Coal Creek Canyon Community Blog

Canyon Coffee Shop Re-opening 8th December 2008

Filed under: announcement, community, hot-topics, news — Tags: coffee, local business — coalcreek @ 9:33 am

A message to Canyonites from Brian Young:

As you know, recently, the coffee shop closed due to lack of financial viability. Darwin and Kristin have wanted to find creative means to keep the shop running for the good of the community, and they did not want to pass it on to someone who would be ignorant of the risks and challenges the business may present. Thankfully, Patti and Mallorie have stepped in to buy the shop and try it for six months. They are both experienced with the shop and will hit the ground running in giving it a go.

Their plan is the following:

. To re-open this Monday, December 8th at 6AM.
. To scale down and go simple - coffee, bakery and breakfast burritos.
. They will be open Monday thru Friday 6am-10:30am, Saturday and Sunday 7am-1pm (with lunch specials).
. They are also discussing the possibility of doing ‘take home meals’ for pickup for dinner.

There are unique challenges to running a business in Coal Creek Canyon. I would like to encourage you to make Coal Creek Coffee and Books part of your experience in the community. I believe strongly that our fine community needs businesses like this to foster a sense of togetherness and to build relationships.

Special thanks to Darwin and Kristin for their fine efforts, and all the best to Patti and Mallorie in this next step.

Sincerely,

Brian Young

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Bighorn Sheep spotted in Coal Creek Canyon

Filed under: alert, wildlife — Tags: bighorn sheep, cool encounter, out-of-place, wildlife — coalcreek @ 8:50 pm

Yesterday there were two sightings of Bighorn Sheep in Coal Creek Canyon. Amazing, and first records of such an encounter up here.

Keep your eye peel between the long straight-away and the S curve and you may get to see him.

See more:
http://wildobs.com/map/Coal-Creek-Canyon-CO/Bighorn-Sheep

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December 15 (Nederland) - Community Meeting on Mountain Pine Beetle and Community Biomass Sort Yards

Filed under: community, hot-topics — coalcreek @ 10:45 pm

Not exactly Coal Creek Canyon, but close/relevant:
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 1, 2008

Contact: Ryan Ludlow, Forestry Education and Outreach Coordinator, Land Use Department at 720-564-2641 or Barb Halpin, Public Information Officer, 303-441-1622

December 15 (Nederland) - Community Meeting on Mountain Pine Beetle and Community Biomass Sort Yards

(Boulder County, Colo.) – The Boulder County Land Use Department has scheduled a forest health community meeting on December 15 in Nederland to discuss potential impacts of the mountain pine beetle epidemic on the region and to brainstorm potential locations for a community biomass sort yard to collect and dispose of local wood and slash.

In an effort to help private landowners deal with the impacts of the mountain pine beetle epidemic, Boulder County plans to open a community-use facility next year in the Nederland area that will accept tree branches and wood at no cost to residents. Boulder County and the Town of Nederland are currently working together to locate a suitable site. Public input is requested to help facilitate this process.

What:      Community Meeting on the Mountain Pine Beetle and establishing a community biomass sort yard near the Town of Nederland
When:      6:30 - 9 p.m., Monday, December 15
Where:    Nederland Community Center, 750 Highway 72 North

The meeting is being co-sponsored by the Town of Nederland, the Indian Peaks Forest Alliance, and Boulder County.

A primary objective of this event is to continue to educate the community about mountain pine beetle activity, the mountain ecology and current predictions on how this tiny bug will impact the Northern Front Range. A secondary goal is to provide detailed information about community biomass sort yards and why they are being set up along the Peak-to-Peak Corridor. Finally, Boulder County would like to tap into the local knowledge of the community in order to brainstorm potential sites for a community biomass sort yard in the Nederland area.

Boulder County Land Use recently hired Ryan Ludlow, a forest ecologist and park interpreter, to serve as the County’s Forestry Education and Outreach Coordinator. Ryan is spending much of his time meeting with residents and providing various tools and strategies for managing private land forest ecosystems to help mitigate wildfires, disease and insect outbreaks. For more information, visit: www.bouldercounty.org/foresthealth or email Ryan Ludlow at pinebeetle@bouldercounty.org or call 720-564-2641.

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December 8, 2008

Canyon Coffee Shop Re-opening 8th December 2008

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Bighorn Sheep spotted in Coal Creek Canyon

December 1, 2008

December 15 (Nederland) - Community Meeting on Mountain Pine Beetle and Community Biomass Sort Yards