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Pitkin County adopts updated Northstar Nature Preserve management plan with stronger restoration and monitoring language
Summary
After extensive public comment and working-group review, the board adopted the updated Northstar Nature Preserve Management Plan (2026), emphasizing biodiversity monitoring, adaptive management and river/wetland restoration (including beaver-supportive measures); the plan drew both applause and concerns over commercial river use.
Pitkin County commissioners adopted March 25 an updated management plan for the Northstar Nature Preserve that strengthens biodiversity goals, adjusts monitoring thresholds and prioritizes ecological restoration while keeping a controlled program for quiet recreational access.
Open Space & Trails director Gary Tenbomb and staff said changes since first reading were minor: staff incorporated technical edits from Colorado Natural Heritage and adjusted the terrestrial wildlife diversity threshold so that species detections must not…
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