There are 43 state parks in Colorado, and more than a dozen of them are within a two-hour drive of Denver. These can be divided into two categories—parks that focus on water recreation and parks that offer opportunities to walk and hike in places of natural beauty.
This fall, construction will begin on the seven-acre Living Land project in City Park that is designed to educate visitors about Indigenous land stewardship practices and provide a space for Native communities to gather and celebrate.
Town halls are opportunities for the public to ask questions and for public officials to update the work of their offices. Both were true at a town hall on May 10, hosted by Denver City Councilwoman Shontel Lewis.
On a blue-sky day with the backdrop of the snow-covered mountains and the Denver skyline, children from Denver Forest School with hard hats and shovels welcomed the start of the next phase of the Bluff Lake Nature Center (BLNC).
Surrounded by fences and controversy, the 155-acre Park Hill Golf Course site is being acquired by the City and County of Denver for a new city park in a land exchange agreement.
The City of Aurora has started a major overhaul of the Westerly Creek waterfront at Stanley Marketplace. The creek will be moved west toward Beeler St. and new landscaping will encourage pedestrians to “enjoy the ambience of the creek.”
This month: 1) A Second Major Retailer Closes at Beleaguered Intersection; 2) Village Farms Prepares for New Home at Stanley Marketplace Fields; 3) A Program to Keep the Prairie Dog Population Under Control at Bluff Lake; 4) Central Park Station Balloon Man Sculpture is Gone…for Now; and New Business Openings.
On a warm fall Saturday, a deer walked in the distance as Denver artist Michael Gadlin cut the...
Prairie dogs are going to do what prairie dogs do — reproduce very rapidly. Now, at the Bluff Lake Nature Center (BLNC) in Denver, the animals can do what they want in their dirt tunneled colonies, but they can’t keep reproducing.
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS), in partnership with Denver Parks and Recreation, has transformed four acres of City Park into a multi-sensory play experience inspired by the ecology of the state.
This month: 1) A Community Ownership Model on East Colfax; 2) DPS Students Overcome Hate to Bring Change to Their School; 3) A New Coffee Shop Opens Inside Northwest Aurora Brewery; 4) Colorful Mural Enlivens Neighborhood Business; 5) Arsenal Manager Receives High Honor; and Openings and Closings.
It’s not that easy to slow down along MLK Jr. Blvd., but that’s just what you’ll need to do if you head to Bluff Lake Nature Center for “Nature Wonder Wanders.”