Environmental Education at Sand Creek Greenway
Youth from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver head out to the Sand Creek Greenway for macro invertebrate exploration » View More
Xcel Energy Day of Service Volunteers Improve Habitat and Build Community along Sand Creek Regional Greenway
65 volunteers helped to beautify the Greenway by picking up trash, protecting cottonwood trees from beavers, removing invasive plant species and planting native species. » View More
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 Park on Saturday, November 23rd, 2019 from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. We’ll be putting in a crusher fine trail, bee […]
Restoration to Creek Bank in Progress
The repair to the bank of Sand Creek at the bridge near Westerly Creek and the Smith Road trailhead is nearly complete, with reseeding of native plants and the transplantation of willow taking place right now. We returned from a brief visit to that part of the Denver section of the Greenway, and found workers […]
Exciting 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 Creek between Westerly Creek and Smith Road on Sunday September 8. I’m usually carrying my binoculars while out […]
Bank Repair at Westerly/Sand Creeks in Denver
UPDATE! While there’s still landscape work to be done, this project is completed and the bank of Sand Creek will have a much more desirable look, and is now stabilized. (October 21, 2019) August 20, 2019 Starting next week, a project to correct damage by earlier flood events will begin under the bridge by the […]
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 sign-up for this event is required, and can be done here. At the time of posting, there are still […]
Denver Post features Sand Creek Greenway Multi-Modal Options
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 #wildernessinthecity is not far away, even if visitors don’t drive to get to our trail. You can reach our Greenway via light rail or by bus. The […]
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