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Outdoors

  • Sand Creek Greenway clean-up set

        COMMERCE CITY – The eighth annual REI/Sand Creek Greenway Volunteer Work Day will be from 8 a.m. to noon, Sept. 3, at the Smith Road Trailhead west of Havana Street.
        It’s a joint project between the greenway partnership, Denver Parks and Recreation, Aurora Parks Recreation and Open Space and Commerce City Parks and Recreation.

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  • Westminster’s 100 years includes long-gone fishing holes

        A community’s history and the outdoors side of that history go hand in hand.  Invariably, a community’s early history was more tied to and offered more outdoors experiences than our larger, modern and far more urbanized communities today. It is how the communities grew yet latched on to some of the outdoors.

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  • A round-up of outdoor news

        Most big-game hunters have been advised of their application draw results, but not all have received their refund checks. Refunds will be minus the $3 application fee and each refund will be issued separately for a specific species.
        Preference points should be monitored carefully by hunters, because they enhance one’s application success in future years. Preference point status can be checked on the DOW website “Hunting/Big Game Page.”

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  • It’s time to go fishing and help a great cause

        With a record-breaking spring runoff about to create near flood conditions on our favorite streams and rivers, and lake and reservoir water temperatures still below ideal catching levels, anglers are looking for some sure-fire fishing opportunities.
        Two upcoming fishing tournaments are just the solution. One offers anglers a combination fun, competitive day on the water with a very worthy charitable cause, the American Cancer Society, that will be hosting the annual Relay for Life events all along the Front Range in June.

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  • Barr Lake State Park celebrates bald eaglet hatch

        BRIGHTON – Barr Lake State Park is celebrating the annual spring hatching of its clutch of eaglets.
        For almost 25 years, bald eagles have nested in Barr Lake’s wildlife refuge. The habitat of Barr Lake is perfect for one pair of nesting bald eagles with large old cottonwoods, rich food sources and little disturbance.  

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  • Snow goose hunting serves purpose for fish and wildlife service

        Hunting seasons have virtually all ended with the exception of the Light (Snow) Goose Conservation Season which opened Feb. 14, the day following the regular goose season.

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  • Buy those seeds and make a difference in your community

        It’s time to buy seeds. And this year your seed purchase can help provide fresh produce for local food pantry clients.
        Brighton Shares The Harvest has established a partnership program with Botanical Interests, a seed company in Broomfield. They have a great variety of flower, herb and vegetable seeds, including organic seeds and heirloom varieties.

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  • Decisions made state resting place for Canadian geese

    Tourism is a major economic factor in Colorado that pumps considerable dollars into Colorado’s economy. One visitor, I would submit, that is neglected in the Front Range Colorado’s state tourism census is the thousands of graceful and resourceful migrating Canada geese.
        Somewhere in the range of a half million Canada geese travel into and through Colorado in their migration cycles. However, some spend the winter here in Colorado and a growing number have even taken up permanent residency in the Mile High State.

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  • Fly-fishing across the country

    Trout Unlimited has it right. You can fly fish literally anywhere on this planet. If you have ventured beyond Colorado’s streams and other Western waters with fly rod in hand, you know what I mean. I have learned to never leave home without my travel fly rod, knowing out there somewhere is a new and different fishing experience, worth exploring.

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  • Hunters: Give up your Hides

    If you hunt elk or deer consider extending the positive hunting experience by supporting the local Elk’s Lodge’s Veterans Leather Program. “This valuable program established in 1948 has benefited tens of thousands of war veterans who have served our nation,” reported Colorado State Veterans’ Leather Chairman and Brighton Elk’s member, Jim Vincent.

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