Parks, Recreation, & Open Space Department Newsletter - September 2019
Jeff and Paige Concert - Sept 13 - Wildflower Park
Fun for the whole family! Come to an exciting, FREE concert filled with love for the outdoors and ecology!

Listen to songs, enjoy storytelling and participate in interactive play that will engage you and your kids with nature, music, and movement. Free Sweet Cow ice-cream, too!

Invite your neighbors! 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Creative Placemaking Community Engagement
The Town of Superior Cultural Arts and Public Spaces (CAPS) Advisory Committee is working with Happy City, an urban design and arts consulting agency, to develop a Creative Placemaking Master Plan for the Town of Superior. The Plan will uncover Superior’s creative assets and recommend strategies to build on those assets to enrich the creative and cultural life of the Town. Add your voice to the conversation! Visit www.shapesuperior.com to fill out our survey, map your favorite places in Superior and share your stories!
Create Your Household Account Now!

The Town of Superior Parks, Recreation and Open Space Department is transitioning to a  NEW  activity registration software called  Amilia . This new platform will give you easy and direct access to sign up for the Town's recreation and enrichment programming.

You can create your household account now. It's quick and easy to do, even from your phone. Once you've completed the registration, you can use your account in the future to sign up for recreation activities, volunteering, reserving Town parks and shelters, registering for Town pool access for 2020 and more. We are very excited to offer this new and improved process to our residents!
Country comes to Superior! Free Event!
National Weekend of Service - September 21-22
Join the  Town of Superior   for this year’s  National Weekend of Service   on  September 21 & 22   !   Choose any open space location in Superior to pick up dog waste, garbage, or any other litter you come across. Last year the community picked-up more than 100 lbs of waste! Use the hashtag #superiorweekendofservice to post photos of your service!

Thank you to the Open Space Advisory Committee (OSAC) who will be sponsoring this annual clean-up event.

Please, sign-up for the event here:

OSAC will provide gloves and garbage bags for the event. You can pick up the supplies at Town Hall the week of September 16

Volunteering to make Superior a cleaner and nicer place to live has never been easier. We hope you'll join us!
Let’s slow down and drive more carefully for our kids and community by Dr. Rob Anderson

As Superintendent, I take the safety of all 31,000 students we serve very seriously. In the past few weeks since school has started we have had several accidents in which cars have hit students walking or biking to school. Thankfully, none of the students have been seriously injured, but it has certainly been alarming to my staff and I at Boulder Valley School District.
 
As you may know, the Boulder Valley School District strongly encourages students, their families and staff to walk, bike or take alternative transportation options to school because it is good for our physical and environmental health, plus it helps to alleviate the traffic around our schools making arrival and dismissal at our buildings far safer for everyone involved.
 
We are asking everyone to be careful as we Share Our Roads. Everyone plays a role. By slowing down and being cautious, together, we can avoid tragedy in the future.
 
This is an especially important message for drivers. Behind the wheel of our often multi-ton vehicles – we all have a higher level of responsibility – because careless actions can be deadly. Please slow down and keep an eye out for students, especially in school zones and around crosswalks. Several of the students hit this year were in crosswalks, something that is especially concerning.
 
Let’s slow down and pay attention. Our kids’ lives could depend on it.
QUICK HITS - NEWS & PROGRAMS
Fall and Winter Watering
Dry air, low precipitation, little soil moisture, and fluctuating temperatures are characteristics of fall and winter in many areas of Colorado. Often there is little or no snow cover to provide soil moisture from October through March. Trees, shrubs, perennials and lawns under these conditions may be damaged if they do not receive supplemental water. Here are some great tips for watering during this season.
Dog Park Closure
For the safety of residents and their pets, the Dog Park will be  TEMPORARILY CLOSED  beginning Monday, September 9th for approximately four weeks during parking lot construction. Yard Waste Site will remain open. Note : Alternative parking for the skate park available on Coal Ridge Drive. Park and walk over. For updates or questions, please call 303-499-3675 ext. 171.
iNaturalist (2 Sessions)
Discover how to be part of the Boulder County Wildlife project on iNaturalist and help record wildlife sightings. Youth ages 10-18 and their interested parents will take a short hike to increase observational skills and learn how to use the iNaturalist app to capture what you see. Great prizes will be awarded at the second session! September 24, 4-5 p.m. at Community Park Shelter AND October 1, from 4-5 p.m. in the Community Room at the Sport Stable.
Falls Prevention Week
Hands-Only CPR presented by HeartSmart, Inc. [FREE]
Friday, September 27 | 10 a.m. -12 p.m. Sport Stable Community Room located at One Superior Drive, Superior

BALANCE: Head to Toe presented by Laura Olinger [FREE]
Friday, September 27 | 12:30pm-2:30 p.m. Sport Stable Community Room located at One Superior Drive, Superior

For additional information contact Lydia Yecke at lydiay@superiorcolorado.gov
Square State Skate
Come shred at Autrey Park September 21 from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. We will skate, play skate-related games, work on new skills and tricks, learn about skateboarding history and enjoy our unique skateboarding community. Basic skills, safety, etiquette, old tricks, & new tricks. BRING a helmet, skateboard, water bottle and sunscreen. Other pads recommended. 
Also, bring some energy and your smile to start your Saturdays with some like-minded goofballs! Ages 5-15.
Girl Scout Fall Leaf Fundraiser
Mark your calendars! Coming October 20, the Girl Scouts of Superior are collecting bags of leaves throughout the community as a fundraiser. Suggested donation: $10-20. Leaf bags available for registered families at 1500 Coalton Rd. Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Collection will begin at 8 a.m. Oct. 20. Please place bags by your curb. Limited to 25 homes. In Partnership with the Town of Superior's Advisory Committee for Environmental Sustainability (ACES).
ADVISORY GROUPS
The Town currently has the following Advisory Group vacancies:

  • Advisory Committee for Environmental Sustainability (ACES) - 2
  • Cultural Arts and Public Spaces Advisory Committee (CAPS) - 1
  • Open Space Advisory Committee (OSAC) - 2
  • Parks, Recreation, Open Space & Trails Advisory Committee (PROSTAC) – 1

For more detailed information and applications for each Advisory Group check out the Advisory Group Web Page .

If you have questions please contact Karen Snortland , Committee Coordinator, at karens@superiorcolorado.gov 

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