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April 6 Volunteer Day – Prairie seeding at Star K Ranch
Join us this Saturday as our volunteers will meet at Star K Ranch / Morrison Nature Center in Aurora (April 6) at 10 am for a special prairie seeding work project. To take part, please email Beth at...
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Extended Greenway Closure at Star K Ranch
We learned this morning from our friends and partners at Aurora Water that a closure of at least eight weeks is necessary to work on a pipeline on our Sand Creek Greenway between Chambers and Airport...
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Special Earth Day Volunteer Clean-up April 20
We are pleased to announce a special walking volunteer day with the help of our friends with Walk2Connect on Saturday morning, April 20! We’ll be walking 5.5 miles through our three cities, including...
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May 17 – An Evening for Sand Creek with Ken Salazar (and an important...
Please join us Friday, May 17 for a special fundraiser for Sand Creek Greenway. We’ll be at The CUBE in Northfield/Stapleton (8371 Northfield Blvd) for a live music, food and drink, a silent auction...
View ArticleA Statement from our Board about Denver’s Initiative 300
Sand Creek Regional Greenway Partnership, the nonprofit organization supporting the 14-mile urban trail running through Aurora, Denver and Commerce City opposes Initiative 300 on Denver’s May 7...
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$3.3 Million from Denver Parks and Rec to complete trail surface announced
At our May 17 benefit, “An Evening for Sand Creek with Ken Salazar,” Gordon Robertson of Denver Parks and Recreation thanked Denver’s voters for approving the fall 2018 ballot initiative to provide...
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Celebrate National Trails Day, Saturday, June 1 with our Volunteer Work Day...
This Saturday, June 1, we’ll meet at Star K Ranch/Morrison Nature Center in Aurora for our next volunteer work day. This is a great way to celebrate National Trails Day–working to improve the land...
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Denver trail closure begins June 10
June 3–Sand Creek Greenway staff learned of a significant trail closure that will begin JUNE 10 for a water control construction project. Quebec to Central Park Blvd bridge in Denver will be closed...
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Youth Program at Hiawatha Davis Recreation Center
“Discover the Wilderness in Your City” Program flyer July 10, there’s a free and fun youth program open to kids ages 7-10 called “Discovering the Wilderness in Your City” at Hiawatha Davis Recreation...
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Denver Post features Sand Creek Greenway Multi-Modal Options
Walk2Connect group walk on Sand Creek Greenway Multi-modal options for getting to our Sand Creek Greenway are featured in the July 6 edition of the Denver Post. (click here to go to the story) Our...
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Plans for Xcel Energy Day of Service on the Greenway announced
Our Sand Creek Greenway is again hosting a volunteer work day project at the Commerce City Wetland Park for the 2019 Xcel Energy Day of Service, Saturday, September 7, from 8 am to 11 am. Advance...
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Bank Repair at Westerly/Sand Creeks in Denver
Markers in Sand Creek indicate the location of bank repair to secure safety for trail users and prevent further erosion of the bank, bridge supports and riparian areas August 20, 2019Starting next...
View ArticleExciting Bird Sighting!
We heard from several of you that an exciting bird was discovered on our Sand Creek Greenway in Denver. Among those was Jason Bidgood, who wrote us: “I found this bird while walking my dog along Sand...
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Restoration to Creek Bank in Progress
Transplanting willow plants to the bank of Sand Creek is a major aspect of habitat restoration for the bank project near the confluence of Westerly Creek The repair to the bank of Sand Creek at the...
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Two New Volunteer Events Just Added!
Volunteer Work Day on November 23 – Putting in a Bee Hotel Trail on the Greenway! With leadership from Aurora Parks, Recreation and Open Space staff, we’re putting in a “Bee Hotel Trail” at Sand Creek...
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New Board Members Installed for 2020
Sand Creek Regional Greenway Partnership Board of Directors–November 21, 2019L to R, front row: Ann Prouty (Faegre Baker Daniels), Rene’ Bullock (Community Volunteer), Beth Nobles (Executive Director,...
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Join us for a Winter Bird Count on December 15
We’re holding a Winter Bird Count on the Greenway in cooperation with Denver Audubon and Denver Parks and Recreation, Sunday, December 15 from 9-11 am, at the Smith Road trail head.Beginners and...
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2019 Report on Public Impact
We’ve had a big year and we’re proud to share our 2019 Report on Public Impact with all of you. It is a summary of our environmental education programs for kids, habitat restoration and volunteer...
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New Detour at Sand Creek Park
Detour signage at Sand Creek Park, 1/10/2020 Aurora is undertaking a stormwater improvement project meant to prevent flood damage in the future. As our cities grow, infrastructure projects like this...
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Morrison Nature Center closed for renovation – February 3 – March 4
Trails will remain OPEN throughout this closure for renovation inside Morrison Nature Center in Aurora. For details on access and programming on this part of our Greenway at Star K Ranch, consult this...
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