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Storm water management is something that everyone needs to understand and appreciate.
Grrreat New Tiger Exhibit
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One of the most striking features of Denver Zoo’s newly opened tiger exhibit, The Edge, is the metal mesh catwalk that arches above the visitor viewing area.
Just the Facts: The Hardest Stuff in Colorado
Over $4 Million in Grants to Provide Outdoor Education for Youth and Better Access to the Wildlife Refuge
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A $2.7 million grant, announced by Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) on Dec. 8, will fund outdoor education and recreation programming for 37,000 youth and 13 organizations serving them.
Meet Eirina
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Eirina, an eight-year-old female Sumatran orangutan arrived from Germany’s Zoo Dortmund in September and has made her home in the Denver Zoo’s Primate Panorama.
Lockheed Martin Looks to Middle Schoolers for 2030s Mars Journey
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Middle school students fill the seats of what could be an ordinary school bus — but as it starts up, the darkened windows become a continuous video screen with images of the Mars landscape passing by.
Westerly Creek—Not Just Beautiful, It’s Functional
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Westerly Creek is both a beautiful open space amenity for NE Denver, it’s a functional flood control channel.
DSST Students Take Drone They Invented to Rwanda
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“It was an incredible experience,” said recent DSST graduate and Stapleton resident Nathan Lepore after returning from his recent trip to Rwanda. “It made me feel like a part of the global community.”