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15 Porch Notes tagged “wetlands,” from counties across Colorado.

Water and land - El Paso County

Wetlands can shape El Paso County development review

A wetland on your El Paso County parcel can reshape site layout, easements, and permitting long before you break ground.

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Home and property - Rio Grande County

Check floodplain and wetlands maps before site work in Rio Grande County

Before moving dirt in Rio Grande County, check floodplain, wetlands, and FEMA flood maps; a flat-looking pad can still need a permit.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Arapahoe County

Cherry Creek Valley Ecological Park is a creek classroom in Centennial

A Centennial nature preserve where a designed stretch of Cherry Creek does flood control, water quality, and creek-side nature study at once.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Jefferson County

Crown Hill is a lake and wetland pause in west-metro Jefferson County

Tucked between Lakewood and Wheat Ridge, Crown Hill Park centers on a lake, wetland habitat, and soft trails, not ballfields.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Jefferson County

Majestic View turns Arvada prairie and wetlands into a nature classroom

Arvada's Majestic View Nature Center pairs prairie, wetland trails, and gardens with nature education at the city's edge.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Denver County

Parkfield Wetland is a prairie pond with a city job

Parkfield Wetland in northeast Denver is a 2003-built prairie pond that doubles as regional storm detention and open-space habitat.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Jefferson County

Van Bibber Park follows creek meadows between Arvada and Golden

On the Arvada-Golden edge, Van Bibber Park follows its creek through meadows and wetlands, with an accessible trail and easy walking.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Boulder County

Caribou Ranch mixes high meadows, wetlands, and mining traces

Caribou Ranch is a high montane open space above Nederland, mixing forests, meadows, wetlands, streams, abundant wildlife, and old mining traces.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Boulder County

Lagerman Reservoir keeps a rural edge near Longmont

Lagerman Agricultural Preserve near Longmont protects a quiet reservoir, wetlands, and farm-edge open space, a different side of Boulder County.

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Home and property - Park County

Park County Environmental Health looks at more than septic tanks

Park County Environmental Health handles septic and driveway permits, site evaluations, and wetlands work, so ask site questions early.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Boulder County

Walden Ponds turned gravel pits into a wildlife stop

Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat opened in 1975, turning worked-out gravel pits into Boulder County wetlands, trails, and bird habitat.

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Home and property - Pitkin County

Wetlands on a Pitkin County parcel need extra care

Many Pitkin County parcels hold wetlands or riparian areas, and nearly all earthwork within a wetland needs an Army Corps permit.

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Water and land - Larimer County

A detached Larimer County living unit may need a wetland buffer check

The open part of a parcel is not always buildable; a detached living unit may need a check for wetlands, buffers, and drainage first.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Boulder County

Pella Crossing is a wetland repair story you can walk through

Pella Crossing looks like an easy pond walk, but its ponds carry beaver management, wetland work, and a native fish nursery.

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Outdoors and wildfire - Larimer County

Fossil Creek Reservoir is a quiet birding landscape, not a boating lake

Fossil Creek Reservoir Natural Area is conserved bird habitat, not a boating lake, so the trails lead to viewing areas instead of the water.

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