For those of us from outside of Colorado Springs it is a good idea to
mention, if at all applicable, that when you visit Fountain Creek Regional
Park for birding you spend money in El Paso County (ie gas, food,
shopping). That is the only reason they will care about our input as we
are not
Marie,
Thank you for including that information, and for responding so quickly.
In addition, FCRP is one of only two locations in El Paso County given the
designation of *Important Bird Area* by the National Audubon Society.
*Linda Hodges*
*Colorado Springs*
On Sun, May 1, 2016 at 8:18 PM,
I hope that I am not overstepping any bounds as a very new member of
COBirds, but I am really sorry to hear of the plans El Paso has for
Fountain Creek. One thing that occurred to me, reading this email, is that
external evidence of the value of Fountain Creek Regional Park might be
valuable to
COBirders,
*El Paso County Parks has proposed to develop a number of the natural areas
within Fountain Creek Regional Park (FCRP).* A public meeting on April 28,
2016 presented the plans, which include: dog park in sensitive riparian
habitat, singletrack mountain biking trails, disc golf course,
