Fall flower fun at the Botanic Garden

Saturday, September 10, 2022, 9 am – noon

The Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens invites you to join them Saturday, September 10, 2022, 9 am – noon, for an open house with a public tour, plant shopping, garden advice, and generally enjoying the gardens as a community.

Garden director Garima Fairfax and volunteers will be on hand to talk plants and show visitors around all morning. Formal tour will start at 10 a.m. focusing on late-season blooms and wacky seed pods. Tour is free, and visiting the gardens is always free. They will be selling t-shirts and a small selection of Colorado-native perennial wildflower plants - plant now for more color and happy pollinators next year. The RMBG is located near the corner of 4th Ave and Prospect St. in Lyons. Park on the street and walk in on the Bohn Park access path.

Apple Valley Road Work and Closure

North end of Road, begins Sept 12

Boulder County Public Works’ contractor will be re-staining/refinishing the arch bridge on Apple Valley Road over North Saint Vrain Creek at the upper north end of the road where it terminates at US-36 in Lyons, CO.

LOCATION: Local Traffic Only on Apple Valley Rd between the north and south accesses of US-36. Hard Closure on Apple Valley Rd at North Saint Vrain Creek (Arch Bridge)

DATES: Weekdays, September 12 through September 23, 2022

HOURS: Apple Valley Road bridge: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday

Operation Mighty Goats

Tackling weed and fire mitigation organically!

The Town is working with two goat entities to help with weed mitigation. There is a new herd of 35-40 goats which arrived over Labor Day and working the area west of Horizon Drive, near the playground. The other herd has been diligently digesting weeds over near Park St in the confluence.

Did you know goats will navigate even the most difficult terrain to consume any vegetation on wildfire-prone land? And they are cute too!

CDOT Lyons Bridge Repairs on Highway 7

Work began in late August with repairs to the bridge on Colorado Highway 7 over North Saint Vrain Creek in the Town of Lyons. These bridge repairs are part of an existing project to rehabilitate two bridges in Boulder County.

During the initial phase of work, crews will replace the sidewalks and make bridge deck repairs. This is expected to last through September. Work will begin on the northbound (east side) of the bridge and switch to the southbound (west side) once the east side is complete. Two-way bridge traffic will be down to one lane, managed by temporary traffic signals. The second phase of work consists of scour removal and riprap protection with no traffic impacts to CO 7. This part of the project will begin in late September/early October.

Rabbit Mountain Mid-week Closures

Begin Sept. 19 thru Jan. 25

Boulder County Parks and Open Space reminds residents that the Ron Stewart Preserve at Rabbit Mountain will be closed weekly, Monday through Wednesday, from Sept. 19 through Jan. 25 for an elk management program, which includes limited hunting.

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Remain Bear Aware!

Hyperphagia - a bear's time to pack on pounds

Colorado Parks and Wildlife reminds people to remain bear aware during hyperphagia - a bear's time to pack on pounds in preparation for winter.

Black bears in Colorado are entering hyperphagia and will spend up to 20 hours a day trying to eat more than 20,000 calories to fatten up for winter. As bears start to prepare for hibernation and hunt for food, you may see more bear activity in Lyons.

Most conflicts between people and bears can be traced to easily accessible human food and your trash, as a bear’s natural drive to eat can overcome its fear of humans. When bears become too comfortable around humans, they can destroy property or even become a threat to human safety.

CPW’s most reported conflicts are from attractants such as trash, bird seed, pet food, and barbecue grills. Removing these and keeping your trash secure can help.

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