The City of
Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Department (OSMP) will begin construction
on a project to improve habitat along South Boulder Creek next week.
Officials say the South
Boulder Creek Aquatic Habitat Improvement project is intended to improve
in-stream habitat for fish and other aquatic species and restore riparian
habitat along a 1.9-mile stretch of the creek south of South Boulder Road. Work
will include placing rock and log structures in the channel, removing spoil
piles from past gravel mining, creating wetlands and planting riparian
vegetation. Construction work is to be completed by Oct. 1, after which
wildland restoration volunteers will help plant and seed the project area.
The South Boulder Creek
Trail will remain open while work is being done on the project. Occasional
construction traffic may be encountered on the trail. Trail users are being
asked to use caution around construction equipment.
The project is a
cooperative effort involving Colorado Division of Wildlife, Denver Water and
OSMP. Funding is provided by a Division of Wildlife ‘Fishing is Fun’ grant,
Denver Water’s Gross Reservoir mitigation fund and OSMP restoration funds.
For more information, visit www.osmp.org or call 303-441-3440.
