https://www.80304.com/tags/open-space/Recent content in Open Space on Boulder, CO 80304.comHugo -- gohugo.ioen80304.comSun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.80304.com/post/wonderland-lake-watershed-north-boulder/Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.80304.com/post/wonderland-lake-watershed-north-boulder/ <h2 id="wonderland-lake-the-reservoir-that-became-a-wildlife-sanctuary">Wonderland Lake: The Reservoir That Became a Wildlife Sanctuary</h2> <p>Standing on the earthen dam at the south end of Wonderland Lake on a clear morning, you are looking at the northern geographic anchor of the 80304 zip code — a shallow foothills reservoir that began as an irrigation impoundment in the early twentieth century, changed hands at least twice, survived a failed real estate speculation, and eventually landed in public ownership as one of Boulder's most ecologically significant parcels of open space.</p>