Denver Water

                  

Denver Recycles Water for Parks

 In her July 2009 newsletter, Denver District 5 Councilwoman Marcia Johnson announced that several parks in the district will be using recycled water for irrigation.

Denver will be installing new pipes for the system, and some traffic may be diverted while this work occurs.  Impacted District 5 parks include McNichols Park, Crescent Park, Verbena Park and Denison Park.

The four parks will join 13 Denver parks that are already using recycled water.

Other parks are undergoing irrigation improvement programs.  It is estimated that the improvments will save 450 million gallons of Denver drinking water.

To link to Marcia Johnson’s article, click here.

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Affordable Area Activities

Denver PrideFest 2009

Saturday, June 27,  2009, 11am to 8 pm

Sunday, June 28, 2009, 10 am to 6 pm

Civic Center Park

Colfax and Broadway

Parade, rally, music, vendors, dance, food vendors.

Click here for more information.

Playground Theater Presents: 

          The Green Scene

Saturday, June 27, 2009, 2pm to 3 pm

Denver Central Library B2 Conference Room

Super Hero Super Natural is a green superhero, here to save the planet.

Free!

Cherry Blossom Festival

Saturday and Sunday

June 27 and 28, 2009, 11 am

Between Larimer and Lawrence Streets, 19th and 20th Streets

Drums, dance, food vendors, music.

Free!

Walk Score Comes to Denver Metrolist

Denver Metrolist has added a new field to its program:  walk score.

Brokers can now search for homes for their clients by putting a minimum walk score into the search parameters.

A home’s walk score is calculated by locating nearby stores, parks, restaurants and more. 

Metrolist is responding to the growing demand by some buyers to purchase homes in neighborhoods where their environmental footprints will be reduced.  The demand for homes that are located in areas where one can live a car-light or car-free lifestyle is increasing.  Although public transportation is not part of the walk score calculation, light rail has added to the consciousness about this issue.

The higher the score, the less driving required to live in the neighborhood.

• 0-24       Car-dependent.  Virtually no destinations within walking distance.
• 25-49     Car-dependent.  Few destinations within walking distance.
• 50-69     Somewhat walkable.
• 70-89     Very walkable.  It is possible to manage without a car.
• 90-100   Walkers paradise.  Most errands can be done on foot and many folks in the neighborhood don’t own cars.      

For more information go to www.walkscore.com.

If you’d like help calculating the walk score of your current home, please email me at debpallai@comcast.net or call me at 303–883-8837.

Affordable Area Activities

Denver’s 2009 Earth Day Fair

Wednesday, April 22, 10 am to 2 pm

Civic Center Park

Come learn how to save energy and the planet.

This year, many vendors at the fair will be accepting your unwanted items for recycling.  For a list of what is being accepted for recycling, and more information on the fair go to:  Denver’s 2009 Earth Day Fair.

Free!  Kid friendly!

Over the Moon Ovations – A Mask Making Journey

Saturday, April 25, 3 pm to 5 pm

Boulder Public Library, Meadows Branch

4800 Baseline Road, Boulder

Explore your inner self by creating a mask.  This process can be messy.  Dress accordingly.

Over the Moon Ovations – A Mask Making Journey

Free!

Dead or Alive? Health Care Reform

Saturday, April 25, 1:30 – 4 pm

CU Boulder Muenzinger Auditorium

1801 Colorado Ave.

Free forum.  Speakers followed by question and answer period.

Dead or Alive?  Health Care Reform

Potted? Recycle Them!

Recycle plant containers at Local Garden Shops–or at The Botanic Gardens or South High School

 

• April 25, 9 am to 3 pm at South High School
• June 27, 9 am to 3 pm at Denver Botanic Gardens
• Participating garden centers through the planting season

Details available here

Exchange Land for Produce

Or produce for land.

Landshare Colorado connects gardeners with folks with available land.  Are you unable to garden, but have a backyard you’d like to see produce some food?  Are you someone who’d like to garden, but lives in an apartment?

Visit Landshare Colorado and get hooked up!

More Money to Green Colorado

An additional 42 million dollars is on its way to Colorado to help fund clean energy programs here.  Denver will get $6 million.

Local governments will determine how to use the funds, but will be closely monitored by the feds to be sure the money is being used appropriately.

For further information go to:  The Denver Post

Affordable Area Activities

World Drum Celebration with Vicki Pezzi

Saturday, March 28, 2-3 pm

Denver Central Libarary Children’s Pavilion

Free!

Anne and Eric: Radio Days Music

Saturday, March 28, 2-3pm

Denver Central Library

Free!

The Green House: New Directions in Sustainable Architecture and Design

Thru May 3, 2009

Tuesday-Friday, 9  am- 4 pm                                                                                    

Saturday and Sunday, 11 am-4 pm

 

Aurora History Museum                                                                                           15051 East Alameda Parkway

Free!

Medium-Cost Ways to Green Your Home

Save Money and Help the Planet by:

 

• Conducting an energy audit
• Insulating your attic and walls
• Installing a tankless water heater
• Landscaping with drought-resistant plants
• Installing cork or bamboo floors
• Installing no-VOC carpet

Low-Cost Ways to Green Your Home

Save money and help the planet by:

 

• Using CFL or LED lightbulbs (LED bulbs are expensive, but coming down in price; CFLs have mercury in them–be careful about disposal)
• Installing low-flow showerheads and faucet aerators
• Starting a compost pile to recycle organic waste
• Planting trees to help keep your home cool in the summer
• Insulating your water heater
• Installing a programmable themostat
• Weatherstripping and caulking doors and windows
• Replacing your furnace filter on a regular basis
• Planting native plants to reduce water usage
• Installing power strips on your applicances and other electrical equipment to reduce your phantom load
• Painting with low or no-VOC paint