Tag: el paso county parks
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El Paso County Poor Farm, one of the last in the country, cared for the needy, old or ill
Since 2017 the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum has told the area’s history with an interactive alphabetical “Story of Us.” “P” stood for the Poor Farm in the exhibit. Fittingly, the Poor Farm had been here since the beginning of the city. In 1880 the county commissioners chose a cottage on El Paso Street for a…
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Cheers to a career dedicated to improving overall quality of parks, open spaces in Colorado Springs area | Trail Talk
How many of us know people who took an entry-level position and ended up running the company? It doesn’t happen often, but when it does, it grabs our attention. To start from the bottom and work your way to the top is a matter of timing and luck, but it also takes patience, perseverance and,…
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New addition coming to long-dreamed trail west of Colorado Springs
El Paso County is moving ahead on a long-dreamed trail touring the hills west of Colorado Springs. Ute Pass Regional Trail has been more than a decade in the making, predating a master plan published in 2015. The plan maps the 11-mile trail running from Manitou Springs up through Cascade and Green Mountain Falls, ending…
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Protecting the Paint Mines: Officials consider crowd control at the rare landscape east of Colorado Springs
Officials have presented concepts aimed at protecting a rare, colorful landscape east of Colorado Springs that came under harmful siege during the pandemic years. For the past 24 years or so, El Paso County has managed Paint Mines Interpretive Park based on “a myriad of plans, reports and baseline studies,” explained Ross Williams, county park…
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Concepts presented to protect Paint Mines east of Black Forest, but questions linger
Officials have presented concepts aimed at protecting a rare, colorful landscape east of Colorado Springs that came under harmful siege during the pandemic years. For the past 24 years or so, El Paso County has managed Paint Mines Interpretive Park based on “a myriad of plans, reports and baseline studies,” explained Ross Williams, county park…
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Public meetings for planned Fox Run Nature Center scheduled
El Paso County Parks and Community Services on Monday announced the dates for the next two public meetings concerning the long-awaited Fox Run Nature Center. The next public meeting is set for Feb. 16, from 5-7 p.m., at the Black Forest Community Club, located at 12350 Black Forest Rd. in northeast Colorado Springs, according to…
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Horse poop must be scooped: Colorado Springs parks officials remind equestrians to clean up
During a recent city of Colorado Springs parks meeting, the mention of horse poop led to a brief, surprised silence. “I know people think it’s just dogs, because that’s the majority of animal use,” said Scott Abbott, regional parks manager. But those bulky, grainy piles left by the hoofed steeds must also be collected, he…