The Sand
Creek Regional Greenway is a jewel in the necklace of
trails that has made the metropolitan Denver area a national
model for linked trail systems. This
14-mile public greenway connects the High Line Canal
in Aurora, Colorado with the South Platte River Greenway in Commerce
City. Along the way, it passes through Denver and the newly formed Stapleton community.
The Sand Creek Regional Greenway is open every day from dawn until dusk. Runners, walkers, nature viewers, horseback riders, and leashed dogs are encouraged to enjoy the trail. We invite you to become
acquainted with our wilderness in the city.
News from the Greenway

Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
Please join us at Bluff Lake Nature Center on Monday, January 16th from 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. to celebrate the 2012 MLK Day of Service. Volunteer activities for the day will include trash pick up and invasive species removal around Bluff Lake and Sand Creek. Please RSVP by shooting an email to cfry@sandcreekgreenway.org, or sign up online at VolunteerMatch.org. We hope to see you there!

Winter 2011 Newsletter
Our 2011 Winter Newsletter is now available. Click here to read great ideas from our trail users regarding improvements on the greenway, as well as new projects we are starting in 2012. Happy New Year!
Colorado Gives Day a Huge Success
On Tuesday December 6th, Colorado Gives Day raised 12 million dollars for more than 900 local charities. In the SCRGP's first year of participating in CO Gives Day, we raised almost $4,000 in this 24 hour giving period. Thank you so much to all of our generous donors!

If you haven't made your end-of-year donation to the Greenway yet, it's not too late! Click here to make your annual contribution, which will go toward improving the trail, funding volunteer projects, and providing environmental education for at-risk youth in 2012.
Happy holidays from all of us here at the Sand Creek Regional Greenway Partnership!
Announcing Colorado Garden Show Grant
We are pleased to announce that SCRGP recently received a grant from the Colorado Garden Show! The grant will be used to renovate the Smith Road Trailhead in Denver, including installing a xeriscape demonstration garden, adding more signage, and improving the parking area. Click here to read the press release.

For more information please contact Caroline Fry, SCRGP communications manager, at (303) 468-3262.
Regarding Oil Spill in Sand Creek
Several of you have called or written to ask us about the spill in Sand Creek that has received media attention. We have received updates from Suncor regarding the spill - click here to read a press release from Suncor. We will continue to post information as we receive it.
The spill is not near the trail - and the Sand Creek Regional Greenway trail is open for use. The spill is at the confluence of Sand Creek and the South Platte River, about 1/8 of a mile from the trail.
For more information, please contact SCRGP Executive Director Kate Kramer at (303) 468-3263.
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