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Congress Park - Denver, CO

The Congress Park neighborhood joined the Sustainable Neighborhoods program in August 2016. The neighborhood includes the area bounded by Josephine to the west, Colorado Blvd to the east, Colfax Ave to the north, and 6th Avenue to the south. 

Congress Park's credit year runs August to August.

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For more photos check out the Congress Park Photo Album!


 

Congress Park Initiatives

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The CPNGT has several projects "in the works" and is always looking for additional team members to get involved. For more information on these projects or (better yet) to get involved, please feel free to contact the person listed or email Sustainability@congressparkneighbors.org

Recycling
The Clean Neighborhood group would like to help community members better understand waste stream issues and the importance of recycling. They scheduled a workshop featuring an expert speaker on recycling, as well as creating an online resource page for the neighborhood and beyond.  Contact Yvonne Salfinger yhale@aol.com for more information.

Sustainable Landscapes
The Sustainable Landscapes team initially is focusing on the use of personal rain barrels. They are organizing a hands-on workshop on water conservation measures and making your own rain barrel and eventually are setting goals for water inventorying and conservation.  Contact Sustainability@congressparkneighbors.org

Discover Solar Workshops
As Part of an online workshop series, Congress Park sustainable neighbor Dr. Larry Grimm has interviewed professionals from three solar providers and walks through the process of becoming a client of a community Solar Garden selling electricity to Xcel Energy Company. These recordings are available HERE for anyone interested in learning more about the process and also costs from these companies in the area.

Seed Circles
A quarterly exploration through readings, film and speakers covering sustainability issues are organized by the Green Team and Community Building groups. Topics include regional water issues, alternative energy, plastics, and urban gardening.  Seed Circles include film screening of “The Great Divide” and discussion on water; The Problem with Plastics; and alternative energy options. 

Neighborhood/Alley Cleanup Program - Organize Your Own! 
Learn how to organize a successful Alley Cleanup on your own block or lend a hand with another neighbor's effort.  Works also with the Leaf Drop during the Fall time.  Contact Becky Coughlin at rebecca_coughlin@hotmail.com for more information.

Leaf Drop
In the fall, volunteers supported our neighborhood efforts to maximize participation in the Denver Leaf Drop 2016. Volunteers made leaf drop runs at their convenience, and other volunteered to be a neighborhood drop of location, and diverted over 200 bags of leaves from the landfill.

Earth Day Celebration
Congress Park 2017 Earth Day celebration was held on Saturday, April 22 with a theme of “Think Globally, Act Locally!” See the graphic below for statistics of the event. More information can be found here.

Certifiably Green Businesses in Congress Park 
Learn how to help your favorite Congress Park business "Go Green!" through the City's "Certifiably Green Denver" program for business. Contact Liz Goehring at lizg313@gmail.com to get involved.

Green Team Historic Home Energy Efficiency
Historic homes are part of the charm of Congress Park. But older homes can face some unique hurdles to achieving comfort and energy efficiency. If you missed our energy Home Energy Workshop or just want to review it, see the slide show posted on our website.

Green Team Field Trips
The Green Team organizes field trips, including one to EarthLinks and plans to visit the Denver landfill, and a recycling plant in the future. 

Support for Sewall Child Development Center garden grant project (awarded 2017)
 
Sewall Child Development Center was recently selected to receive a $75K grant from the Colorado Garden Foundation. The grant will be used to develop a sensory garden for use by Sewall's student and staff community, as well as the Congress Park Neighborhood. The project was conceived as a partnership between Sewall and CU Denver Landscape Architecture student, Catharine McCord. The Congress Park Neighbors Green Team is supporting the project with a commitment to organize up to $75K of in-kind donations of professional services, volunteer hours, and materials (if you will be dividing plants this year, please keep this project in mind!). A big hand to Sewall Child Development Center and the Green Team for committing to make this exciting community project happen!

Congress Park Neighbors Green Team Website

Congress Park Neighborhood 
Project Proposals & Program Credits 

FormID ID Type Activity Project Name Submitted Submitted By
57ebae2a-5a41-ea11-80e4-44a8421251f2 57ebae2a-5a41-ea11-80e4-44a8421251f2 Proposal Event Environmental Sustainability Trivia Night 1/27/2020 Tara Tull
25dc5243-4b3d-ea11-80e4-44a8421251f2 25dc5243-4b3d-ea11-80e4-44a8421251f2 Proposal Event Meet your new City Council Representative! 1/22/2020 Tara Tull
a66a85cb-493d-ea11-80e4-44a8421251f2 a66a85cb-493d-ea11-80e4-44a8421251f2 Proposal Project 2020 CP Sustainability Challenge 1/22/2020 Tara Tull
fe508668-f1c9-e911-80e0-44a8421251f2 fe508668-f1c9-e911-80e0-44a8421251f2 Credit Club Carbon Diet Challenge 8/28/2019 Michael Port
f1c25b22-97bf-e911-80e0-44a8421251f2 f1c25b22-97bf-e911-80e0-44a8421251f2 Credit Club Carbon Diet Challenge 8/15/2019 Liz Goehring
d9e5cd5d-93bf-e911-80e0-44a8421251f2 d9e5cd5d-93bf-e911-80e0-44a8421251f2 Credit Workshop Carbon Diet Challenge Kickoff 8/15/2019 Liz Goehring
94f12521-8fbf-e911-80e0-44a8421251f2 94f12521-8fbf-e911-80e0-44a8421251f2 Credit Club Carbon Diet Challenge 8/15/2019 Liz Goehring
ccfb174c-7fbf-e911-80e0-44a8421251f2 ccfb174c-7fbf-e911-80e0-44a8421251f2 Credit Workshop Congress Park DIY Water-Wise Landscaping Workshop 8/15/2019 Liz Goehring
252d6625-79bf-e911-80e0-44a8421251f2 252d6625-79bf-e911-80e0-44a8421251f2 Proposal Workshop Carbon Diet Challenge Kickoff 8/15/2019 Liz Goehring
6d40559d-77bf-e911-80e0-44a8421251f2 6d40559d-77bf-e911-80e0-44a8421251f2 Proposal Club Carbon Diet Challenge 8/15/2019 Liz Goehring & Michael Port
a4644acb-ec8f-e911-80e0-44a8421251f2 a4644acb-ec8f-e911-80e0-44a8421251f2 Credit Event Bike Safety Check/Basic Maintenance Clinic 6/15/2019 becky coughlin
d2b0f01b-fa8e-e911-80e0-44a8421251f2 d2b0f01b-fa8e-e911-80e0-44a8421251f2 Proposal Event Bike Safety Check/Basic Maintenance Clinic 6/14/2019 Becky Coughlin
6c59476f-415b-e911-80e0-44a8421251f2 6c59476f-415b-e911-80e0-44a8421251f2 Credit Event 2018 Leaf Diversion 4/9/2019 becky coughlin
f2bd3986-405b-e911-80e0-44a8421251f2 f2bd3986-405b-e911-80e0-44a8421251f2 Proposal Event 2018 Leaf Diversion 4/9/2019 becky coughlin
1dd5e192-544b-e911-80dd-44a8421251f2 1dd5e192-544b-e911-80dd-44a8421251f2 Proposal Workshop All-Things-Recycling Table 3/20/2019 Michael Port
c13aa52a-a946-e911-80dd-44a8421251f2 c13aa52a-a946-e911-80dd-44a8421251f2 Proposal Project Carbon Diet Challenge 3/14/2019 Liz Goehring
5ac805a4-f536-e911-80dd-44a8421251f2 5ac805a4-f536-e911-80dd-44a8421251f2 Proposal Club Water-Wise Guys Garden Club 2/22/2019 Liz Goehring
df1a0bba-b130-e911-80dd-44a8421251f2 df1a0bba-b130-e911-80dd-44a8421251f2 Proposal Workshop Congress Park DIY Water-Wise Landscaping Workshop 2/14/2019 Liz Goehring
58ed17da-a230-e911-80dd-44a8421251f2 58ed17da-a230-e911-80dd-44a8421251f2 Credit Workshop January Neighborhood Green Team Meet N Greet 2/14/2019 Liz Goehring
0a1f8b28-a130-e911-80dd-44a8421251f2 0a1f8b28-a130-e911-80dd-44a8421251f2 Proposal Workshop January Neighborhood Green Team Meet N Greet 2/14/2019 Liz Goehring
70450d55-7118-e911-80dd-44a8421251f2 70450d55-7118-e911-80dd-44a8421251f2 Proposal Event Earthlinks Field Trip 1/14/2019 Julie Lang
5c4c1f77-cec8-e811-80dd-44a8421251f2 5c4c1f77-cec8-e811-80dd-44a8421251f2 Credit Event Neighborhood Green Team Meet N Greet 10/5/2018 Liz Goehring
d22f8d16-cdc8-e811-80dd-44a8421251f2 d22f8d16-cdc8-e811-80dd-44a8421251f2 Proposal Event Neighborhood Green Team Meet N Greet 10/5/2018 Liz Goehring
44666f8c-179f-e811-80dd-44a8421251f2 44666f8c-179f-e811-80dd-44a8421251f2 Credit Workshop July Green Team Tabling Event - Water-wise landscaping 8/13/2018 Liz Goehring
313527b5-859d-e811-80dc-44a8421251f2 313527b5-859d-e811-80dc-44a8421251f2 Credit Event Putting Plastic Out to Pasture - A Tabling Event in the Heart of the Congress Park Neighborhood. 8/11/2018 Becky Coughlin
d953ef1a-3d95-e811-80dc-44a8421251f2 d953ef1a-3d95-e811-80dc-44a8421251f2 Credit Event Bike to Work Day in Congress Park 7/31/2018 Becky Coughlin
11eaf937-b291-e811-80dc-44a8421251f2 11eaf937-b291-e811-80dc-44a8421251f2 Proposal Workshop July Green Team Tabling Event - Water-wise landscaping 7/27/2018 Liz Goehring / Susan Bardwell / Teresa Palumbo / Anne-Charlotte Thureau Hoppman / Anne Miller
c58c623d-1b86-e811-80db-44a8421251f2 c58c623d-1b86-e811-80db-44a8421251f2 Proposal Project Green Tips Article and Web Post 7/12/2018 Liz Goehring / Barb Rivera
3affada6-5f84-e811-80db-44a8421251f2 3affada6-5f84-e811-80db-44a8421251f2 Credit Event Free Bicycle Maintenance Clinic 7/10/2018 Michelle Sturm
72368e68-c383-e811-80db-44a8421251f2 72368e68-c383-e811-80db-44a8421251f2 Credit Event Clean Energy for a Clean World: A Wind and Solar Fair in Congress Park 7/9/2018 Mary Sullivan
fef1fcd6-ee7a-e811-80db-44a8421251f2 fef1fcd6-ee7a-e811-80db-44a8421251f2 Proposal Event Bike to Work Day in Congress Park 6/28/2018 Becky Coughlin
5be12023-3d73-e811-80db-44a8421251f2 5be12023-3d73-e811-80db-44a8421251f2 Credit Workshop Monthly Table Workshop 6/18/2018 becky coughlin
7bebd12a-5a64-e811-80db-44a8421251f2 7bebd12a-5a64-e811-80db-44a8421251f2 Credit Event More Landscaping, Less Watering - A Congress Park Walkshop 5/30/2018 Liz Goehring / Susan Bardwell
0e49b76e-9263-e811-80db-44a8421251f2 0e49b76e-9263-e811-80db-44a8421251f2 Proposal Event Free Bicycle Maintenance Clinic 5/29/2018 Michelle Sturm
62da0b57-6156-e811-80d9-44a8421251f2 62da0b57-6156-e811-80d9-44a8421251f2 Credit Event Leave Your 4 Wheels Behind: A Walking Tour of Congress Park Alt Transporation Options 5/12/2018 Becky Coughlin
24268964-5f56-e811-80d9-44a8421251f2 24268964-5f56-e811-80d9-44a8421251f2 Proposal Workshop Monthly Table Workshop 5/12/2018 Becky Coughlin
63e1cd93-6122-e811-80d8-44a8421251f2 63e1cd93-6122-e811-80d8-44a8421251f2 Proposal Event Leave Your 4 Wheels Behind: A Walking Tour of Congress Park Alt Transporation Options 3/7/2018 Liz Goehring / Katie Kaplan
f3332011-5d22-e811-80d8-44a8421251f2 f3332011-5d22-e811-80d8-44a8421251f2 Proposal Event Putting Plastic Out to Pasture - A Tabling Event in the Heart of the Congress Park Neighborhood. 3/7/2018 Liz Goehring / Yvonne Salfinger
a98d6bcd-3c22-e811-80d8-44a8421251f2 a98d6bcd-3c22-e811-80d8-44a8421251f2 Proposal Event Clean Energy for a Clean World: A Wind and Solar Fair in Congress Park 3/7/2018 Liz Goehring / Mary Sullivan
e9be113d-4e1e-e811-80d8-44a8421251f2 e9be113d-4e1e-e811-80d8-44a8421251f2 Proposal Event More Landscaping, Less Watering - A Congress Park Walkshop 3/2/2018 Liz Goehring
2a3035c3-ed17-e811-80d8-44a8421251f2 2a3035c3-ed17-e811-80d8-44a8421251f2 Proposal Project Assisting Congress Park Businesses to “Go Green!” 2/22/2018 Liz Goehring, Lisa Loranger, Yvonne Salfinger, Mary Sullivan, Noah Lymans, Becky Coughlin (Resubmitted by Taylor Moellers)
To view Proposal and Credit Forms submitted prior to February 2018 click here.
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Certification Status
Outstanding Sustainable Neighborhood
2016

 

68
Current Credits
Credit History:
  • Year 2:  116 Credits
  • Year 1:  125 Credits
 

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