The city of Boulder has announced changes to dog management practices on its Fern Canyon, Lower McClintock and Boy Scout Trails that will go into effect on Monday.

Dogs will now be allowed to be off leash on the portion of the Fern Canyon Trail between the Mesa Trail and Bear Peak so long as proper voice and sight control rules are observed.

Dogs will no longer be allowed on the portion of Lower McClintock Trail between the wooden bridge, located just below Chautauqua Auditorium, west to the Enchanted Mesa Trail.

Dogs will also no longer be allowed on the Boy Scout Trail located near the summit of Flagstaff Mountain.

The changes were the result of recommendations made and approved in 2011 after a working group assessed visitor activity and environmental protection practices is the city’s West Trail Study Area.

Other recommended changes, including banning dogs from the Towhee Trail, are likely to be announced at the beginning of next month.

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