Council approves Telluride Open Space Commission's 2026 work plan including river restoration and trail projects
The council unanimously approved the Open Space Commission's 2026 program that funds river-reach restoration (reach 3), valley-floor stewardship, trail connections, signage updates and a goat weed-mitigation pilot (conditional two-year pilot). Reach 3 restoration was completed on schedule with a $249,500 grant pass-through via Trout Unlimited.
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Council unanimously approved the Open Space Commission's 2026 work plan, a package of stewardship and restoration projects the commission proposed to use open-space set-aside funds. Lance McDonald, commission chair, summarized 2025 accomplishments and the recommended 2026 work list: completed river reach three restoration (a reach that tied into an upstream Forest Service reroute) using a $249,500 grant pass-through from Trout Unlimited; snowcat grooming and modular seasonal bridges on the valley floor; bilingual signage and a pilot goat weed mitigation program (two-year trial with conditional agriculture use approvals and public review).
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