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 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 [...]
Canal trail users may have noticed brush removal projects along the Canal this year. Brush removal projects help keep water flowing in the Canal, whether irrigation water or stormwater, and mitigate the risk of wildfires. The Conservancy is thrilled to partner with South Metro Fire Rescue (SMFR) on these brush removal projects. This blog [...]
Welcome back, everyone! This is the second and final part of our blog series on the U.S. EPA’s Augmented Alternatives Analysis process and the High Line Canal’s role as a case study for it. As a quick recap, in the last blog post, we introduced the AAA process and the four goals that drive [...]
My name is Jack, and I am the High Line Canal Conservancy’s (Conservancy) Stormwater and Natural Resources Fellow. As we’ve covered in previous blogs, the High Line Canal (Canal) is undergoing an exciting transition. For the first hundred-plus years of its existence, it served as an irrigation canal, distributing water from the South Platte [...]
Two years after comprehensive tree care work began along the 71-mile High Line Canal, a one-mile stretch in Littleton is seeing an increase in care of unhealthy trees to pave way for stormwater management. In Littleton, a one-mile stretch of the historic Canal is transitioning into green infrastructure for stormwater management as one of [...]
Harmful pollution, aging infrastructure, costly flooding, poor community health - these are a few issues that loom large in our region. The Stormwater Transformation and Enhancement Program (STEP) aims to address these issues by repurposing the High Line Canal (Canal) for green stormwater management. STEP provides benefits on nearly every scale by increasing flood resiliency, water [...]
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