Pacifico Preserves Spring South Platte Stewardship Day
This past Saturday was a beautifully sunny day in the parks, perfect for a morning of stewardship along the South Platte River. Pacifico Preserves, along with The Greenway Foundation, hosted …
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GLC’s Spring Stewardship Day
Spring was in full swing Saturday as the Greenway Leadership Corp (GLC) met to celebrate Earth Day. The Greenway Leadership Corps meets once a month for stewardship events, outdoor adventures …
Water Engineers At Cherry Creek Train July 9-13
SPREE summer campers this week became water experts during Water Engineers camp! We started by learning more about what an engineer does, and what the engineering process looks like. We …
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 …
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 …
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 …
From “What River” to River Vision
SOUTH PLATTE RIVER GETTING $30 MILLION UPGRADE! Thanks for the article, Confluence Denver! There are incredible changes going on in and along the South Platte River throughout Denver! Greenway’s River Vision Improvement Plan has …