Heil Valley Ranch – 2019 Preview August 30, 2018 - You may have hiked the memorable trails at Heil Valley Ranch such as the Lichen Loop, Wapiti Trail, and the new Overland Loop. You’ve created memories in the vast pine… 
Volunteer Ranger Corps: All in a Day August 30, 2018 - An Adventure on the Eagle Wind Trail Seven-thirty Sunday morning, and I’m checking the forecast before heading out to the Ron Stewart Preserve at Rabbit Mountain for a Volunteer Ranger… 
Farmer: A Day in the Life August 30, 2018 - Maneuvering along a busy highway in a large swather, Keith Bateman answers his phone, accepting his 48th call on a sweltering day in mid-July. Keith’s line of work is not… 
Elk and Vegetation: the First Year June 1, 2018 - You last heard about the department’s efforts to reduce the elk population at the Ron Stewart Preserve at Rabbit Mountain in the Fall 2017 issue of Images. Our team identified… 
Land Conservation Awards June 1, 2018 - On April 18, the Boulder County Parks & Open Space Department (BCPOS) held the annual Land Conservation Awards ceremony. Here are highlights from the special gathering: Land Conservation Award This… 
Honoring World Ranger Day June 1, 2018 - Boulder County is rich in parks, open space, national forests, and wilderness. Our quality of life is deeply connected to the outdoors, and our local culture and traditions are rooted… 
Hiking with Mike: Autism on the Trail June 1, 2018 - It was 2009 when I first wrote in Images about hiking with my son, Mike, who has a developmental disability. He was then 10 years old. Now he is 19,… 
Water Striders On Patrol June 1, 2018 - Water striders are insects at home on a pond, and they skitter easily across the surface of the water. When you watch them skating around, they seem to be having…
Bats Are Super Flyers and the Only Flying Mammal August 30, 2018 - Little Brown Bat stretched her wings then fluttered into the air as more bats began to stir around her in their roost. She woke up thirsty as usual. She and… 
Research Report: Human Recreation Activity on Abert’s Squirrel & Dusky Grouse August 30, 2018 - The Boulder County Parks & Open Space Department offers grants for research on county open space lands each year. All proposals are reviewed by a team of resource specialists, and…