Denver Natural Areas
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 Denver Natural Areas - Welcome Message
 
 
Natural areas preserve a rich piece of our past that we can experience now and in the future.
 
Unlike traditional developed parks, natural areas are guided, developed and sustained by nature. Natural areas are "managed" but not necessarily "maintained."
 
The Natural Areas Program is a part of Denver Parks and Recreation Natural Resources Division, and this division manages the 4000 acres of natural areas open space that exist within Denver’s urban boundaries. [read more]
 

Natural Areas Project Update
Denver Parks and Recreation has awarded the contract for developing the Natural Areas Guidelines, Standards, and Training Materials to the environmental firm of Brown and Caldwell. Dr. Rob Kremer and Chris Reichard, scientists in the Denver Office of the firm, will head the four month project. The final products will be field guides, education tools, and standards that will help Parks and Recreation staff develop and manage the growing acreage of natural areas within the city.
 
The project is funded by a Seed Capital Grant from the Denver Department of Environmental Health.
      

 Contact Natural Areas
To contact the Denver Natural Areas Program, visit our office at
 
Camp Rollandet
5161 Sheridan Boulevard
Denver, CO  80212

or contact us at
(303) 455-1623 (ph)
 
      

 Natural Areas News
On September 13, 2007, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board voted unanimously to designate Hentzell Park and the native areas of Parkfield Park as official Natural Areas. It affords them a greater amount of protection and attention.

The Natural Areas staff now will be following the adopted Management Plans for each site as they restore these natural areas over the next years. The process is a slow one of removing noxious weeds each year to let the native grass and wildflower seeds (already in the soil, plus introduced native grass seeds) take hold. Each park has some unusual grasses and flowers. For details on each park, what species exist already, and what is planned for the future, see the individual Management Plan for each site. 
 
      

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