The Rangers often assist deer that have their back leg stuck in the welded wire on a split rail fence. In these incidents, the welded wire was pulled away from the wood due to missing fence staples or U nails. Residents are encouraged to periodically walk the fence line and check to make sure the fencing staples or U nails are keeping the wire tight to the wood, which will avoid accidents where deer will get caught while jumping over the fences. The photo with this article shows wire that is not properly attached. If you have any questions or concerns, email Ranger Matt Oven at matto@kcranch.org or call the Rangers at 303-979-1876, ext. 170.

An open house will be held on June 8 from 6-8 p.m. at Dakota Lodge to view plans and answer questions about a proposed new trail project located in the interior open space areas around the neighborhoods immediately north of Bradford K-8 North School. Volunteer Trail Coordinators Jeff Lyslo and Dan Mullins have developed a detailed plan that looks at current conditions, analyzes design options and provides recommendations for multiple existing social trail segments between Deerwood Drive and Valley Parkway and between Woodruff and Mountain Laurel Drive. If the Master Association Board decides to move forward on the project, the earliest construction start date would be spring/summer of 2018. If you are unable to attend the open house, please send your comments to Sean Warren at seanw@kcranch.org.

The May 14 weekly trail report from the Ken-Caryl Ranch Volunteer Trail Coordinators is available at the link below. The report gives residents a heads up about trail construction and maintenance projects for this week.