Stewardship of our unique natural surroundings for future generations is our highest priority.
PLAN-Boulder County leads Boulder's efforts to preserve open space in order to conserve wildlife and plant ecosystems, preserve agricultural land, preserve the natural beauty of the surrounding area and to prevent sprawl so that future generations may experience what the present and past generations have enjoyed. In 1968, PLAN-Boulder led the effort to create a funded, sustainable open space program that could continue to purchase land to achieve these goals.
Today, we all who live in or visit Boulder reap the benefits of that earlier foresight. But there are challenges posed by increased use of open space as population grows and from climate change. The future of our open space will be determined by our stewardship of these lands and ecosystems.
As less money is available for land purchases, PLAN-Boulder County continues to support conservation goals by emphasizing maintenance and nurturing of the lands we have in our Open Space system and advocating priority emphasis on conservation of wildlife, plant ecosystems, and wetlands. We support low-impact, non-mechanized recreational uses where they cause no net loss of habitats or diminishment of ecosystems.
