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Revitalizing Rivers. Reconnecting Communities.

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Hydro - The CSU SPUR Campus/Water Center

Hydro – The CSU SPUR Campus / Water Center

There are exciting plans underway along the river at the National Western Center. In 2015, the Colorado legislature provided state funding of $200 million for CSU to build three facilities at the National Western Center. The new Hydro building focuses on water and will offer everything from K-12 educational programs and exhibits, to lab space for food and water professionals and entrepreneurs, artist studios, and indoor and outdoor event venues. The space will be open to the community and includes a comprehensive river activation plan.

Hydro’s location will showcase the watersheds of Colorado through its landscaping and direct connection to the restored South Platte River. Sewer lines blocked access to the riverfront until they were replaced and buried in early 2021. The larger National Western Center will pull heat from the lines to generate up to 90% of the energy for the National Western Center campus. This sewer-heat recovery system will be the largest in North America.

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Adams County South Platte River Vision and Implementation Plan

Adams County South Platte River Vision & Implementation Plan

Chatfield Storage Reallocation Project

Chatfield Storage Reallocation Project

Hydro - The CSU SPUR Campus/Water Center

CSU SPUR Campus / Water Center

Fountain Creek Watershed Vision & Implementation Plan

Fountain Creek Watershed Vision & Implementation Plan

Globeville Landing Park

Globeville Landing Park

Grant Frontier Park

Grant Frontier Park

Heron Pond/Carpio- Sanguinette Parks

Heron Pond / Carpio- Sanguinette Parks

Johnson Habitat Park

Johnson Habitat Park

National Western Center Open Space

National Western Center Open Space

RiNo Art Park & RiNo Promenade

RiNo Art Park & RiNo Promenade

Shoemaker Plaza at Confluence Park

Shoemaker Plaza at Confluence Park

Fall Colors Along the South Platte River

South Platte River and Tributaries Project

The River Mile

The River Mile

Canada Geese Along the South Platte River

Trinidad Purgatorie Visioning Project

Current News

Mayoral Candidates on the Future of Denver’s Urban Waterways

The Greenway Foundation reached out to the current 2023 Denver Mayoral Candidates, asking each to respond to three questions concerning the future Denver’s Urban Waterways. As we receive their responses …

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2022 RECAP- The Greenway Leadership Corps (GLC)

Jeff Shoemaker Retires from The Greenway Foundation


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