El Paso County Parks to host three upcoming event. Trails, Tails and Ales Saturday, January 12, 10:30 a.m. Black Forest Section 16 Trailhead, 8510 Burgess Road, Colorado Springs Grab your dog and join us for this special hike! We will be hitting the Black Forest Section 16 Trail, hike the 4-mile trail, and then…
El Paso County’s Fountain Creek Nature Center and Bear Creek Nature Center announce the events and activities for January 2019 which includes: a bird count, night photography, hikes, volunteer orientations and a celebration of the new exhibits at Bear Creek Nature Center. Fountain Creek Nature Center 320 Pepper Grass Lane, Fountain, CO 80817 719-520-6745,…
El Paso County Parks was named the Land Management Partner of the Year by the Rocky Mountain Field Institute. “RMFI’s history with El Paso County Parks dates back to the Black Forest Fire in 2013,” said Jennifer Peterson, executive director of RMFI. “Since that time RMFI has been working very closely with El Paso County…
The Bear Creek Nature Center is going through some changes and getting some fresh exhibits like the new Greenback Cutthroat Trout tank. We were there when the beautiful fish were being loaded into their new home.
El Paso County’s Fountain Creek Nature Center and Bear Creek Nature Center announce the events and activities for December 2018 which includes: a bird count, candlelight walk, wagon rides, and a hike with Santa. Fountain Creek Nature Center 320 Pepper Grass Lane, Fountain, CO 80817 719-520-6745, www.ElPasoCountyNatureCenters.com Nature Adventures: December Doves Thursday, Dec.…
The herd of weed-eating cashmere goats returned to Bear Creek Regional Park on Friday, Oct. 26. The goats are scheduled to work in the park for 10 days. Approximately 500 goats will eat brush and weeds to perform organic weed control on 20 acres of the park surrounding the Charmaine Nymann Community Garden. The gardeners…
VIDEO: If you like to hike and fish, check out our latest episode of Explore Our Parks. It features Willow Springs Ponds down on the south side of the County. It’s a great place to fish of course, but it also has some great trails.
For our latest episode of Explore Our Parks we’re taking a look at the Black Forest Section 16 Trail. It’s a nice easy trail with some interesting history in the name.
El Paso County Parks and its contractor, Designscapes Colorado, will be closing the playground, tennis courts and basketball courts at Widefield Community Park for Phase I Improvements on Thursday, July 19. The restroom at the park will also close for renovations later this summer. When that schedule has been finalized, the County will let the…
VIDEO: July is National Parks and Rec Month and we have all kinds of great events going on here in El Paso County. We’re at the Bear Creek Nature Center with a preview.
