Walden Sawhill Ponds sewer line construction

[Scott E. Severs]

Birders, naturalists: 

Boulder utilities department has reached out to Boulder County Audubon Society to alert the birding community that there will be a construction project at Sawhill and Walden Ponds that will affect access to the site during the construction.

The construction is slated from September 2023 through 2025, and will include trail closures both at Walden Ponds, and Sawhill Ponds. The county and the city will have those closures listed on their websites. The project is being monitored by state, federal and local agencies to prevent impacts to nesting species.

For complete details, and questions, please address them to a Boulder utilities at the information included and attached below.

Informational website: 

https://bouldercolorado.gov/projects/main-sewer-improvements-project

Thank you,

Scott Severs,

BCAS

Scott E Severs Longmont ScottE...@gmail.com (Note the "E" in the address above) Sent from Gmail Mobile

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From: Olsen, Laurel <Ols...@bouldercolorado.gov>
Date: Fri, Sep 8, 2023 at 08:53
Subject: FW: Boulder, CO Chapter
To: cros...@boulderaudubon.org <cros...@boulderaudubon.org>
CC: Olson, Christopher <ols...@bouldercolorado.gov>

Good morning,

 

The City of Boulder is gearing up to start a construction project which will impact the bird watching community who use Sawhill Ponds and Walden Ponds for their viewing oasis. (Please see below message) The attached flyer is what the city has been handing out to the public for more information. Would you be willing to share on your platforms to help us get the word out? Thank you for your consideration! Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

 

 

From: Edmunds, Daly <Daly.E...@audubon.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 7, 2023 17:29
To: Olsen, Laurel <Ols...@bouldercolorado.gov>
Cc: Olson, Christopher <ols...@bouldercolorado.gov>
Subject: RE: Boulder, CO Chapter

 

External Sender

Hello Laurel,

 

Thanks for reaching out! I’d encourage you to reach out directly to the Boulder County Audubon Chapter (website; email = cros...@boulderaudubon.org).  They may choose to share info via their social media channels or via newsletter …

 

Best of luck with the construction!

 

• Daly

 

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Daly Edmunds
Policy and Outreach Director
Cell: 307.760.7342

Pronouns: she | her | hers (what’s this?)

Audubon Rockies (WY, CO, UT)
320 E. Vine Drive, Suite 312
Fort Collins, CO 80524
rockies.audubon.org

 

From: Olsen, Laurel <Ols...@bouldercolorado.gov>
Sent: Thursday, September 7, 2023 5:12 PM
To: Edmunds, Daly <Daly.E...@audubon.org>
Cc: Olson, Christopher <ols...@bouldercolorado.gov>
Subject: Boulder, CO Chapter

 

Hello,

 

My name is Laurel Olsen and I work for the City of Boulder’s utilities department. I am reaching out to inquire if there is a message board for the local Boulder chapter of the Audubon Rockies. The city is about to start construction on a project to rehabilitate our main sanitary sewer line and it will result in closures to the trails at Sawhill Ponds and some intermittent closures to Walden Ponds. Both areas are frequently used by our local birding enthusiasts so any avenue to help spread the word about the closures would be very much appreciated. I will also be out on the site on Sat,, 23 Sept. from 7-noon to let visitors know of the upcoming impacts. Thank you for any guidance you may have.