Coors Light South Platte Riverfest 2015 Recap
This year’s Coors Light South Platte RiverFest was a big, big success! Approximately 20,000 people came out over Saturday June 27th and Sunday June 28th to celebrate The South Platte …
Archives for 2015
Public Meetings for the Urban Waterways Restoration
HOW WOULD YOU IMPROVE YOUR URBAN WATERWAY? The second round of public meetings for the Urban Waterways Restoration Study is coming up. The purpose of this study is to identify restorative improvements …
Johnson Habitat Park in Full Swing
HOW WILL YOU SPEND YOUR SUMMER? Getting you and your family outside this summer is not only a fun way to recreate, it can also help with health, social and academic …
Birds, Monarchs, and More at Summer Camps
SUMMER CAMPS WEEK 3: THINGS WITH WINGS In our third week of SPREE’s Adventures Outside Summer Day Camps, campers learned all about things with wings. Here are a few of …
River Artists Get Creative at Summer Camp
SUMMER CAMPS, WEEK 2: RIVER ARTISTS Spree campers became river artists in our second week of summer camp, creating amazing works while learning about their environment. Campers at Johnson Habitat …
Summer Camps: Special Agents Clean Up the River
CAMPERS BECOME SPECIAL AGENTS, CLEAN UP THE RIVER Campers at SPREE’s Adventures Outside summer day camps have been having fun while learning about the environment. In the first week, campers …
50th Anniversary of the Flood: River Vision Tour
REMEMBERING THE FLOOD. CELEBRATING THE RIVER To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the flood of 1965, The Greenway Foundation and Urban Drainage and Flood Control District hosted a tour of …
Remembering the Flood of 1965
A RIVER ONCE DESCRIBED AS “A MILE WIDE AND AN INCH DEEP, TOO THIN TO PLOUGH, TOO THICK TO DRINK,” CAUSED DENVER’S LARGEST NATURAL DISASTER. The week leading up to …
Summer Day Camps are in Full Swing for 2015
SUMMER DAY CAMPS IN FULL SWING SPREE’s Adventures Outside Day Camp is in full swing and we are excited to have a talented team of new and returning summer staff. …
Sustainable South Platte
THE GREENWAY FOUNDATION AND DENVER TROUT UNLIMITED RECEIVE $50,000 GRANT FROM WELLS FARGO-NFWF TO SUPPORT THEIR SUSTAINABLE SOUTH PLATTE RIVER The Greenway Foundation and Denver Trout Unlimited today received a …
Johnson Habitat Park: Ribbon Cutting
IT’S OPEN! COME ON DOWN TO JOHNSON HABITAT PARK As a former landfill dump site, Johnson Habitat Park has been born again. On June 1, 2015, Denver Parks and Recreation and The …
5,000 Kids at the River
ANOTHER GREAT YEAR AT THE RIVER! SPREE is wrapping up another great school year of excursions along the River. We’ve enjoyed working with nearly 5,000 students and seeing their joy …
Nominate a Partner for Change in 2015
The Greenway Foundation is committed to revitalizing local rivers and to reconnecting communities with natural treasures, but we realize we’re not the only ones in Denver with this mission. For …
Friend of the River Award 2015: MillerCoors
The Greenway Foundation is happy to announce this year’s Friend of the River Award Honoree, MillerCoors! MillerCoors will be honored at the Gala on the Bridge, Thursday September 10, 2015. To …
Event Recap: CH2M Spring Riversweep Presented by MillerCoors and The Nature Conservancy
Over 600 adults and children came out to The Greenway Foundation’s river clean-up day! this equals over 1,200 hours dedicated to Denver Parks and Recreation and our local parks! These …
Overland Pond Park
GET TO KNOW YOUR GREENWAY: OVERLAND POND PARK By: JJ ClarkSPREE Staff Writer Take a fishing pole and a picnic to enjoy a day out at Overland Pond Park this …
APRIL 13, 2015 HOLIDAY CAMP: REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS OF THE RIVER
We had a blast becoming herpetologists and studying reptiles and amphibians! Reptiles:First we learned about some of the cool adaptations that reptiles have by dressing up as one! We dressed …
Get to Know Your Greenway: City of Cuernavaca Park
By: J.J. ClarkSPREE Staff WriterMore Photos Just downstream of the Downtown Denver Skate Park sits City of Cuernavaca Park. The Flour Mill Lofts stand between one of the park’s many open …
50th Anniversary of Denver’s Largest Natural Disaster
On June 16th, 1965 a storm gathered over Denver and an intense rain began to fall. The River water began to swell and break forth from its banks. “Instead of …
First GLC Volunteer Day: Johnson Habitat Park
This week we had our first GLC Volunteer Day of 2015 at Johnson-Habitat Park! Volunteers from the Greenway Leadership Corps met at Johnson-Habitat Park in southwest Denver for our “Park Design …
Spring 2015 SPREE Excursions Are Underway
The weather is warming up and the SPREE team is excited to get back out in the parks, teaching children through hands-on experiences along the River. Nearly 5,000 elementary students …
Smile While You Shop
AMAZONSMILE DONATES EVERY TIME YOU SHOP! AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support The Greenway Foundation every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop …
Greenway River Ranger Training Day
Yesterday we had a very snowy day training at Overland Pond Park for our new teachers and 10 high school River Rangers! The Greenway River Ranger Internship Program is designed …
Register Now: Summer Camp is Selling Out
Looking for a way to get your kids outside and active this summer while you are at work? Don’t want them to stop learning just because it’s summer? Then Adventures …
Greenway Leadership Corps is Now Recruiting
The Greenway Foundation is currently looking for participants for our Greenway Leadership Corps! If you or someone you know is interested in joining GLC, contact The Greenway Foundation’s Youth Program Coordinator, …