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Jeffco Open Space details Beaver Ranch improvements and the science behind forest treatments

Conifer Area Council · November 20, 2024
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Jefferson County Open Space presented design milestones and schedules for the Beaver Ranch Park Trailhead project (60% design reached; construction planned for summer 2025), a roughly 446-acre park with about 100 parking spaces at the main trailhead. Open Space also explained ecological reasons for thinning and treatments to reduce wildfire risk and to sustain wildlife habitat.

Jefferson County Open Space project manager Carly said the Beaver Ranch Park Trailhead Improvement Project reached 60% design and aims to finalize design in spring 2025 and begin construction in summer 2025 under a design-build contract. Carly described the project area (about 446 acres) and the main trailhead plan: a kiosk, restrooms, picnic shelter, a separately funded universal-access…

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