Open Space and Trails

Kristan Pritz
Director
One DesCombes Drive
Broomfield, CO 80020

303.438.6335
Fax 303.464.5808
kpritz@broomfield.org

Open Space and Trails Advisory Committee (OSTAC)

The Open Space and Trails Advisory Committee is made up of seven citizen members at large (appointed by city council), one ex officio, non-voting council member, and one ex officio alternate. The OSTAC advises the city council on amendments to the open space element of the master plan. The committee is charged with the responsibility of making recommendations to the city council regarding:

• the acquisition of open space parcels;
• the location, type and timing of trail segments and crossings, and;
• the long-range plan for open space use and management.

The next OSTAC meeting will be on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012 at 6 p.m.  The meeting will be in the Zang Spur/Bal Swan Meeting Rooms, located on the lower level of the George Di Ciero City & County Building at 1 DesCombes Drive. The public is welcome to attend.

Gardening Fair March 31!

The second annual Habitat Garden Fair is planned for Saturday, March 31, from 9 a.m. to noon.

Participants will learn how to create a backyard habitat for butterflies and other wildlife. Keynote speaker is Broomfield resident and Master Gardener Ann Montague, who also is a staff member at the Denver Botanic Gardens.

Other local experts and businesses will be on hand to talk with attendees and offer presentations, demonstrations, and mini-workshops full of information about quality gardening practices that provide beauty, as well as benefit local wildlife.

No registration is necessary and the event is FREE! The Fair will be in the Lakeshore Room at the Broomfield Community Center, 280 Lamar Street.

For more information or to become a vendor, call 720.979.1865. The Habitat Garden Fair is sponsored by the Broomfield Open Space Foundation and the City and County of Broomfield.

Trails Map Available!

An updated Broomfield Trails Map is available in printed form! This 32" x 27" color map has all of the latest trail information along with a panorama of the Front Range with mountain names, information on Broomfield's major open spaces, living with wildlife tips, and trail use and bicycle safety tips--all in one source!

Pick one up on your next visit to the City and County Building at 1 DesCombes Drive. You can also request that one be mailed to you by calling 303.464.5803 or e-mailing Open Space. Be sure to provide your name and mailing address.

This map is also available for viewing online. It is in a PDF format that allows for zooming in for a closer look at various areas of the map.

Suggestions for Open Space and Trails

The Open Space and Trails Advisory Committee would like your comments on open space needs and strategies as well as any trail connects that are needed in the city. Please email your comments on trails and open space to openspace@broomfield.org

Volunteering for Open Space and Trails

Would you like to be a volunteer for the open space and trails program for the benefit of the community? Joining an Adopt-a-Trail or Adopt-an-Open Space Site is just one way your energy can help the community! Find out more!

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