high use, and intensively managed poRion of the
Mountain Pazks as a division of the Department of Pazks and Recreation. Altemative II was not ~9
supported by the Pazks and Recreation Advisory Boazd at its June 26 meeting, but was ~
considered. It is shown here so that the reader may benefit from knowing what discussion has
led to the final proposal. It is important [o have understanding of this alternative in case
Altemative I is not accepted. Puks and Recreation Staff and Boazd do not support moving
forward on the land transfer issues in a piecemeal way. Alternative II should be considered only
if Altemative I is not approved byCity Council in its entirety. In essence, the thteshold question
for this alternative is whether any of the Mountain Pazks managed lands aze interpreted by some
to be inconsistent with the Open Space Charter, so this alternative could be considered either a
"fall-back" position, or may be considered by some to be a more desirable combination for
ecological and recreational management.
There has been concem expressed by the public and some advisory boazd members that portions
of the Mountain Pazks aze so intensively used and managed that they do not adhere to the
allowed uses or restrictions imposed by the City of Boulder Open Space Charter. In the proposal
formulated by Ruth Wright and Mike Figgs, i[ is specifically recommended that portions of the
Mountain Pazks system remain in the Pazks and Recteation Department. Some of these
properties aze indeed very heavily used and have required extensive and intensive management,
including pazking permit fee and reservation systems. These properties are also bisected by
major county and state highways, and form the majority of visitor contacts and emergency
responses. While staff does not support retaining specific structures or administrative systems in
the Pazks and Recreation Department, there may be a reasonable solution in retaining a sensible
management unit of very high use azeas within the Parks and Recreation Department.
This altemapve will satisfy the perceived wncems regarding the Open Space Char[er, and also
continue the diverse spectrum of recreational opportunities currently provided by the Pazks and
Recreation Department. This Department, in its long term management of the Mountain Parks
system, has protected and preserved the natural resources of these lands while supporting
consc:entious recreational use, nature study, and environmental education. It is capable of
continuing the intensive management, including administrative support of fee and reservation
systems, that these lands require.
This alternative would maintain a core, high use, and intensively managed portion of the
Mountain Pazks as a division of the Department of Parks and Recreation. These lands should
include Boulder Reservoir and Coot Lake, and a cohesive unit including Enchanted Mesa, the
Flatirons, Gregory Canyon, the eastern, southem and summit portions of Flagstaff Mountain,
Setder's Pazk, Red Rocks, and the Boulder Canyon Paih corridor. These areas aze identified in
the Boulder Mountain Parks Resource Protection and Visitor Use Plan (1999) as "management
challenge azeas", `Yecreation opportunity azeas", and "special protection areas" (raptor closure on
the Third Flatiron and the Preble's Jumping Mouse habitat in lower Gregory Canyon). In
addition, this portion should contain the outlying areas now managed by Mountain Parks (4th of
July, Buckingham, Lefthand) until such time as they can be disposed of to the County or U.S.
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Forest Service. The Ranger Cottage at Chautauqua Pazk would remain in the Parks and
Recreation Department. Appropriate staff and funding would be retained in the Pazks and
,,,., Recreauon Depaztment to conunue managing and protecting these important natural resources
W while intensively managing the very high visitor use and the fee and reservation systems. These
staff inembers would work in close cooperation with the new Department of Open Space and
Mountain Parks.
Other, less intensively used lands curtently managed by Mountain Pazks (azeas identified
primarily as"natural preservation/dispersed use", "special protection azeas" and "management
evaluation azeas" in the Boulder Mountain Parks Resource Protection and V isitor Use Plan
(1999) would be transferred into the new Department of Open Space and Mountain Pazks. These
]ands aze considered by most if not all to be clearly consistent with the Open Space Charter, and
should be managed as a unit with resource protection and more dispersed uses as the goal.
Sawhill Ponds should be purchased by the City and managed within this unit.
Support for this altemative will require some further analysis of the staffing and funding needs to
be retained within the Parks and Recreation Department. As this is a"fall-back" opUOn, only a
preliminary analysis of these needs has been completed. However, these high use areas are
cleazly the locus of many of the difficult issues in management, and it is to be expected that
approximately half to three-quarters of the current Mountain Pazks staffing level and appropriate
funding would be needed to provide the current service level.
Attachments:
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"Mountain Pazks Commitments for Core Services and Implementation of the Resource
Protection and Visitor Use Plan"
B. Map package
Attachment A
MOUNTAIN PARKS COMMITMENTS FOR CORE SERVICES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
RESOURCE PROTECTION AND VISITOR USE PLAN
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PROVISInN nF KEY CORE SERVICES
These core visitor services resource management activities include but aze not limited to:
Visitor Services and Operations
• Public and school environmental education programs
• Provision of physical presence and visitor contacts on education, safety, regulations, public relations,
stewardship issues at the Ranger Cottage and throughout the Park
• Media contacts and public outreach services
• Coordination and management of volunteer and junior ranger programs
• Enforcement of safety and resource protection laws and regulations
• Public safety, emergency medical, and search and rescue services
• Enforcement of safety, resource protection, laws and regulations '
• Management of facilities and shelters for visitor use
• Snow removal
• Trash pickup and hauling
• Servicing of outhouses, including disposal of human wastes
• Facility and uails maintenance and improvements
• Vandalism control and repair
• Administration of revenue, pazking pernut, and incident log systems
~'^Resource Management
~''• Wildfire suppression and prescribed burns
• Protection of wildlife habitat and sensitive species
• Lazge- and small-scale vegetation and habitat restoration projects
• Integrated weed management
• Project management and technical assis[ance for wildlife, vegetation, and natural resource issues (e.g., forest
ecosystem and prairie dog management)
• Administration of raptor closure system
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RESOURCE PROTECTION AND VISITOR USE PLAN
Public Outreach / Cooper¢five Management •
• Formation and implementation of a Mountain Pazks Citizens Committee
• Development of a neighborhood outreach program, including cooperative management agreements and
projects
• Formalization of the management agreement and designation with the Colorado Natural Areas Program
Education And Outreach
• Additional upgrades to interpretive facilities, signs, and brochures
• New user-friendly trail signs
• Expansion of education / ouueach to college and high-school aged youth
• Re-instituuon of the semi-annual Woodswise newsletter
~' ~ Expansion of the "stay-on-the-trails" program
`"`'• Continued evaluation of potential for private and non-profit support for specific park projects
Resource Management
• Completion of the Mountain Pazks backside land acquisition program
• Continued pursuit of disposition of satellite areas
• Completion of the Forest Ecosystem Management Plan landscape assessment and overall planning document ~**
for Mountain Pazks ~
• Completion of specific forest stand treatment prescriptions
• Formation of a Mountain Parks historic district
• Enhanced protection of critical wildlife ateas and raze and sensitive plant communities
• Expansion of the scope of prescribed bums, thinning, and weed control
Recreation
• Investigate the feasibility for cooperative development of a frontside-to-backside biking trail neaz Eldorado
Springs
• Invesugate the feasibility for a program to retire certai~ fixed-hazdwaze climbing routes in exchange for new
routes
• Reuofitting of facilities for ADA access
Research and Monitoring Program
• On-going resource inventory, research, and monitoring functions
• Expansion of reseazch activities and development of resource and visitor use monitoring systems
• Development of a citizens "hands-on" program for involvement in research and monitoring
Trails
• Development of a comprehensive trails management plan
• Continuation of major refurbishment 1 hardening 1 relocation projects to improve the antiquated Mountain
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Parks trail system
• Development of a more aggressive social trails eliminaUOn program "
• Development of a new adopt-a-trail program
• Work with Colorado Mountain Club, Access Fund, and Flatirons Climbing Council on improving climbing
access
Facilities
• Development of a new proactive facility maintenance program
• Development of a transportation management program, including better multi-moda] options
• Expansion of the Ranger Cottage
• Expanded reuofitting of facili[ies for people with disabilities
• Major new facility refurbishment and hazdening projects
Public Safety f Resource Protection
• Increased frontcountry and backcountry patrol and visitor contacts
• Decision and implementation for revising the parking fee system
• Implementation of new group use / commercial use regulations
Area Management
• Development of azea management implementation plans and mechanisms for each management area
• Enhancement of protections for special protection azeas
• Completion of planning work and public process for deciding how management evaluation azeas should be ~
managed
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¢ INFO ABOUT SELECTED PROPERTIES CURRENTLY MANAGED BY MOUNTAIN PARKS
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Q MOUNTAIN PARKS MANAGEMENT CONTEXT:
• Boulder Mountain Parks (BMP) is an incredible natural area, with many unique, diverse, sensitive, and threatened plant and animal
species / communities, and it is recognized by the State Natural Areas Program and the Colorado Natural Heritage Program for its rich
ecological resources. At the same time, Mountain Parks is a heavily-used local and regional recreational destination, offering a diverse
park setting for a wide variety of recreational activities. It is [hese dual characteristics that make it so challenging to simultaneously
protect the natural and cultural resources and provide recreational opportunities compatible with resource protection.
• Mountain Parks draws visitors from the Denver region and beyond; growth in use has been exponential over the last 15-20 years.
• BMP is relatively small compared to the number of visitors (1.7 million visitors in 6,000 acres in the mountain backdrop), which results
in very concentrated use azeas with associated impacts (loss of natural qualities, significant impacts related to degradation of resource
values and the quality oF recreational experience).
• Four major roads dissect the core mountain backdrop areas in Mountain Parks (Flagstaff Road, Boulder Canyon, Sunshine Canyon,
Lefrhand Canyon), which creates habitat fragmentation and difficu(ties for managing visitor use.
• There are literally hundreds of access points into Mountain Parks from adjacent public and priva[e lands, which creates many difficulties
for park management.
• The location of Mountain Parks in close proximity to high-density urban neighborhoods creates many wnstraints and complexities for
managing the Parks' natural resources and visitors.
• Close proximity to the University of Colorado campus and large numbers of student users, with a"revolving door"of incoming and
outgoing students, magnifies the challenge of educating them as conscientious users.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTIES:
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PROPERTY DATA
Sawhill Ponds
230 acres; west of 75'" St., north of Valmont.
Owned by [he CllOW and leased by BMP for
25 years (except -10 acres which are ownec5 by
COB).
Includes an ADA accessible fishing pier, trails,
and outhouse.
Primary uses: bird wa[ching, fishing, hiking,
dog walking, and hunting reVieval dog training.
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MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS
• A valuable weUands habitat, created by gravel mining of Ihe
Boulder Creek floodplain. Designated as a bird habitat of
statewide interest, with exceptional educational opportunities.
• Heavy use as an environmental education / na[ure viewing si[e.
• Many na[ive wedand plan[s, but also extensive weed infesta[ion.
• Modera[e [o high visi[or use area
• Walden Ponds, a similar wedands natural area owned by
Boulder County, is adjacent to Sawhill. Lots of cross-over use
between the two. His[orically users have faced inconsistent use
regulations between Walden and Sawhill.
• A new BMP-CDOW Sawhill draft management plan is currently
being considered; i[ includes new on-leash restrictions and new
perimeter fencing (has been installed).
• Fishing regulation compliance and trash are problems; fishing
management is shared with CDOW.
• Strong need for law enforcement of both City of Boulder legal
codes and state wildlife regulations.
• Chronic wa[er shortage; adequacy of water rights is uncertain;
need for a comprehensive hydrology study.
• Reduc[ion of the steepness of [he pond banks may improve the
habi[a[ values, and [his will require extensive restora[ion efforts.
LAND TRANSFER
CONSIDERATIONS
County has an importan[ presence with its
Walden Field s[ation; County has invested
heavily in it environmental education /
interpre[ive signs / boardwalks.
CDOW has expressed interest in sclling
Sawhill (rather [han continuing a long-term
lease). Discussions about purchase between
CDOW and Mountain Parks are ongoing.
Separa[e negotiations would be needed on
the P&R property at Sawhill if this was
contempla[ed for sale.
Management requires strong law
enforcemen[ and environmental education
presence.
Management requires ortgoing cooperation
with CUOW and County Parks and Open
Space.
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PROPERTY DATA MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS LAND TRANSFER
CONSIDERATIONS
FLAGSTAFF MOUNTAIN AREA
Note: max. attendance is 150 people in any one
3-hour [ime block for all Summit facilities
combined (8-11 am., 1 I-3 p.m., 4-7 p.m., 8-10
p.mJ; 3 hour time limit for facili[ies with a one-
hour space between reservations. Parks and
Recreation runs the reservation system.
ADA accessible vault outhouse and contrac[ed
water service (fiberglass cistern).
Limited ADA access is provided at the
Flagstaff shelters, amphithea[er, & restrooms at
[he Elags[aff Summit and also at an overlook at
Lost Gulch.
The Flagstaff Summit area gets a"resP' from
high visitor use during the six months that the
Flagstaff Summit Road is closed (Nov. I-April
30).
Stone Shelter ( I50 people max.); located on
Flagstaff Summit; primary use: group
gatherings.
Wood Shelter (I50 people max.); located on
Flagstaff Summit; primary use: group
gatherings.
Sunrise Amphitheater ( I50 people max J;
located on Flagstaff Summit primary uses:
weddings, gatherings, environmental ed.
programs (- 6100 participants in 1999).
Halfway House (75 people max); located 1.2
miles up Flagstaff Road on the east side;
primary use: group gatherings. Because of its
wonderful scenic views and its high
accessibility via Flagstaff Road, the Halfway
House gets a moderate amount of use.
• The Flags[aff Road corridor and Summit are a very high use
area; Flagstaff Road, scenic viewpoints, and Flagstaff Summit
facili[ies, as a collec[ive destination, draw a large number of
visi[ors. Opportuni[ies for visitor education abound here.
• All of the visitor use facilities are historic structures and uses,
many built by the CCC. CurrenUy, historic designation and
res[oration funding are being sought.
• Heavy use by CU (Conference Services) for large picnics -
2000 participants in 1999.
• Flags[aff Road and Summit parking permit program is designed
to increase revenues and provide a mechanism for positive
and/or corrective visitor contacts. It may also help reduce
parking congestion problems and encourage car-pooling. The
new license plate system, which does not identify the county of
residence, will require some adjustment of the parking permit
program. Options [o resUucture it are being considered.
• In close proximity to developed areas on the Flagstaff Summit,
[here are many significant ecological areas, rare and vulnerable
plant communities, and important habitat areas.
• Flagstaff Summit Nature center provides an important role in
intercepting visitors and mo[ivating them [o use the park in
environmentally benign ways.
• Problems of illegal uses, high crime incidence (often nighttime
activi[ies), and vandalism. COB Police Dept. and Ihe Boulder
County Sheriff provide some late-night patrol (contract)
services.
• Management efforts have been refined over many years [o
successfully achieve balance between intensive use and natural
resource protection.
• High levels of refuse and outhouse sewage are generated by the
large numbers of visirors and require removal.
• Social trails, due to high use, are an ongoing problem.
• High incidence of vehicle accidents and search / rescue.
• Adjacent areas were registered by BMP in 1993 as State
Natural Area; these include critical plant and wildlife habitat.
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• High levels of use require high levels of
services, patrol, enforcement, education, and
intensive visitor use management.
• Historic sUUC[ures and uses must be
maintained. Maintenance of these uses
requires a rental / reservation system.
• Con[inuation of the parking permit system
will require ongoing management.
• The management approach has been to
reduce impacts through "hardening" of key
high-use areas, channel visitors away from
ecologically important areas, and educate
visi[ors on na[ural resource values.
• Management requires close cooperation with
the County Sheriff & Transportation Depts.,
City Fire Department, & Rocky Mtn.
Rescue.
• A close working relationships with Flagstaff
area residents must be maintained.
• Picnic and high use facilities require
increased erosion conVol and continual
replacement of amenities.
• Protection of rare and [hrea[ened plant
communities and importan[ wildlife habitat
in proximity [o Ihe high-use areas will
continue to be a challenge.
• Expansion of ADA access is needed.
• The Sunrise Amphitheater currently needs
refurbishment and enhanced ADA
accessibility is being explored.
• Tight integration between visitor use
management and resource protection
activities is critical.
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PROPERTI'DATA
MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS
LAND TRANSFER
CONSIDERATIONS
Panorama Point Overlook-approx. one-half
mile up Flagstaff Road from Baseline. BMP
Panorama Point trail connec[s with the OS
View Point trail, which winds up from Boulder
Canyon.
Includes parking, a visitor info center / fee
station (staffed during the busy season on
week-ends), large overlook interpretive signs,
and four picnic areas.
All facilities are ADA accessible.
Flagstaff Summit Nature Center (FSNC),
built in I980, and enlarged in 1996
(cooperative effort of BMP, GOCO, and Scholl
Foundation) to 1200 square feet, open May I-
Oct. 31; approx. 2500 visitors per year, not
coun[ing some school group environmental
education use and poor-weadier back-up use for
Fireside environmental educa[ion programs;
includes professional interpretive exhibits and
displays. Major poin[ for dissemina[ion of park
brochures and information about the park and
natural resource managemen[.
• A major viewpoint destination with very high visitor use.
• An excellent opportunity for intercepting visirors, providing
them with info, and educating them about taking care of the
Park.
• One of the key places for visitors to obtain a parking permit.
• Some illegal uses and nighttime activi[ies here need significant
law enforcement presence.
• FSNC's primary role is to intercept visi[ors and educate to
increase their appreciation of the Park's fragile resources and
knowledge of low-impact use me[hods. It is not managed to
generate destination use to it.
• Volun[eer namralists staff the Center on week-ends during [he
open season. There is an unmet need to expand week-day
coverage and longer day coverage during the high-use months.
• FSNC does no[ have any electricity and, consequendy, does not
have any kind of electronic security system. It has been broken
into twice, with theft of mounts. However, it now has more
secure physical security devices, and a solar-powered alarm and
lighting system is being researched.
• Opportunity for continued role as a center
for visitor contact, environmental education,
information, and fee system administration.
• Need for con[inuing strong law enforcement
presence.
• In its role in intercepting and educating
visitors, Ihe FSNC ou[reach program is
[ighNy in[egrated with the resource
managemertt and visitor use management
programs.
• Opportunities to integrate wi[h the Sombrero
Marsh Na[ure Cen[er-the two could
complement each o[her to provide diverse
educational views of Boulder's ecosystems.
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Red Rocks, Settler's Park, Anemone Hill, • Historic plaques and a historic interpretive trail along
Boulder Canyon Boulder Creek have been created in [his azea.
The mouth of Boulder Canyon is an • This is an extremely high use area, and it has significant
important historic location, as it is the first crime issues, including camping, fires, assaults, alcohol,
setdement area for the future City of and transients.
Boulder. Visitors are drawn to the Red • Signi6cant social trail problems have been mitigated
Rocks azea, and this area is an important recendy by major restoration and traii improvements in the
migration corridor for wildlife. area of Settler's Park and Red Rocks.
• Heavy climbing use and social trails in area of the Dome
climbing area, which require extensive restoration.
• ImpoRant natural resource values, including native plants,
of Anemone Hill are threatened by high use and pressure
for more trails.
LAND TRANSFER
CONSIDERATIONS
• Strong law enforcement, search and
rescue, and environmental education
presence is needed here.
• Need for close cooperation with COB
police, parks, transportation, Public
Works, Sheriff, Silver l.ake Ditch.
• Upper bikepath currently maintxined by
Boulder County, and this has been
suggested as trade for Bouldec Falls.
• Con[inued restoration and trail
improvements are needed to mitigate
erosion problems.
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CHAUTAUQUA AREA
Chautauqua Meadow • Chau[auqua Meadow is a ga[eway to many of the most
Includes a major trailhead and many designated accessible and popular visi[or use areas and Uails within
and social trails; a native grassland ecosystem Mountain Parks. With its scenic qualities and high
and Boulder scenic des[ination wi[h the accessibili[y, it receives very high use and is a place [hat almost
Flatirons as a backdrop. all Mountain Parks users visi[ throughout Ihe year.
Chautauqua Meadow is a gateway to high-use Management efforts have been refined over many years to
areas like the Fla[iron climbing areas, Mesa successfully achieve balance between in[ensive use and natural
Trail, McClintock Trail, Gregory Canyon and resource protection.
Enchan[ed Mesa. • Chautauqua Meadow is a grassland habitat for various grazers,
roden[s, birds, and predators like coyotes, foxes, bears, and
Several ac[ive recreation uses have historically occasional mountain lions and bobcats. It is also a very
occurred such as ski jumps, sledding, golf important habitat for bu[[erFlies, some of which are identified
course, and the CCC camp. None of these by the Colorado Natural Heritage Vrogram as rare or threatened.
ac[ive uses are currenNy permitted. This is a very important loca[ion for environmental educa[ion,
and is a portal for environmental education in [he whole park.
• In spite of many diverse uses throughout it his[ory, Chau[auqua
Meadow still contains some very valuable, diverse, and rare
na[ive plant communities (incl. remnan[ tall grasses and several
listed species of statewide concern). The restoration potential
of these natural plan[ communi[ies is very good. A pilot
grassland restora[ion project, in conjunc[ion wi[h [he Colorado
chap[er of the Society for Ecological Res[ora[ion, is currendy
underway, wi[h a focus on removing smooth brome.
• Invasion of non-native plants [hat can outcompete nalives is a
very serious problem. Some of the worst plants are escapees
from adjacen[ residen[ial gardens. Sweet Pea is a particular
problem, because some adjacent residen[s do no[ wan[ this
pretty plant eradicated.
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LAND TRANSFER
CONSIDERATIONS
Chau[auqua Meadow is an incredible and
highly-loved natural area, but it is a very
complicated place to manage. It requires
very intensive managemen[, including s[rong
law enforcement presence, search and rescue
operations, [rash hauling, environmental
education, restoration, etc.
Additional management efforts are needed
in Chautauqua Meadow to reduce social
trails, get higher dog regulation compliance,
channel people to appropriate areas and
trails, restore native habitats, and take
advantage of educational oppor[unities.
As one of the major portals in[o Mountain
Parks, Chau[auqua Meadow must be
managed by the land management agency
responsible for i[s upland natural areas or
efforts to tighNy integrate separa[ely
managed areas must be implemented.
Management requires very close cooperation
with the Chautauqua Association, the Parks
and Recreation Dept., and the City Fire and
Police departments.
PROPERTY DATA MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS
Chautauqua Meadow (Continuation) • To help restore na[ive plant communities, recycle nutrients, and
reduce wildfire hazards, prescribed burning in rela[ively small
patches has been conducted on a rota[ion basis.
• Chautauqua Meadow has his[orically had a severe social vail
problem, although it has been substantially reduced in recent
years. This season's trail work program will implement several
trail reloca[ions and o[her improvements to further reduce the
social trail network and associated habita[ fragmentation.
• Dog management is a significant issue. While dog regulation
compliance is relatively good, the Iarge number of visitors with
dogs results in a significant problems of dog waste, dogs loose
off trail, and conflict with pedesVians.
• Poten[ial problems with human-bear conFlicts are high, due [o
high concentrations of bears in the Fall, and attractants to the
Chautauqua neighborhood of garbage and fruit trees.
• High level of trash pick-up is necessary.
• The Chautauqua Green park, which is managed by the Parks
Division (not the Mountain Parks Division), is on the east side
of the Meadow. Some large events that happen there spill over
in[o the Meadow and require law enforcement presence (4'" of
July, annual Bluegrass concert, olher large events, e[cJ.
• Given the proximity of the Chautauqua Cottages, a very
complex and close relationship with the Chautauqua
Association is maintained.
• Chautauqua parking lo[ much of [he year is overflowing, which
causes some spillover parking into the neighborhood and
Baseline Road.
LAND TRANSFER
CONSIDERATIONS
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Ranger Cottage (1200 s.f.); built in 1986, used • A key point for visiror contact, the Ranger Cottage is
as a visitor information / ouVeach center, understaffed on busy weekday nights and some week-end hours
ranger outpost and emergency response center, • Parking at the Ranger Cottage parking lot is highly conges[ed
and staff offices for 9 staff; in proximity to at certain times of the year, which causes parking spillover to
Chautauqua Meadow and several major the neighborhood.
trailheads; includes parking lot with 51 spaces. • The majority of formal and informal environmental education
programs are initiated from [he Ranger Co[tage.
• This area is [he major poin[ of climbing, history of Ihe park,
raptor management, and dog management contacts.
• The Ranger Cottage is within the Chautauqua Park Historic
District.
• The Ranger Cot[age functions as a major "ambassador" for [he
city and the Mountain Parks and Open Space programs.
Bluebell Shelter (50 people max.); located • Because it requires a half-mile walk to it, the Bluebell Shelter
one-half mile from [he Ranger Coltage up only ge[s a small amount of use as a des[ination.
Bluebell Road; primary use is group picnics but • Historic structure meriting protection.
this is a low level of use. • Bluebell fire road / trail needs periodic and ongoing repair and
Restricted vehicle access for ADA placarded maintenance work.
vehicles is permitted. • Bluebell shelter is a staging area for search and rescue
operations on a regular basis.
• Fairly high incidence of illegal fires, camping, and parties here.
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CONSIDERATIONS
• Excellent opportunities exist for continuing
and expanding the Ranger Cottage's
function as a visitor services / outreach /
environmental education center.
There mus[ be significant s[aff presence at
the Ranger Cot[age to help manage the high
use Chautauqua area. Multiple staff / ranger
presence is important [o be able ro respond
ro citizen con[acts, problems, and
emergencies, as well as to provide ongoing,
daily environmental educa[ion, including
weekends.
• Historic structure and use must be
maintained. If use is maintained, [hen a
rental / reservation system is necessary.
PROPERTY DATA I MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS I LAND TRANSFER
CONSIDERATIONS
BOULDER RESERVOIR AREA
Boulder Reservoir Natural Area / Coot Lake
Large na[ural areas around the west, north, and
east shores of Boulder Reservoir (approx. 700
acres). Includes plains grasslands, aquatic, and
wedand ecosystems. The sou[h shore of
Boulder Reservoir is managed for active
recrea[ion and has several developed facilities.
Coot Lake (20 acres) is located northeast of
Boulder Reservoir and west of 63`d S[ree[. Coot
Lake has a parking lot /access point along 63rd
across from [he IBM-donated Watson Park
property
There are multiple ownerships around Boulder
Reservoir. City of Boulder Public Works, Parks
and Recreation, Open Space, and Northern
Water Conservancy District, and private
landowners. Primary activities: hiking, dog
exercise, fishing, water sports, aeromodeling,
and biking (nor[h side of property).
A portion of the NW area of Boulder Reservoir
natural area has been Ieased [o Ihe Boulder
Aeromodeling Club since the late 1960's, and
they have installed asphalt runways, struc[ures,
and fencing. Aeromodeling use has increased
in the last couple of years. The reservoir has
been leased [o KBCO Kinetics for 21 years and
water sports have occurred at the reservoir
since 1956.
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• Relatively high use area.
• Non-na[ive grasses and invasive weed species are a significant
problem; however, there are still some remaining parehes of
na[ive plan[ communities. The wetlands on the northwest side
of the Reservoir are extensive and offer important wedand and
aqua[ic habita[s. A relatively rare salt Fla[s plan[ community
exis[s on the eas[ side of the Reservoir.
• Boulder Reservoir is a very important bird habitat area, given
the fact that large bodies of water are scarce in Colorado. It is
also an important protected habitat area for various raptors.
• Boulder Reservoir offers a significant amount of habitat for
prairie dogs, and prairie dogs have been reloca[ed here from
other city lands. Intensive management is required [o manage
Ihis habitat (protection, fence barriers, monitoring).
• Burrowing owls, a rare species in this part of Colorado, have
historically burrowed and used the natural area on [he east side.
• While motorized water sports and aeromodeling can disturb
wildlife and degrade habitat, continual monitoring and
mitigation efforts are ongoing in cooperation with the Parks
Division
• Large even[s a[ [he Reservoir and Wa[son Park spill over into
the natural areas (e.g., Kinetics, races, triathlons) and create
potential conflicts with nawral resource management.
• Coot Lake and environs have significan[ habi[at values,
including two wedands created by BMP to mitigate habitat loss.
• Coot Lake gets high use by dog owners whose pets retrieve and
swim in [he lake; Ihis use was supported and enabled by [he
Dog Management Plan and changes in [he leash ordinance.
• A coopera[ive relationship exists between [he Ciry and Northern
Water Conservancy DisVict regarding water, weeds, and prairie
dog management (MOU on prairie dog management).
• BMP has conducted multiple restoration projects, including
wetland creation, prescribed fires, native seed planting, and
noxious weed control to enhance habitat.
• Multiple ownerships make effective land
management more complica[ed and
challenging. There is no wri[ten overall
coopera[ive management plan for [he natur~l
areas around Boulder Reservoir.
• Given [he high use and high natural resource
values, a s[rong law enforcement, resource
managemen[, and environmental educa[ion
presenceis required.
• Very close coopera[ion with the Parks and
Recrea[ion Department, which runs [he
developed recrea[ion area and large events,
must be continued.
• Close cooperation has been developed and
mus[ be continued with the Water Quality
Division and Northern Colorado Water
Conservancy District.
• The Mountain Park Moun[ed Patrol Program
horses are stabled and pastured in this area.
• Aeromodeling, wa[ersports, and various
large events such as Kinetics are essentially
his[oric uses on this praperty, and provide
valuable recreational oppor[unities for a
broad segment of the population
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LAND TRANSFER
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Papini Property
77 acres; primarily plains grassland ecosys[em,
with hayfields, riparian areas, ponds, and
irrigation ditches.
Much of [he property is in hay produc[ion.
This property was originally purchased as a
community park site for development that
might have occurred in this part of Area UI.
However, the City now has no plans to extend
the urban service area here, and the area is
designa[ed as part of the Rural Preservation
Area. Consequendy, this property is "surplus"
for the Parks and Recreation Dept.
• Very IitNe public use of this property.
• Prairie dog and riparian habita[ provide impor[ant feeding and
resting for rap[ors and o[her preda[ors.
• This property is a major reloca[ion site for prairie dogs from
developed city park properties.
• Knapweed is a significan[ problem; periodic prescribed burns
and chemical and mechanical treatments have been
implemented [o combat this problem.
• The hayfields on this property furnish the hay for the Park
Moun[ed Pa[rol horses.
• This property primarily serves as an open
space buffer, agricultural area, and wildlife
habitat area. This property was purchased
with Permanent Park and Recreation Funds,
so disposal of this property must reimburse
the Fund.
Kentucky Property, 55th and Boulder Creek - small city park parcels that may make sense to be managed by the new Department of Open Space
and Mountain Parks.
OUTLYING SATELLITE PROPERTIES
Boulder Falls • A high use area during Spring, Summer, and Fall.
5 acres, loca[ed about 6 miles up Boulder • A rela[ively remo[e si[e, with its loca[ion posing problems for
Canyon; primary use is a sightseeing stopover regular patrol and main[enance ac[ivi[ies.
[o see the falls. • High frequency of violation of the climbing prohibi[ion, which
results in severe injuries or fatalities every year through falls
and drownings.
• Relatively high incidence of drugs, alcohol, and private
property trespass.
• Safety issues related to mineshaft access.
• Handrails and signage need repair.
• Dangerous pedestrian crossing from the parking area to the use
area.
Given the remoteness of the site, visiror
hazards present, and illegal uses, this high-
use park requires intensive management
efforts, esp. law enforcement presence.
Moun[ain Parks, in the past, developed a
coopera[ive agreemen[ in which [he County
managed this property. The County is no[
in[erested at this time in managing [his
property, although there have been recent
County purchases in Boulder Canyon.
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PROPERTY DATA MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS
Buckingham (Fourth-of-July) Campground • During July and August, this is a high use area, with the
36+ acres, several picnic areas and seven campground full. The surrounding Forest Service land, with its
formal camp sites; very remote location next to portal to the Indian Peaks Wildemess, provides a very high
the Arapaho glacier USFS trailhead. draw of visitors that sometime use Buckingham.
Mountain Parks replaced [he outhouse restroom • The campground gets overflow parking from Ihe USFS
in 1997. [railhead, which can create congestion and parking
encroachment on[o an adjacent weNand area.
• Because of its remote location, regular patrol, monitoring, and
maintenance activities are difficult.
• Illegal activities of hunting, off-site camping, and fires make
law enforcement presence important.
• Because of its remote loca[ion, i[ is difficul[ to provide an
adequate level of service for trash pickup and restroom
maintenance.
• Noteworthy native plant species must be protected here, and
recent information indicates listed plants of sta[e concem.
Buckingham (Lefthand Canyon) Park • Perennial golden eagle nest on the Pallisades and important
120 acres, not counting Ihe stream corridor riparian / wetland habitat are present.
mining claims; located at the mouth of • Recent information indicates the presence of listed plant species
Lefthand Canyon; primary use is picnicking, of state concern on the property.
hiking, and meeting place / restroom stop by • Relatively high use area, which because of its location, is not
numerous Lefthand Canyon bikers. easy to patrol. Nighttime activities are sometimes a problem.
Adjoining the property is a 200 acre (?) County • Proximity to USFS land makes i[ a high-use portal area for off-
parcel and the Joder Ranch Open Space road vehicle use and shooting areas.
conservation easement; the County Heil Ranch • Law enforcement problems include: deposi[s of trash and
property access is nearby. human wastes, garbage dumping, illegal camping, and assorted
criminal activities.
• Tables and parking areas are de[eriorated. Could use extensive
redesign, hardening, delineation of areas, and restoration of
native plant communities.
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• Services, law enforcement, and search and
rescue are difficult for the City to provide
here.
• Mountain Parks has encouraged [he Fores[
Service to take over management of this
property. The USFS land and some private
in-holdings surround [he Buckingham
Campground. The USFS could provide the
required patrol and other services much
more efficienHy, but staffing and funding
constraints on the part of Ihe USFS are a
problem.
• Impediments to the land [ransfer include the
extensive bureaucratic process for land
transfer of federal lands and possible legal
constraints in the gift dedication to [he City.
• In close proximity [o both County lands and
Open Space GE lands.
• Management requires significant law
enforcement presence.
• Transfer could separate the valley from the
high use area.
• Mountain Parks did develop a
cooperative agreement with the County
to manage this area, but the County is not
interested at this time.
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NOTE: Entire map is within Sec. 36, T. 1N, R 72W of the 6 P.M. Map produced July 11, 2000 by Open Space and Mountain Parks Technical Services Group