MISSION STATEMENT
The Mission of
the Table Mountains Conservation Fund is the acquisition
and preservation of North and South Table Mountains as
Open Space. The goal is to secure funding to aid the
Jefferson County Open Space program in the purchase of
North and South Table Mountains and to support their
preservation as natural and historic treasures.
For generations, first for Native Americans and then for
settlers as far back as the 1860s, The Table Mountains
have been sentinels at the entrance to the Rocky
Mountains. Their dramatic lava cliffs and sweeping
grasslands have provided a stunning backdrop for the
city of Golden in its 135 years, and today preserve
islands of natural beauty and solitude in a rapidly
developing urban landscape. They provide habitat for
numerous species of plants and wildlife in their
seasonal ponds and a flowing stream with four ecological
zones including forested ravines. These precious natural
areas are facing serious threats. As of January 1, 2008,
approximately 90% of this land is currently held as open
space. In 1998 there was a proposal for a corporate
center on South Table Mountain. Thankfully, through
citizen action and community outcry, that threat passed,
but it has not halted the discussion of other
development plans.
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be engaged in the preservation and stewardship of the
Table Mountains.
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The
Objectives: |
- To spotlight the importance of North and South
Table Mountains as Open Space
- To enable individuals, families, community groups,
and local businesses to provide tax-deductible
financial assistance in the acquisition of the Table
Mountains
- To foster a vision of the Table Mountains as
neighboring Open Space that will preserve the
quality of community life for current and future
generations
- To support sustainable uses which do not destroy
the physical and aesthetic features of the Table
Mountains
- To enhance local community economic values with
the Table Mountains as Open Space
- To nurture a physical environment for the Table
Mountains that will continue as habitat for wide
varieties of flora and fauna
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