The Greenway Foundation

A cleaner, safer, more accessible river for all.

Ever biked along the South Platte River, picnicked in Confluence Park, attended a SPREE excursion or summer camp, or caught a trout in downtown Denver? Then you know The Greenway Foundation’s work.

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We are a group of passionate stewards who care for the South Platte River and its tributaries, and for the people who live, work, and play along its banks.

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Chompers – Mission 1

Chompers

Go outside with drawing supplies. Find a comfy spot. Lay on your back and look up at the sky. What shapes do you see in the clouds? Draw what you see.

Mariah

River Ranger

From building connections to campers and relationships with each other, this experience has taught us all so much. The moments together are invaluable. The connections we’ve made go so much than coworkers. We have learned to become a family. And for that, I thank SPREE and The Greenway Foundation.

Owen

SPREE School Break Camper

SPREE is my favorite camp. It’s why I come here every time I can!

Covi R.

SPREE Scholarship Family

I just want to thank you so much for the opportunity for my son to go to last week summer camp! He had a blast!! So happy you guys have scholarships and make all this experiences available to the community! Thank you so much! Hope to see you again next summer!

Donny Roush

Stormwater Education & Outreach, Department of Transportation & Infrastructure, City & County of Denver

Today, our river is much healthier because of the work of The Greenway Foundation. In particular, I work closely with TGF’s education wing – South Platte River Environmental Education (SPREE). SPREE helps the City and County of Denver mightily with our stormwater education and outreach requirements, obligations rooted in the Clean Water Act.

Each year, SPREE delivers lessons about water quality to about 10,000 students. These young people learn the how and why of sustainable water behaviors. This impacts their environmental behaviors now and into the future. They share what they learn with their families and friends. I love working with SPREE because of these positive, lasting results. Among Colorado environmental education programs, I know of none better than SPREE.

John Blackshire

Vice President, Transwestern

The Greenway Foundation has helped transform the South Platte River into the recreational resource that it is today. Myself and others have created lives centered around the South Platte River and the many parks that the Greenway Foundation has helped create. There aren’t many cities where you can have breakfast riverside in a beautiful park, then paddle downtown for your next meal, before catching a light rail train home. Thank you Greenway Foundation for your help in making the South Platte River corridor what it is today.

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A cleaner, safer, more accessible river for all.

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