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Community donations top $90,000 to protect Avenger Open Space; wildfire mitigation planned for July
Summary
City and parks board members recognized donors whose contributions helped preserve Avenger Open Space, a 20‑acre tract the city purchased as its largest open‑space acquisition; staff and partners outlined conservation easement planning, NEPA coordination with the U.S. Forest Service and a July wildfire‑mitigation project led by Team Rubicon.
Council and Parks & Recreation Advisory Board members recognized donors and described next steps for Avenger Open Space during the March 20 meeting.
Jeff Webb, chair of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, described Avenger as a 20‑acre property purchased by the city — the largest open space acquisition in Woodland Park’s history — and said the community raised $90,000 in private donations to help secure the site along with Great Outdoors Colorado (GoCo) grant funding.
Webb credited 35 individual donors and three…
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