With 2023 coming to a close, we stand in awe and gratitude for the incredible impact made by our dedicated volunteers. To all volunteers and volunteers leaders who lent their time and passion to protect, preserve, and enhance the High Line Canal—thank you! Volunteers supported the Conservancy at 27 events and programs in 2023. [...]
Join us in celebrating Birdability Week 2023 from Oct. 16-22! Birdability is a nonprofit harnessing education and outreach to provide people with disabilities the opportunity to participate in birding and the outdoors. The organization has revolutionized how we connect with nature by providing an accessibility crowdsourced map. What is an accessibility crowdsourced map? It is [...]
In Spring 2023, the High Line Canal Conservancy planted over 170 native prairie plants along the Canal with the support of volunteers! The Conservancy collaborated with Denver Parks and Recreation to implement this prairie planting pilot on the trail shoulder between Marrama Park and the Canal trail in Green Valley Ranch. The project includes a [...]
Happy World Water Day! Today is the 30th annual World Water Day, a day of observance organized by the United Nations to promote awareness and inspire action for the world to unite around water. As water becomes increasingly scarce in the region, the Conservancy and our partners are working to steward the Canal through its transition [...]
Now 140 years old, the 71-mile-long High Line Canal (Canal) is outliving its historic function as an irrigation utility and has taken on new life as a stormwater management system, urban ecological corridor, and regional recreational trail. The Conservancy is partnering with Denver Botanic Gardens (the Gardens) to gain insight into the corridor’s ecology and [...]
What are habitat trees? Also called snags, habitat trees are dead or dying trees that are left on the Canal to support the wildlife that live along the corridor. As they decompose, habitat trees act as nurseries and foraging grounds for a variety of insects, birds, and small mammals. How do animals use habitat trees? [...]
Upcoming trail improvements are planned for to the High Line Canal trail between Parker Rd. and Havana St. The project intends to upgrade the existing 9-foot asphalt trail to a 10-foot concrete trail with an adjacent 6-foot crusher fines trail and meet ADA standards. The project is a partnership between Denver Parks & Recreation and [...]
The Conservancy is excited to partner with the Mile High Youth Corps (MHYC) to perform nine weeks of Russian olive removal along the Canal corridor this spring and summer. This project will greatly advance the Conservancy’s work to protect and restore the Canal’s canopy as Russian olive is an invasive species that competes with trees [...]
We are currently accepting applications* for a Community Organizer or Community Engagement Specialist. The role will help lead the Conservancy’s efforts to deeply engage the local community in these northeast neighborhoods in an effort to increase community wellbeing by activating the Canal and gathering community-driven input for upcoming trail improvement projects. To view the responsibilities, deliverables, [...]
The Stormwater Transformation and Enhancement Program (STEP) is bringing new life and renewed utility to the High Line Canal. Through the leadership of STEP, parts of the Canal are being transformed into a green infrastructure system to provide stormwater quality management. And we are getting noticed! STEP inspired the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to select the [...]
