January 4, 2021 – The El Paso County Board of Commissioners is seeking community-minded citizen volunteers to serve on the El Paso County Park Fee Advisory Committee. Applications for the open position are due by February 5, 2021. The Park Fee Advisory Committee meets to establish fair and equitable annual park development fees in lieu…
December 29, 2020 – Recycle your Christmas tree with TreeCycle at six area sites January 2 – 3 and January 2 – 10, 2021. This program was organized by El Paso County with the assistance of the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs Utilities, Rocky Top Resources, and Colorado Springs Youth Sports. The TreeCycle program…
December 9, 2020 – The Fountain Creek Nature Center have announced their calendar of events for January. The classes and programs are listed below by location. ONLINE REGISTRATION available at https://communityservices.elpasoco.com/nature-centers/ All programs require pre-registration. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, space is extremely limited and programs are subject to change. Please call the nature center or…
December 9, 2020 – El Paso County Parks is seeking public review and survey participation regarding the draft Jones Park Master Plan. Popular for multiple outdoor recreation pursuits and beautiful scenery, Jones Park is also home of the federally threatened Greenback Cutthroat Trout. Jones Park covers over 1,100 acres of land featuring beautiful stands of…
October 27, 2020- On Saturday, November 7, beginning at 10:00 a.m., join us for Bear Creek’s 6th Annual 5k & 3K Bear Run; a silly, charity fun run & walk for a cause. All new runners will receive a bear suit with registration to wear during the run. The suit is yours to keep!…
El Paso County, CO, Wednesday, October 22, 2020 – The herd of weed-eating cashmere goats returned to Bear Creek Regional Park this week. The goats arrived on Wednesday, October 21, and will work in the park for approximately ten days. Approximately 500 goats will eat brush and weeds to perform organic weed control on…
October 15, 2020- El Paso County’s Bear Creek Nature Center has found ways to continue offering quality educational programs while adhering to Covid-19 guidelines and best practices. They also continually strive to create programming that is innovative and engaging. Boo! At Bear Creek is their newest special event offering. Boo! At Bear Creek, to…
October 13, 2020 – El Paso County Parks will host the annual Ghouls and Stools Day on Saturday, October 31, to cleanup Bear Creek Dog Park. Ghouls and Stools Day offers park users and volunteers an opportunity to give back by picking up dog waste in Bear Creek Dog Park. Pet waste that remains on trails…
October 8, 2020 – An El Paso County construction project is currently underway, which will require intermittent closures of the playground, surrounding sidewalks, and a portion of the main parking lot within Widefield Community Park. This project includes: Replacing the sidewalk from the main parking lot to the restroom Construction of two new pavilions near…
Thursday, September 10, 2020 – Today, El Paso County’s Veterans Service Office and the El Paso County Board of Commissioners announced Colonel Nanette Brédé Mueller as the Veteran of the Year at their annual ceremony. Colonel Nanette Brédé Mueller is a difference-maker. During her 29 years of distinguished military service in the U.S. Army and…
