'The first two completed reaches of the City of Longmont’s Resilient St. Vrain project have been selected as the 2018 winner of the “Sustainability” award for a large community given out by the Colorado chapter of the American Public Works Association (CO APWA).'

CO APWA describes the sustainability award as recognizing “efficient delivery of infrastructure in an environmentally and socially responsible way that ensures the best choice in the long term.” Award criteria included innovation, achievement, transferability and cooperation. 

The nature of instream projects is inherently multi-purpose and multi-user. An artful balance between competing design interests must be struck for a successful...

Catching Up: Proposed whitewater park in Stoughton could create millions in spending from users

Logan Wroge | Wisconsin State Journal Oct 1, 2018

A proposed whitewater feature on the Yahara River in Stoughton could draw on a market of more than 400,000 paddlers and could generate millions in business spending from its use, according to an economic impact study of the concept.

Stoughton officials are planning to convert about 1,000 feet of the Yahara River into a series of pools with a whitewater park for paddlers that would bypass an existing dam. They are also exploring ways to revitalize the riverfront properties in the area.

A recent case study, completed with the help of UW-Madison, examined...

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Longmont officials, kayaking enthusiasts eager for opening of nature area

Dickens Farm will provide first-of-its-kind access to St. Vrain River in the city, feature water park

By Sam Lounsberry

Staff Writer

Anticipation more than 15 years in the making will give way to adrenaline come spring when a new water park meant for kayaking and tubing opens at Dickens Farm Nature Area.

The new 52-acre nature area also will bring Longmont its first true access point to the St. Vrain River from a public park or open space.

"I find that exciting. People like to touch the water, play and fish in the water," Longmont Senior Project Manager Steve Ransweiler said. "I think the other areas we've developed along th...

November-December 2017 EAHCP Newsletter

With tens of thousands of San Marcos River enthusiasts enjoying the cool flow of its waters each year, the access points along the banks of the river had become a bit worn over time. And that wasn't good for river-goers or the water quality in the river which supports endangered species. So, the City of San Marcos and the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan teamed up to give those access points a kind of face lift. Only this nip and tuck was performed with front-end loaders and one-and-a-half ton limestone blocks. "We originally thought that we might have to put some heavy equipment into the river in order to fix some public access points," said S...

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Paddling Iowa: Destroyed Dams To Whitewater Parks

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Video: Take a test drive on the Bow River’s Harvie Passage | Calgary Herald

The rest of us will have to wait until next spring. But designers wanted to see how one of the channels on the under-construction Harvie Passage was going to work for paddlers, so they let a few kayakers test out the rapids on Wednesday afternoon.

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Dayton’s $4M River Run offers chance ‘to reconnect with the river’

Under heavy clouds and an onslaught of rain, community leaders celebrated the grand opening of the city’s newest water attraction — the RiverScape River Run.

Five Rivers MetroParks debuted its $4 million project on Friday evening in front of dozens of business leaders, residents and water enthusiasts. The completion of the project comes after two years of construction, nearly 20 years of planning and the fundraising efforts of an entire community.

“Today, what I think we’re realizing is that more and more we want to reconnect with the river and all the reasons why Dayton is where it is, which is primarily because of its proximit...

BELTON | The Nolan Creek Project in Downtown Belton has been named named a finalist in the Best Public Improvement Program category of the 2015 Texas Downtown Association (TDA) President’s Awards Program.

Since 1998, the Awards Program has recognized more than 150 projects, events and people that make a difference in Texas downtowns. The categories are divided based on populations of over and under 50,000 inhabitants.

The Best Public Improvement award recognizes excellence in public projects and planning in downtown or commercial districts. The other finalist in this category & population group is Blues Alley in Navasota.

Judging for the awards took place on Friday, September 11, in Austin. The...

WATERLOO | A $2.6 million white-water park and kayak course, accessible to the general public, has been proposed along the east bank of the Cedar River in downtown Waterloo.

An engineering firm retained by the downtown Waterloo Development Corp. unveiled the proposal to city officials and business leaders at a meeting this week.

A time frame and funding sources have not been identified. Numerous governmental approvals will be required. But Waterloo Mayor Buck Clark, who is not seeking re-election, said the project will be a priority for the remainder of his term in office.

"I hope nobody leaves this room without being excited about this project," Clark said. "My attitude is this is going t...

SALIDA — If it weren't for the snow-capped, 14,000-foot peaks and crisp, clean mountain air surrounding the surf break, the casual observer might be tempted into thinking that the giant "S" painted white atop the looming h

illside stood for "San Diego," or some similarly alliterated sandy, Southern California surfing stronghold.Longboarders await their turns in the lineup alongside shredders riding shorter, new-school designs. The scenario grows all the more surreal with a glance east toward a giant sign that reads "SURF SALIDA" in sans serif font.The letters attached to the riverside offices of the whitewater park designers at Recreation Engineering and Planning (REP) are revealing. The wo...

The landscape of outdoor recreation in eastern Iowa could rapidly change.

A new white-water course on the Maquoketa River in Manchester celebrated a "soft opening" recently. Other communities are now looking to get in on the current trend.

"What this shows is what's possible," said Ty Graham, of Recreation Engineering and Planning, a company based in Boulder, Colo., that designs white-water courses.

"If you have an example in front of you, that really opens up the vision," Graham added.

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