It's In Denver's Nature

The final episode of It’s In Denver’s Nature features the urban forest and the many benefits it provides to the city’s environment—storm water management and slowing down rainfall runoff, combatting urban heat island by cooling air temperature, reducing air pollution, and adding beauty to our community along with economic value. Joined by Denver’s City Forester, The Park People, and Denver’s Offic...

Episode 6 of the “It’s In Denver’s Nature” podcast covers habitat protection and Denver Parks and Recreation’s numerous efforts to create healthy ecosystems throughout the urban and mountain park systems. DPR’s Assistant Director of Urban Ecology is joined by the department’s Open Space Operations Supervisor and Education and Wildlife Program Manager along with an Assistant Professor at CSU specia...

In Episode 5, Denver Parks and Recreation’s new Executive Director, Jolon Clark, joins the department’s Education & Outreach Coordinator and Assistant Director of Urban Ecology & Trails to discuss the importance of access to programs that engage people of all ages in the natural environment around them.   DPR strives to provide meaningful experiences that foster a sense of ownership and lo...

The fourth episode of ‘ It’s In Denver’s Nature’ is about landscape transformation and why embracing native and other low-water vegetation is imperative to the resilience of our city. In this episode, Denver Community Media member Dom Francois and Russ Sands, Section Chief of the Colorado Water Conservation Board join Denver Parks and Recreation’s Urban Ecology Supervisor and Asst. Director of Urb...

In episode three of ‘ It’s In Denver’s Nature ’ the Denver Parks and Recreation (DPR) Resiliency team is joined by DPR Water Conservation Manger, Demian Wetzel, and Denver Water’s Manager of Demand Planning and Efficiency, Greg Fisher. They discuss water demands and resources in our region, and the importance conservation. With 3,250 acres of irrigated parkland that uses 2 billion gallons of water...

Episode two of It’s In Denver’s Nature features special guests Tina Bishop and Bill Wenk. Bishop and Wenk are Denver-based landscape architects who have collaborated with Denver Parks and Recreation (DPR) on numerous projects. Joined by DPR’s Gordon Robertson and Cincere Eades, the team dives into the history of Denver Parks beginning in the 19th century when early city leaders sought to make Denv...

In episode one of ‘It’s In Denver’s Nature’ , DPR’s Resilience program is introduced by Director of Parks Planning, Design & Construction, Gordon Robertson and Assistant Director of Urban Ecology, Cincere Eades. They cover Denver Parks and Recreation’s environmental priorities, operational strategies, and how they came to be through the community’s involvement in developing the department’s lo...