Hiking and exploring is a great way to escape from one’s daily jobs, chores and responsibilities, even if it is just for an hour or two. On a recent Sunday afternoon Anna and I finished up raking and ...

On Oct. 17, 2020, the Calwood Fire began. It roared through Heil Valley Ranch, burning 5,000 acres in five hours. This popular Open Space area was mostly closed for two years, but reopened last June ...

COLUMBIA — The public debate over the Grindstone trail spilled into the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting Thursday as neighborhood opposition pilloried the threat of eminent domain and ...

Grindstone Quarry Trail, Boulder County Open Space’s newest trail that just opened on Oct. 9, goes up and down through grassy meadows and ponderosa pine forests to an old sandstone quarry at Heil ...

COLUMBIA — City leaders expressed cautious optimism Tuesday for a revised plan to the proposed Grindstone Trail, but neighborhood opposition remains and multiple options are still under consideration.

COLUMBIA - The City of Columbia's Parks and Recreation Commission is discussing a new plan that would defer funds from the Grindstone Trail Phase I project to another set of projects for GetAbout ...

Columbia has no ocean beaches, snow-capped mountains or pristine lakes and rivers, as do other communities with which we compete for businesses, students, researchers and retirees. Such amenities are ...