Corral Bluffs

Today’s great diversity of tree-dwelling birds can be traced back to small ground birds that survived global forest destruction.

There is no shortage of ideas for what the Corral Bluffs Open Space might become, but when the public will be allowed on the land remains unclear. The Colorado Springs City Council unanimously approved an 85-acre addition to the open space in July at a cost of $570,000, said Britt Haley, manager of the Trails, Open Space and Parks (TOPS) tax program. But after the vote, a survey showed the area was closer to 80 acres, which cut the purchase price to $540,000. The sale was finalized in…

Gazette Complicated Corral Bluffs beckons as future open space

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is a nationally recognized leader in conservation, outdoor recreation and wildlife management. The agency​ manages 42 state parks, all of Colorado's wildlife, more than 300 state wildlife areas and a host of recreational programs. CPW issues hunting and fishing licenses, conducts research to improve wildlife management activities, protects high priority wildlife habitat through acquisitions and partnerships, provides technical assistance to private and other…

Colorado Springs City Council approved the purchase of 40 acres this week to expand the existing Corral Bluffs Open Space where fossils dating back 66 million years have been discovered.

El Paso County Planning map for future growth- noticing it does not address BLR/Norwood land

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Corral Bluffs first purchased November 11, 2008.

The long-sought link between two nature sanctuaries in eastern Colorado Springs could be realized, but it would come at a steep, controversial cost.

Purchase of utilities properties at Jimmy Camp

Colo Spgs Gazette - 10/7/2016

Letters from Gazette readers.

Back on March 26, 2003, Alan and Dianne Brass sold their 2,100-square-foot, two-bedroom home to Colorado Springs Utilities for $500,000, according to media reports at the time. That was nearly three times the taxable value and didn't include another $340,925 in moving costs paid by the city.

Drought had plagued the region for several years.

“We try our darndest to accommodate anybody’s desire to get out here,” said Jackie Hilaire with the friends group, Corral Bluffs Alliance (CoBA). Corral Bluffs Open Space is public land that is part of Colorado Springs Parks, but there are restrictions giving some the impression the area is off limi

Two Colorado Springs open spaces will grow significantly with unanimous approval Tuesday from the City Council to buy more than 280 acres on opposite sides of the city.