Conservation Corner - September 2025
Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan:
UPCOMING PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
The Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan (BVCP) seeks to protect the natural environment of the Boulder Valley while fostering a livable, vibrant and sustainable community. The plan provides an overview of the community’s desires for future development and preservation of the Boulder Valley. The city and county use it to guide long-range planning.
The major update, which kicked off with a public open house on October 19, 2024, will be the eighth major update to the plan, first adopted in 1977. Since then, major updates have been completed in 1982, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010 and 2017.
It is important for conservation voices to be heard as the update progresses.
Learn about the current plan, background, and the udpate process, and sign up to stay informed here.
Statistically Valid Survey Sept. 15 to Oct. 17: This September, a statistically valid mail-in survey will be distributed. An online companion questionnaire with the same questions will be available starting Sept. 22 for anyone who doesn’t receive a survey invitation. Please fill out the mail-in survey if you receive one, and if you don’t, fill out the online survey by October 17!
Submit a Community Change Request: Community Change Requests are open through Oct. 3 as part of the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan update. Community Change Requests give community members and property owners the chance to propose changes to the comprehensive plan text, policies, the Land Use Designation Map or the Planning Areas I, II, III Map. Anyone can submit a request, or multiple requests, to be considered during the update — whether you live in Boulder, own property here or are simply interested in how the Boulder Valley evolves.
The Boulder County Audubon Society leadership thanks the members of the BCAS Conservation Committee for their time and efforts in helping educate and advocate for Boulder County’s birds, wildlife, and their habitats. Thank you to the current members Bev Baker, Suzanne Bhatt, Lynn Merrill, Linda Andes-Georges, Kathleen Sullivan, and Carron Meaney. If you are interested in joining this effort, or any other BCAS committees, please contact us.