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| Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat | |
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 Walden Ponds in winter | |
| Location | Boulder County, Colorado |
| Nearest city | Boulder |
| Coordinates | 40°02′39″N 105°11′16″W / 40.0441°N 105.1879°W / 40.0441; -105.1879 |
| Area | 102 acres (41 ha) |
| Established | 1974 |
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Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat is a 102-acre (41 ha) Boulder County, Colorado park. It was reclaimed between 1974 and the 1990s from an open-pit gravel mine on the site, and is named after Walden "Wally" Toevs, the Boulder County Commissioner who spearheaded the plan to convert the gravel pits into a wildlife habitat.
After the mining ceased and the property had been stripped 15 feet (4.6 m) down to bedrock, all that was left were open pits and puddles of ground water.
The park has several ponds and marshlands, hiking trails, picnic facilities, restrooms, and fishing. It claims to be one of the best bird-watching areas in Boulder County.
References
- ^ "Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat Management Plan" (PDF). Boulder County Parks and Open Space Department.