The City of Boulder and the University of Colorado want to develop some of the last open space separating the city from Denver. This is some of the most heavily used recreational land around the city, which gets more than 1,000 hikers, bikers, bird watchers, dog walkers and runners every day. It is located in flood plain, and the water table is literally right at the surface of the ground. These wetlands are key habitat for several rare species.
I have been visiting Boulder for almost 60 years, and living here on and off for almost 25 years. Protecting this open space and wildlife habitat was always a key value of the community. Unfortunately the city council has been taken over by developers – who don’t share the values of the community.
