Trails, like the High Line Canal, offer a serene escape into nature, inviting outdoor enthusiasts to explore the beauty of Colorado in a metro area. Whether you're cycling, jogging, riding or strolling along the trail, one crucial aspect of trail etiquette is maintaining a safe speed. This is one of our Share the Canal principles [...]
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 [...]
We are excited to announce that construction is underway to close the largest trail gap on the High Line Canal trail! The Canal had an approximate three-mile gap from Colfax Ave. in Aurora, north to Denver’s Green Valley Ranch neighborhood. While trail users could walk along the old ditch rider's road, a two track [...]
Let’s show our environment some love today, March 18, for Global Recycling Day! Did you know that the Canal provides essential habitat for plants and wildlife, in addition to providing a host of benefits to the community as a recreational trail? Unfortunately, trash collecting along the trail and in the channel adversely impacts the Canal, [...]
On Feb. 23, 2023, over 50 regional partners from the Canal Collaborative, a regional public-private partnership, gathered for the Second Annual State of the Canal. Together, this Collaborative is leading the implementation of over $130M in trail improvements along the High Line Canal over the next 15 years, including: Improved access and safety Enhanced environmental [...]
Happy World Wildlife Day! Today marks the 50th anniversary of an agreement to protect more than 37,000 species. Did you know the Canal is home to over 190 bird species, 28 mammal species and 15 reptile species? Wildlife is abundant along the Canal. Learn a bit more about World Wildlife Day. What is World Wildlife [...]
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 [...]
The High Line Canal is a popular place for people to gather and get moving, but it is more than just a hotspot for humans! Birds are a common sight along the Canal trail, with so many recordings that eBird has listed 31 birding hotspots along the Canal. What is an eBird hotspot? eBird is [...]
On January 1, 2023 Denver area birders celebrated the New Year by participating in the urban Denver Christmas Bird Count. Across the metro area, 135 birders counted 90 species and 30,147 individual birds. The count area includes a portion of the High Line Canal trail. And it was along the Canal trail, at Three Ponds [...]
Fall in Colorado means color out in nature. People flock from all over to enjoy autumn in our beloved state. Early morning mountain trips to watch the aspen leaves change are beautiful, but are you noticing the beauty right in our backyard? The High Line Canal has 71 miles of opportunity to see the change [...]
