Why must dogs be leashed in Lower Skunk Creek and on Bear Canyon Road?
The rational for the dog regulations in Lower Skunk Creek and Bear Canyon Road has a few different aspects. The area is federally owned, but managed by OSMP. The requirement for dogs to be leashed on properties owned by the federal government including the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has always been in place, but the authority for enforcement of these regulations until recently was unclear. To better define who has the power of enforcement the City of Boulder entered into a memorandum of understanding with NCAR/UCAR which was approved in 2006. It gave OSMP rangers the ability to enforce existing dog regulations on these properties. Additionally, the land owned by these federal entities is annexed into the City of Boulder and the city regulation requires all dogs to be on leash within city boundaries.
