Our most excellent friend Tommy Matthews created this amazing video tour of a few of the Denver Mountain Parks. You can read his full blog post on the Olmsted 200 website Here.
Publicity
The Role of DMP in Early Jeffco Tourism
The Jefferson County Historical Commission and its Friends group jointly sponsor an annual discussion on a theme of historic interest. This year, Historical Tourism in Jefferson County was the theme, and Foundation founder Bart Berger was one of the featured speakers....
2019 Dana Crawford Award goes to Bart Berger
The Foundation's founder, Bart Berger, was awarded the Dana Crawford Award on May 13 for his work in historical preservation. The Foundation's accomplishments for Mountain Parks were a key feature of the evening presentation. From the CPI website: “Dana Crawford, the...
Initiative 300 Letter of Concern
Today, Denver Mountain Parks Foundation, along with three of our closest partners (The Park People, the Greenway Foundation, and the Civic Center Conservancy), released this letter of concern regarding Initiative 300.
November 6, 2018 – a GREAT day for Denver’s Mountain Parks!
We have worked for 15 years to bring new life into these great parks and open spaces. Now a measure on the ballot can make that investment sustainable!
Foundation Receives Norm and Ethel Meyer Award for Historic Preservation
This year, JCHC is pleased to give the Award jointly to Denver Parks and Recreation and the Denver Mountain Parks Foundation (DMPF) for their collaborative work in restoring and improving the Denver Mountain Parks.
32nd Annual Bison Auction Coverage from Denver Post and 9NEWS
Denver Mountain Parks had a successful bison auction March 3rd at Genesee Mountain Park raising a record amount. The charismatic bison and mountain parks staff once again captured some local media attention around the annual event. You can read the Denver Post story,...
Around the DMP System
We're belatedly catching up on this year's news around the Denver Mountain Parks system. Here are some of the developments since we last posted on this site: In February, we published a recap of news and events in 2015, including launch of our capital campaign for...
Red Rocks Park and CCC Camp New Landmark
As of August 4, 2015, Red Rocks Park and Mount Morrison Civilian Conservation Corps Camp have been designated as Colorado's newest National Historic Landmark (NHL)! This long process officially began in about 2004 at the suggestion of the Friends of Red Rocks, a...
Colorado Book Award in History
We won! In case you missed it, on June 13th, we were awarded the Colorado Book Award for Denver Mountain Parks: 100 Years of the Magnificent Dream. Authors Wendy Rex-Atzet and Erika Walker traveled to Aspen with high hopes, and indeed, the trip proved to be a huge...