July 2016
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At 71 miles long, the High Line Canal is one of the longest continuous
urban trails in the country, twisting through the most populated area
of Colorado while crossing a diverse mosaic of communities and
nature. The Canal originates at Waterton Canyon in Douglas County
and runs to Green Valley Ranch in Northeast Denver, falling within
one mile of more than 350,000 residents, including the residents of
Windsor Gardens.
The High Line Canal Conservancy held several public meetings the
past two months to introduce itself and its mission to help formulate
a vision for the High Line Canal for the next 100 years. They have
no pre-conceived ideas of what the Canal should look like and are
wanting public input into the visioning process.
They heard some from the public, but are in real need to hear more
from you. To that end, they are holding more public meetings this
month. Even if you attended one of the previous meetings, plan on
attending one or more of the upcoming public meetings. Here is the
schedule.
Wednesday, July 20, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Expo Recreation Center,
10955 E. Exposition Ave., Aurora 80012.
Wednesday, July 20, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. (note the same date), Eloise
May Library, 1471 S. Parker Rd, Denver 80231.
Thursday, July 21, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Eisenhower Recreation Center,
4300 E. Dartmouth Ave., Denver 80222.
The July meetings will be followed by more public meetings in
September and October to draft the shared vision and action plan
for the Canal. Public meetings during the week of September 5 will
present the initial draft for the shared vision for the Canal, asking the
public to share their feedback and input. Meetings to be held the week
of October 16 will focus on the draft action plan for implementation
and next steps, and will continue to rely on feedback from the public
about the final preferred vision for the Canal.
In addition, online surveys are available through July, providing
additional opportunities for input. Visit
to take the survey.
High Line Canal Tree Inventory
You may see some extra people in the trees along the Canal over
the next few weeks. They are The Davey Tree Expert Company
conducting a comprehensive tree inventory all along the 71 miles of
the Canal.
The Canal tree inventory, initiated by the Conservancy and its
jurisdictional partners, will help us better understand the current
condition of the Canal’s cottonwoods as well as all of the other tree
species that have made the Canal corridor their home. Many of the
cottonwoods have accompanied the Canal since its early days in the
late 1800s.
Community Walks along the High Line Canal
In partnership with Walk2Connect, the High Line Canal Conservancy
has organized several community walks along the Canal, now through
October 1, at different times and for different lengths. Ranging from 4
miles to 11, these segments allow you to continuously walk close to
several portions of the 71-mile trail this summer.
The next scheduledwalk segment
on Wednesday, July 20, 5 p.m.,
begins at the Aurora Government
Center and ends next door to
Windsor Gardens at Fairmount
Cemetery. Maximum capacity for
this segment: 20 walkers.
Please use the RSVP feature at :
/
connecting-canal-segment-4-
creeks-aurora-westerly-east-
gate-tall-gate/
or email/call walk leader Chris
directly at eatwalklearn@gmail.
com or 303-507-7280.
You can visit the High Line Canal
Conservancy's main page at
walk2connect/ and sign-up for
any and all segments you would
like to walk.
Future scheduled walks include
these segments: Eisenhower
Park, Cherry Hills, Centennial,
Horseshoe Park, Santa Fe,
Roxborough Park Rd. and
Waterton Canyon.
Your RSVP is important and
will guide communication about
changes, parking, and other
details.
High Line Canal Conservancy Seeks Input from Public
You are invited to give your input about the future of the Canal
