Tag: jones park
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Long-anticipated master plans approved for 2 Colorado Springs area parks
Long-anticipated master plans for two cherished Colorado Springs area parks have gained final approvals. El Paso County commissioners this week unanimously voted in favor of guiding documents for the future development and management of Paint Mines Interpretive Park as well as for Jones Park. The plan for the latter — the nearly 1,200 acres tucked…
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Jones Park plan closer to approval; Colorado Springs trail enthusiasts push back
A long-awaited master plan for a long-debated park in Colorado Springs’ southwest mountains has gained initial approval. That’s against continued pushback. Ahead of considerations by Palmer Land Conservancy and El Paso County commissioners, the county’s parks board has unanimously approved a master plan for Jones Park. That’s the nearly 1,200 acres in the Bear Creek…
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Long-awaited plan taking shape for Colorado Springs’ Jones Park
A long-awaited master plan for a highly debated place of recreation and conservation in Colorado Springs’ mountains is closer to a finish line. El Paso County parks officials recently fielded questions from mountain bikers and motorcyclists about a proposed guiding document for the next decade of management at Jones Park, the nearly 1,200 acres in…
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Hiking series to celebrate 50 years of El Paso County parks
In celebrating 50 years of its parks department, El Paso County is hosting a series of guided hikes throughout the year amounting to 50 kilometers. The first trip is slated for Feb. 6 at Paint Mines Interpretive Park, among the 8,000 acres of parks and open spaces the county counts as accumulating since voters established…
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With ‘troubling decline’ of Colorado Springs’ greenback cutthroat trout, questions of recreation reemerge
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The issue of conservation and recreation in Colorado Springs’ Bear Creek watershed has once again come to a head, with a recent report noting a “troubling decline” of greenback cutthroat trout swimming in the waters around the popular Jones Park and surrounding mountains southwest of…
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With ‘troubling decline’ of Colorado Springs’ greenback cutthroat trout, questions of recreation reemerge
The issue of conservation and recreation in Colorado Springs’ Bear Creek watershed has once again come to a head, with a recent report noting a “troubling decline” of greenback cutthroat trout swimming in the waters around the popular Jones Park and surrounding mountains southwest of the city. The latest findings from Colorado Parks and Wildlife…
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Controversial Jones Park in Colorado Springs has new trails proposed
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save If approved, a new master plan would double trail mileage in Jones Park, the popular, backcountry getaway in Colorado Springs’ southwest mountains. Additions were the hope of hikers, mountain bikers, motorcyclists and equestrians who responded last year to a survey by El Paso County, which…
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Controversial Jones Park in Colorado Springs has new trails proposed
If approved, a new master plan would double trail mileage in Jones Park, the popular, backcountry getaway in Colorado Springs’ southwest mountains. Additions were the hope of hikers, mountain bikers, motorcyclists and equestrians who responded last year to a survey by El Paso County, which in 2015 assumed responsibility of the nearly 1,200 acres. That…