Where You’ll Be:
Bible Park is a 66-acre park in Southeast Denver encompassing several biking and walking trails, including the Highline Canal trail, a portion of Goldsmith Gulch, numerous playing fields, tennis courts, exercise stations, and a new playground. The eastern half of the park is open space with native grasses and forbs and amazing old-growth cottonwoods along the gulch.
What You’ll Do:
Volunteers will help install timber steps in place of an existing heavily-eroded and steep social trail. This location receives heavy use from folks accessing the courts and the park from the Highline Canal and surrounding neighborhoods. This heavy foot traffic has led to heavy erosion and has made restoration efforts more challenging, reducing the success of previous restoration efforts and leading to unsafe conditions for park users.
Please bring your own lunch for the day!
Why It Matters:
The timber steps will improve safety, protect the restoration area from traffic, and reduce the expansion of social trails into the natural landscape.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Ages 16+
Project Difficulty:
This project includes tasks at varying levels of difficulty from moderate to difficult. Please check our difficulty rating criteria here for more details.
Physical Considerations:
The project tasks can include digging into the hillside, lifting and placing lumber, and lifting and placing gravel on a steep slope. If you would like to participate in this event but the primary tasks do not suit you, we can accommodate volunteers removing weeds.
Access Factors:
- Vehicle Access: No vehicle restrictions – 2WD accessible
