The Louisville Open Space Division is committed to wise stewardship of Open Space lands. Division staff inventory and monitor plant and wildlife populations, manage prairie dog populations, control noxious weeds, and restore native plant communities using science-informed approaches and regionally recognized best management practices.

2024 Smooth Brome Study

A study to discover best practices to mitigate exotic, introduced, invasive grasses.

Weed Management and Herbicide Use on Open Space

Louisville Open Space Management Plans

• Open Space Master Plan for Louisville Owned Parcels
  This plan covers Aquarius, CTC, Daughenbaugh, Davidson Mesa, Lake Park, North, Coyote Run (formerly Tamarisk), Warembourg, and Harper Lake Open Spaces (also referred to as the Leon A. Wurl Wildlife Sanctuary)
• Jointly Owned Open Space Management Plan of the Louisville Open Space
  This plan covers all property the City jointly owns with Boulder County and/or the City of Lafayette including Adler/Fingru, Admor, Boulder County Land Venture, Bowes, Callahan, Esmail, Mayhoffer (Section 15), Scriffiny (Section 19), Trillium, and Warembourg (Jointly Owned).
• Wildfire Risk Assessment
  
  For maintenance and management questions regarding jointly-owned Open Space properties in Louisville, please visit Boulder County Parks and Open Space
  
  
• Mayhoffer Farm Management Plan This plan covers the Mayhoffer Farm property located between Lafayette and Louisville. This open space property encompasses 165 acres and is located at the crossroads of South 95th Street and Empire Road.

Invasive Species

• Louisville Open Space battles many invasive plant and wildlife species on our lands and in our waters.
• You can help by removing invasive species from your own property and by attending volunteer events to remove invasive plants from Open Space.

Vegetation Survey Reports

• 2018 Davidson Mesa Vegetation Report
• 2019 Davidson Mesa Vegetation Report