Examples of Projects Funded in partnership with Great Outdoors Colorado
in the Denver Metropolitan Area

 

Colorado Division of Wildlife projects receiving funds that affect this area include the Preble’s Meadow Jumping Mouse Conservation and the Wonders-in-Nature/Wonders-in-Neighborhoods Education Program.

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Project Type

Project/Sponsor

Grant Award

ADAMS

Open Space
Open Space
Local Park & Rec
Local Park & Rec
Trails
Planning
Division of Wildlife

Sand Creek Greenway/City of Commerce City
Barr Lake State Park Buffer Zones/Colorado State Parks
Clayton/Bertha Heid Renovation Project/City of Thornton
Adams County Regional Park Accessible Playground/Adams County
Bromley Creek Trail/City of Brighton
Adams County Open Space Plan/Adams County
Colorado Bird Observatory Field Station

$100,000
$600,000
$75,000
$40,000
$15,000
$25,000
$139,000

DENVER

Legacy
Local Park & Rec
Local Park & Rec
Trails
Planning
Division of Wildlife

The South Platte River Project/City of Denver
The Field at Fred Thomas Park/City of Denver
Bluff Lake Park/City of Denver
Rockmont Trail/City of Denver
James Beckwourth Outdoor Education Center/City of Denver
The Gates Urban Wildlife Education Center at the Denver Zoo

$6,275,000
$99,000
$57,600
$35,000
$30,000
$600,000

ARAPAHOE

Open Space
Open Space
Local Park & Rec
Local Park & Rec
Trails
State Parks

Aurora Jewell Wetlands/Trust for Public Land
Newton Trust Property/City of Littleton
Lowry Community Park Development/City of Aurora
Cherry Creek Soccer Complex/Arapahoe County
Centennial Park Connection/City of Englewood
Cherry Creek State Park Projects

$400,000
$250,000
$100,000
$132,895
$10,000
$189,603

BOULDER

Open Space
Open Space
Local Park & Rec
Local Park & Rec
Trails
Planning
State Parks

Dawson Property Acquisition/Boulder County parks & Open Space
Joder Ranch Conservation Easement/City of Boulder
In-line Hockey Rink/City of Lafayette
Jamestown Park/Town of Jamestown
St. Vrain Greenway/City of Longmont
City of Boulder Urban Open Lands Plan/City of Boulder
Eldorado Canyon Trails

$275,000
$200,000
$25,275
$11,716
$127,400

$8,000

CLEAR CREEK

Open Space
Local Park & Rec
Trails
Planning

Saxon Mountain Open Space/Town of Georgetown
Empire Ballfield Improvements/Town of Empire
Scott Lancaster Trail/Clear Creek County
Golden Watershed Property Inventory and Master Plan/Mountain Area Land Trust

$39,400
$21,450
$40,000
$20,000

DOUGLAS

Legacy
Open Space
Local Park & Rec
Local Park & Rec
Trails
Planning
State Parks

I-25 Conservation Corridor Project/The Conservation Fund
Roxborough Buffer/Colorado State Parks
Larkspur Community Park/Town of Larkspur
Challenger Regional Park/Douglas County
Cherry Creek Trail/Douglas County
Douglas County Conservation Plan/Douglas County
Castlewood Canyon Overlook

$10,000,000
$500,000
$50,500
$50,000
$50,000
$7,000
$11,000

GILPIN

Local Park & Rec

Gilpin County Ballfield Improvement Project/Gilpin County

$95,100

JEFFERSON

Legacy
Open Space
Local Park & Rec
Local Park & Rec
Trails
Trails

The Clear Creek Corridor Project/Jefferson County
Dakota Hogback/Ken Caryl Ranch Foundation
Athletic Field Development at the Ridge at West Meadows/Foothill Park & Rec
Bear Creek Lake Park Environmental Education Building/City of Lakewood
Weaver Gulch Improvements/Foothills Park & Rec
Planning Majestic View Community Park Master Plan/City of Arvada

$5,000,000
$25,000
$75,000
$30,000
$25,400
$30,000

MULTI-COUNTY PROJECTS

Legacy
State Parks
Trails
Planning
Planning

Sand Creek Regional Greenway
Golden Gate Canyon State Park Environmental Center
Big Dry Creek Trail/City of Westminster
Front Range Mountain Backdrop
DRCOG Regional Open Space Project

$1,750,000
$240,000
$50,000
$100,000
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