Open Space Advisory Committee Meeting

June 10

National Trails Day reported on by staff. The event was well attended and favorably commented on by attendees. June 20 there is a program at the Coalton Trailhead about Prairie Dogs. New seasonal ranger, Conor Curtis, updated us on the Youth Corps status. They will be starting soon. Council raised no objections to the trail names suggestion we had submitted to them. The Coyote Ridge North/South trail sign blanks are ready (maps to be added to them later). Prairie Dogs located on TOS open space near Sagamore and extensively on the Boulder County area to the west began an extermination project when they were approached by residents. It was learned that the County was killing the dogs to accommodate the rancher(s) who graze cattle there. The dry winter and the dogs have combined to make the area a poor grazing area. It became clear that we need to expand the “reach” of the Prairie Dog Playbook to incorporate TOS property. The property report was approved as submitted. The Coyote Ridge Trail consultant walked through their plans. They are focusing on trying to honor the requests of the community which was to keep the space much as it is but improve trail quality and add signage that will indicate the trail difficulty and/or use. There is also a possibility that we might be able to download a pdf that is geolocated so a user could use it on site. Raptor program is going strong. Town Wildlife Management Plan is moving along.

Town Council Meeting

June 22