DENVER (CBS4) – The High Line Canal Conservancy is celebrating its first march to the canal. The raise will be used for tree planting and canal maintenance.
The High Line Canal is a 71-mile canal stretching from Waterton Canyon in the southwest to the northeast town of Aurora. It was originally built in 1883 to bring water to farmers. Denver Water bought the canal in 1924 and then authorized its use as a recreational greenway in the 1970s.
The trail passes through 11 jurisdictions, which are guilty of maintaining the trail. Five years ago, High Line Canal Conservancy was created to preserve, protect and track. Through the network’s reach, The Nature Conservancy has known more than $100 million in mentoring projects across the channel.
“The High Line Canal Conservancy was created to verify the combination of the region’s network pastime for the channel, to communicate with elected officials and channel owners, Denver Water. To realize the network’s vision of preserving the canal and protecting it as an important recreational and environmental resource for the region,” said Harriet Crittenden LaMair, executive director of High Line Canal Conservancy.
Walking the canal is a call for everyone to set a purpose to recreate on the canal for the next 71 days and then get promises of miles. Participants can register on the High Line online page and get a loose handkerchief. The Nature Conservancy hopes to raise $171,000 to plant trees in 2021 and some signage projects.
LINK Walk through the Canal