El Paso County’s Fountain Creek Nature Center and Bear Creek Nature Center announce the events and activities for April 2018 which includes: The Great American Clean Up, Girl Scout Day, flowers, birds and rabbits. Fountain Creek Nature Center 320 Pepper Grass Lane, Fountain, CO 80817 719-520-6745, www.ElPasoCountyNatureCenters.com Nature Adventures: Rascally Rabbits April 5,…
Colorado State University Extension presents Half Day Horticulture Class, Noxious Weeds and Invasive Species. Noxious weeds can cause serious economic and environment harm. It is in everyone’s best interest to know which weeds are on the list so you can control them as the regulations require. Topics include: • What is a List A, B, C…
Video: El Paso County’s New Santa Fe Regional Trail.
The El Paso County Community Services Department, Environmental Division will hold the first Clean Sweep Household Hazardous Waste Event for 2018 on Saturday, April 14, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event is free to all El Paso and Teller county residents for the proper disposal of residential household hazardous waste items, large TVs, mattresses, tires, etc.…
On Wednesday, the El Paso County Parks Advisory Board honored five community donors as 2017 Partners in the Park with commemorative awards of appreciation. The Partners in the Park Program has brought in more than $140,000 to County Parks since it was started in 2009. 2017 Partners in the Park include: • Robert & Ellen Hostetler…
1/8/18 Major construction is about to get started near the New Santa Fe Regional Trail, and it will bring a few changes for trail users. The United States Air Force Academy will begin a large scale construction project at the South Gate Bridge between January 2018 and June 2019. This construction activity will impact the…
Carl McDaniel, El Paso County Veterans Service Officer, received the 2017 Louis Nardini Award from the Colorado Veterans Service Officers Association. The Colorado County Veterans Service Officers Association (CVSOA) annually presents the Louis Nardini Award to an Outstanding County Veterans Service Officer or a VSO staff member for recognition of outstanding performance and achievements. The…
Marc Schendzielos has been named the 2017 Parks Volunteer of the Year. The El Paso County Parks Advisory Board gave him the great honor last week. “Marc is an extremely dedicated volunteer for the Bear Creek Dog Park and is heavily involved with the Friends of Bear Creek Dog Park group. He removes excess dog…
The herd of weed-eating cashmere goats are back at Bear Creek Regional Park and they’ll be chowing down for about 10 days. Approximately 500 goats will eat brush and weeds to perform organic weed control in 20 acres of the park surrounding the Charmaine Nymann Community Garden. The gardeners have raised funds for grazing each…
El Paso County’s Veterans Service Office honored Leo F. Martinez as the recipient of the inaugural Veteran of the Year at a ceremony on Thursday at the El Paso County Veterans Monument in Bear Creek Regional Park. “El Paso County is home to more than 98,000 veterans, who have honorably served our country protecting our…
