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Allow us to introduce ourselves.
Since 1974, The Greenway Foundation has led efforts to:
· Reclaim the South Platte River and its tributaries from a virtual cesspool to a place of environmental and recreational pride
· Construct more than 100 miles of hiking and biking trails
· Create 20+ parks and natural areas
· Design and build numerous whitewater boat chutes
· Vastly improve the health of the South Platte River Watershed and its habitats
· Provide environmental education to more than 60,000 school children
· Employ more than 100 teenagers in youth employment programs
· Helped create over $100 million of green improvement to the South Platte River and its tributaries, facilitating over 10 billion in residential and commercial development throughout the Denver Metro area.
AND WE’RE NOT DONE YET.
Please explore this website to learn more about:
· SPREE (South Platte River Environmental Education)
· River Rangers Youth Employment
· Venice on the Creek
· Confluence Concerts
· South Platte RiverSweep
· River North and River South Master Planning Process
· PURE (Protect our Urban River Environment)
· Art on the River
· Mile High Mile
AND MORE.
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