Canal Collaborative
New life for the Canal demands a new management structure.
The Canal Collaborative
New life for the Canal demands a new management structure that will support the Canal’s role as a 71-mile linear park and emerging function as a stormwater management system. A Memorandum of Understanding signed by each partner formally launch the Canal Collaborative in 2022.
Canal Collaborative Structure
The Canal Collaborative is a structure that formalizes collaboration between these thirteen partners to preserve and enhance the Canal. The Canal Collaborative consists of three levels of engagement with representation from each partner in regular team meetings: a forum of elected officials, a leadership team of high-level staff and technical advisory committees consisting of staff from the partners who are responsible for maintaining and enhancing the Canal. The Conservancy serves as the backbone organization providing facilitation, communications and coordination of the partners to enhance collaboration and advance implementation of The Plan.
State of the Canal Materials
Canal Collaborative Memorandum of Understanding
Second Annual State of the Canal | Feb. 23, 2023
- Watch the 2023 Video Recording
- Read the Canal Collaborative section for the High Line Canal Conservancy’s 2023 Annual Report
First Annual State of the Canal | Jan. 26, 2022
First Annual State of the Canal. Canal leaders (left to right): Chief Executive Officer Jim Lochhead, Denver Water; Board Chair Paula Herzmark, High Line Canal Conservancy; Executive Director Harriet Crittenden LaMair, High Line Canal Conservancy; Commissioner Nancy Sharpe, Arapahoe County; Open Spaces Director Shannon Carter, Arapahoe County; Chief Operations and Maintenance Officer Tom Roode, Denver Water; Council Member Kendra Black, City and County of Denver; and Deputy Executive Director of Parks & Recreation Scott Gilmore, City and County of Denver.
