Cordillera Community

06/02/2026

Happy June! Get the scoop on Cordillera Metro District happenings including paving operations, a hard-to-recycle event in Edwards, chipping program details, and more in the June CORDILLERA CONNECTION here: https://conta.cc/4wT8cWm

05/22/2026

PLANNED PAVING UPDATE: Paving operations are scheduled to begin on Cordillera Way in the Divide neighborhood on Tuesday, May 26. This road upgrade will take place over approximately 3 weeks. Be aware that paving equipment and workers will be out on the roads. | WHEN PAVING IS IN PROGRESS:
• Slow down and be prepared to stop.
• Yield to traffic control instructions.
• Pass only when it's safe to do so.
• Give yourself extra time, and expect some delays while paving operations are in progress—though we'll do our best to keep traffic flowing smoothly.

Thank you for your patience and for planning ahead as we improve Cordillera's roads. Look forward to smooth driving on Cordillera Way!

05/20/2026

Good news! The Cordillera Equestrian Center has expanded its Horse Camp sessions for this summer, and these June sessions still have spots available: June 9–12 and June 16–19. Get the details & register today at CordilleraLiving.com/Horse-Camp!

Giddy up! We have a FEW spots open for our June 2026 Horse Camp sessions: June 9–12 and June 16–19. Check out registration details, and reserve your spot today at CordilleraLiving.com/Horse-Camp. | Kids ages 7–14 LOVE Horse Camp:
• Four Fun-Filled Camp Days per Session
• Attend One Session or Many!
• Horse Show on Final Day Each Week
• Horse Riding Lessons & Unmounted Lessons on Horsemanship, Grooming, Health, & Safety
• Horse-Related Games, Activities, & Crafts
• Cost: $930 per Session

05/15/2026

Let's go! The chipper is coming to Cordillera next week for the first time this summer, and piles need to be stacked by the end of the day this Sunday, May 17. See below for more details. THANK YOU for the wildfire mitigation work you are doing on your property to help keep our community safe + a shoutout of thanks to Eagle Valley Wildland for partnering with us on this program. | CHIPPING PROGRAM REMINDERS:
—> This program is for curbside woody debris pickup: trees, logs, and branches up to 15 inches in diameter. It is not for other yard waste.
—> We're NOT accepting grass clippings, trash, weeds, bags of leaves, or other items listed in the flyer below.
—> Please read the flyer carefully for what we DO want and what we DON'T want to find curbside.
—> If you would like to participate in future pickup dates, please plan ahead to stack piles no more than 10 days in advance of the dates listed.
***Questions?***
Call the CMD Admin Office at (970) 926-1923 or email [email protected].

05/14/2026

Cordillera: Eagle County Sheriff's Office is the authority for information on the wildfire at Highway 6 and Squaw Creek Road; please refer to this post for current information, and follow updates on EC Alerts, our county's notification system here: https://member.everbridge.net/1332612387832141/notif

05/12/2026

IN THE NEWS: CBS Colorado visited Cordillera yesterday to spotlight how technology is being used for wildfire mitigation in our community. Check it out here to see the robo-mower in action and to hear Cordillera Metro District General Manager Trevor Broersma explain how this technology and others help improve our community's wildfire preparedness and response:

The autonomous mowing robot mower is being used in Colorado's high country in rough areas where people generally aren't able to do mowing work.

05/01/2026

Get Cordillera community updates from the Cordillera Metro District in this month's CORDILLERA CONNECTION. Find out more about trails status, wildfire mitigation, curbside chipping, Divide neighborhood paving operations, and more here: https://conta.cc/4eW0zrI

04/09/2026

IN THE NEWS: Cordillera Metro District is again in the news today with Denver-based The Colorado Sun’s publication of an article focused on our innovative wildfire mitigation strategy. This news has arrived on the same day as our first box of wildfire smoke-detecting sensors from Dryad Networks! Read the full article here: https://coloradosun.com/2026/04/09/colorado-wildfires-cordillera-firefighting-methods/ | Photo: Cordillera Metro District’s Jim Rabun deploys a tank-tracked robo-mower that can cut brush up to 1.5 inches thick, up 50-degree slopes, to create fire breaks, on April 7, 2026. (Michael Booth, The Colorado Sun) | Highlights:

• Everyone wants to operate the slope-chewing robo-mower. But what Broersma and county officials are most enthusiastic about this month is the arrival of the thousand smoke and particle detectors from Dryad Networks, a German company. Cordillera, with about 700 residents, will be the second community in the nation to install them as general fire detection, after a vulnerable Florida neighborhood.

• “I have full confidence it will prove out, and then hopefully we can work together to figure out how to get them all around the county,” said Broersma, who lives across the highway from Cordillera in a different metro district.

• Cordillera’s goal is to mow 25 miles of fire breaks that can slow flames and maintain the community’s defensible space. Mowing the breaks not only deprives wildfires of fuel, it also opens up terrain for drones or helicopters to drop retardant to further fortify the defense. Dropping retardant on fully grown brush provides only about 30% resistance, Broersma said, while dropping it on more receptive mowed terrain boosts the protection to about 80%.

• Installing about 1,000 solar-powered smoke sensors will be a team effort beginning in April and running through summer. It’s also a rolling experiment, as the staff works with Eagle Valley Wildland to adjust the optimum placement.

04/07/2026

HAPPY SPRING! Check out the April Cordillera Connection for news about CMD's summer curbside woody pickup program, wildlife updates, and events around the valley. Read it online here: https://conta.cc/4v8jFQX

04/02/2026

It's time to ride! Looking for a new spring adventure in Cordillera? Check out the Cordillera Equestrian Center, a state-of-the-art equestrian facility that offers lessons for all ages and summer camps for kids: CordilleraLiving.com/Equestrian.