Wheat Ridge Revive the Greenbelt! is a community forestry project that uses strategic tree selection, planting, and maintenance to restore and revitalize the Clear Creek waterway in the Wheat Ridge Greenbelt.  The project site, just south of Prospect Park, faces multiple environmental challenges including invasive species, degraded waterways, tree loss from the 2009 hailstorm, low tree survival, and threatened habitat of the native Ute Ladies’-Tresses Orchid species.  On April 27th, Saturday, 9AM – 12 PM, the Institute for Environmental Solutions (IES), the City of Wheat Ridge, and our project partners will plant new trees along the riverbank to improve the environment and optimize the many benefits of trees. This tree planting will restore plant and wildlife habitats, welcoming birds, fish, and other wildlife under the canopies.  These trees will help the City of Wheat Ridge manage stormwater and pollution, restore degraded riverbanks, and increase the beauty of the Greenbelt.

For more information or to volunteer, contact IES at href="Solutionsi4esorg">Solutionsi4esorg or by phone at 720-295-4437.

IES Wheat Ridge Revive the Greenbelt informational flyer

Posted: under Wheat Ridge Business, Wheat Ridge Community.
Tags: Arbor Day, community forestry, Prospect Park, Revive the Greenbelt, Wheat Ridge

Comments (0) Apr 23 2013

In celebration of Children’s Day, the Wheat Ridge Police Department is partnering with local businesses and the Colorado Department of Transportation to sponsor the 3rd annual Wheat Ridge Child Safety Fair on Saturday, April 27th from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The event is for Wheat Ridge residents and is intended to increase community awareness about some of the dangers facing today’s children.

The primary focus of the Safety Fair will be FREE inspection and replacement of child safety seats. There will be bi-lingual car seat inspection technicians on hand to perform child safety seat inspections and educate participants on proper car seat use. Car seats that fail the inspection will be disposed of and replaced for FREE, while supplies last, with car seats that were obtained through a grant from CDOT. While replacement car seats are free, donations for the seats will be accepted.

Residents should bring their bicycles too! There will be a bike rodeo for the children that will teach them how to safely operate their bicycles. Wheat Ridge Cyclery will be conducting FREE bicycle safety inspections and Exempla Lutheran Medical Center donated bicycle helmets that will be distributed for a $1.00 donation.

Posted: under E-news, Wheat Ridge Business, Wheat Ridge Community.
Tags: bicycle, car seat inspection, CDOT, helmet, Police Department, safety, Wheat Ridge, WR2020

Comments (0) Apr 12 2013

The City of Wheat Ridge will be hosting its annual Large Item Pick-Up Program on Saturday, May 11 and Saturday, May 18. The first 300 residents of Wheat Ridge that register will be eligible to have ONE large bulky item picked up that residential trash services will not collect without extra payment. There will be 150 pick-ups on both designated days and residents can register for the most convenient day. No pick-ups will be scheduled for businesses and apartment complexes.

Registration for the program will begin Monday, April 1 and continue through Tuesday, April 30. Calls will be accepted between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday. The number to call is 303-205-7600. Verification of Wheat Ridge residency and pre-approval of the type of item to be picked-up will be required at time of registration. The program is limited to the first 300 registrants.

View the media advisory for more information.

Posted: under E-news, Wheat Ridge Business, Wheat Ridge Community.
Tags: City of Wheat Ridge, community clean up, Large Item Pick up, refrigerator, trash, Wheat Ridge

Comments (0) Mar 29 2013

The Wheat Ridge Police Department is proud to announce that we are bringing back the Explorer program for young men and woman in the community. Exploring is a career education program that gives young men and woman ages 14 ½ – 20 a firsthand experience on what it takes to start a career in law enforcement. The main goals of the program are not only designed to help teens choose a career in law enforcement, but more importantly to challenge them to transform into leaders and responsible citizens of their communities. Exploring can help prepare participants for a variety of law enforcement careers from police and correctional work to military and federal law enforcement.

The Police Department will be conducting an open house for any teens and parents who are interested in joining our Explorer program.

What: Wheat Ridge Police Department Explorer open house
When: Thursday, April 11th from 7PM-9PM
Where: Wheat Ridge Police Department, 7500 West 29th Ave., Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

For more information on Exploring please visit http://exploring.learningforlife.org/services/career-exploring/law-enforcement/ or http://leepaac.com/.  For more information about the Wheat Ridge Explorer Program, please contact Sgt. Jon Pickett at (303) 235-2914.

Posted: under Wheat Ridge Community.
Tags: Explorer Program, Wheat Ridge, Wheat Ridge Police Department

Comments (0) Mar 25 2013