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Summer Concerts in the Parks
Wednesday, June 6: The Mile Markers Band at Fox Run Regional Park, 6-8 P.M.
Wednesday, June 20; Pikes Peak Jazz & Swing Society at Bear Creek Regional Park, 6-8 P.M.
Wednesday, July 11; Branden Sipes at Fox Run Regional Park, 6-8 P.M.
Wednesday, July 25; Jeff Brinkman at Bear Creek Regional Park, 6-8 P.M.
Wednesday, August 1; Pikes Peak Jazz & Swing Society at Bear Creek Regional Park, 6-8 P.M.
Wednesday, August 22; Pikes Peak Jazz & Swing Society at Fountain Creek Regional Park, 6-8 P.M.
Free! Bring your lawn chair or blanket and enjoy the summer nights.
Friends Group Meetings - Open to the Public
Please R.S.V.P. to dananordstrom@elpasoco.com
Bear Creek Regional Park
Wednesday, May 30th at 6:30 P.M.
Bear Creek Nature Center
245 Bear Creek Road., 80906
Fox Run Regional Park
Wednesday, June 13th at 6:30 P.M.
The Hostetler's Home
17215 Colonial Park Drive
Monument, CO 80132
Congratulations to Nancy Stone Bernard...Winner of the 2011 El Paso County Community Services Employee of the Year Award!
Nancy, as the Fountain Creek Nature Center Supervisor, saw potential instead of problems when a Kohls representative stopped in to inquire about a volunteer project. The result was 50 volunteers from five Kohls stores providing over 200 hours of service and donating $7,500 for the Fountain Creek Nature Center.
Public Service Announcement - Willow Springs Ranch
El Paso County Parks and a variety of community partners have been exploring the possibility of conserving a portion / all of Willow Springs Ranch for open space, park and recreation, and community opportunities. The 260 acre ranch is located south of the Town of Monument and west of Interstate 25.
Community interest has been expressed in the site to preserve riparian corridor habitat, provide visual relief for the Interstate 25 corridor, provide connections to the New Santa Fe and Pike National Forest trail systems, serve as an open space buffer for Monument area, protect water resources as the confluence of Monument and Teachout creeks are located on the site, and provide opportunities for community recreation and other public facilities.
A community meeting will be conducted on Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. at the Monument Town Hall, 645 Beacon Lite Road, Monument. Interested residents are encouraged to attend to provide input.
For further information, please contact Tim Wolken, Director, Community Services Department, at timwolken@elpasoco.com or 719-520-6981.
Fox Run Regional Park Info and News