Join the Ken-Caryl Ranch Metropolitan District and the Ken-Caryl Parent Network in celebrating spring and Earth Day on Saturday, April 25 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Ranch House Park! We’ll have family-friendly Earth Day activities all day. You can also enter the family Frisbee Golf tournament hosted by the Ken-Caryl Ranch Foundation at 11 a.m., catch Music for Kids by Eric West at noon, learn about our open space and KC Nature programs, check out the fire trucks and fire safety information from West Metro Fire Department and the Colorado State Forest Service, or do some yoga, Zumba or Kindermusik on the stage. There will be plenty of ways to get dirty and get back to nature!

The Ken-Caryl Ranch Metropolitan District (KCRMD) was awarded a 2015 Local Park and Recreation Grant from Jefferson County Open Space for $54,250 for installation of a new playground at the Community Center. The new playground has been planned as part of the bond improvement projects for the Community Center campus and will be a new, separate playground from the current smaller playground serving KCRMD’s preschool program. The new playground will be designed for children 5-12 years of age and will be located in a separate area of the campus from the current preschool playground. It is estimated the grant award will fund approximately 35 percent of the total cost of the playground. Construction of the new playground is scheduled to take place in the spring of 2016 in conjunction with the site development of the Community Center campus bond projects.

Registration for Ken-Caryl Ranch's summer courses begins today for residents and April 13 for non-residents. The District Dimensions summer course catalog was mailed to all residents in the March 11 issue of the Life at Ken-Caryl newspaper. If you no longer have your printed copy, you can view the interactive Online Version or a PDF of the catalog.

The Bradford Hogback Hustle 5K and 1-Mile Family Fun Run will be Sunday, April 26 at Bradford Intermediate School. The 5K is at 9 a.m. and the 1-Mile Fun Run is at 10 a.m. The scenic course travels through Ken-Caryl Valley. This event is open to the entire community as well as anyone who wants to hustle behind the hogback. Both runners and walkers are welcome. All proceeds from the run will benefit programs for Bradford Elementary Schools. To learn more about the run and to register, please go to HogbackHustle.com. Special thanks to Platinum Sponsor Eva Stadelmaier of Re/Max Professionals and 1-Mile Title Sponsor Kim Rachwalski of Keller Williams.

The Ken-Caryl Ranch Garden Tour Committee is planning a tour of residents’ gardens (tentative date of July 11), and the committee is looking for gardens (flower, vegetable, rock, water, etc.) to be part of the tour. If you would like to nominate a garden in Ken-Caryl, please email Krista Rahe at krahe@raheservices.com with your name, address, contact information and a photo of the garden no later than April 10.