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This is a checklist of action to be taken if there is imminent danger of a Boulder Creek flood.

These folders contain newspaper clippings about land use in Boulder County. Topics covered include land use control, land use legislation, road regulations, zoning disputes, the development of agricultural land, collapsed mine shafts and mine reclamation, hotel development, planned unit developments (PUDs), gravel mining, blue line restrictions; and proposed zoning and annexation for properties and subdivisions throughout Boulder County. The clippings were compiled by the Reference Staff at the Boulder Public Library.

Charlie Brennan, the science and environmental reporter for the Daily Camera newspapaer, describes covering the Boulder County Flood of 2013. He talks about his approach to reporting about the flood, contacts he used to obtain informatiion that would help readers understand what was happening, and the efforts that he and other reporters made in extraordinary circumstances to put together news stories and to get the paper out in spite of the challenges brought about by flood conditions and the complexity of the story. He explains various aspects of the flood, such as what is behind the nomenclature of calling it a 100-year flood or a 1000-year rain. He describes the devastation he observed in Jamestown and praises the efforts of Jamestown mayor Tara Schoedinger and the resiliency of the town's residents. He reflects on the importance of journalism during such an event; on things he would have done differently, with hindsight, including making better use of social media; and on the importance of historical ducments, such as oral histories, in helping journalists to do their work.

This is a handwritten outline.