Bear Closes Local Park

One of the jewels of the Boulder Parks system, the Eben G. Fine Park is located along the western end of  the Boulder Creek Path and includes picnic shelters, restrooms, bike paths, lots of shade, and lovely creekside picnic spots.  Today, it also has an adult black bear napping in a cottonwood tree about 30 to 40 feet above the ground.  The bear had been spotted before dawn, raiding trash cans...

The black bear in Eben G. Fine Park in Boulder this afternoon.

 

It is assumed by the Department of Wildlife that the bear will exit the tree at dusk and head back into the foothills.  The bear has not been caught, tranquilized, or tagged previously.

 And we have a wildfire burning nearby - the Roach Fire is burning in Larimer County, near Red Feather Lakes and the Wyoming border.  It has grown to 125 acres and is now 50% contained.  Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle will be issuing a fire ban beginning at noon tomorrow, August 31.  This area normally has a record of about 32 days between May and September in which we have a temperature of 90 degrees or higher; this year, we are looking at day 66 (of temps higher than 90) to arrive tomorrow.