Tag: Bill Ruskin
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Remembering ‘open space’ hero Bill Ruskin
Bill Ruskin died in early August at the age of 87 surrounded by loving family. His death brought back many memories of checking out potential “open space” for Colorado Springs with Bill back in the mid-1970s. “Open space” was an exciting new concept at that time. Existing parks were regarded as being for heavy human…
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Remembering Bill Ruskin, advocate for parks, trails and conservation in Colorado Springs
The Palmer Land Conservancy. Cleanup work at Garden of the Gods. A nationwide program for trail stewardship. All three can trace their origins back to one Colorado Springs man’s advocacy work in the 1970s. William “Bill” Ruskin, who died Aug. 9 at the age of 87, was a leader for the city’s parks planning and…