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<br />DENVER, COLORADO
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<br />OBJEcnVES
<br />!I Flood hazard reduction
<br />. Recreation
<br />. Fish and wildlife habitat
<br />. Environmental education
<br />. Gravel excavation and reclamation
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<br />INNOVATIV~ ASPECTS
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<br />. SiX hundred twenty-five acres of floodplain land were preserved, as a park, an alternative to
<br />st'ream channelization.
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<br />. Local bond issues and federal grants provided funding for the city to purchase
<br />floodplain lands.
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<br />. Riverside gravel pits were reclaimed into ponds for fish, wildlife and recreation.
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<br />PARTICIPANTS
<br />'. City of Littleton
<br />. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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<br />Ii' Citizens and environmental groups
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<br />ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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<br />. Potential for flood damage on the 'site was reduced and downstream flood surges
<br />were reduced. ' ' . I
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<br />. A 25-mile section of natural ,stream channel and associated aquatic and riparian habitat
<br />was protected. '
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<br />. Habitat for a variety of terrestrial wildlife -- mule deer, beaver, red fox, great horned owl,
<br />heron and other waterfowl n is preserved. '
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<br />. The 'public open space provides outdoor recreation, an uncommon resource within the
<br />Denver metropolitan area.
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<br />. A recreation trail and nature center was built in the park.
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<br />. Trout habitat is enhanced in the South Platte River.
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