Photos: Rocky Mountain Greenway Project

Secretary Salazar and Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper formalized an agreement to implement conservation and recreation projects throughout the Denver and Front Range metropolitan area.

The agreement, signed today at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, establishes a 10-person steering committee to implement the Rocky Mountain Greenway Project – a federal, state, local and stakeholder partnership to create uninterrupted trails/transportation linkages connecting the Denver metro area's trail systems, the three National Wildlife Refuges in the metro region, Rocky Mountain National Park, and community trails systems in between.

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    Secretary speaks at a press conference on the next steps in implementing conservation and recreation projects throughout the Denver metropolitan area and along the South Platte River, including the Rocky Mountain Greenway Project. Tami A. Heilemann-Office of Communications

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    Secretary Salazar hosts a meeting with elected officials, local and regional planners, and other open space leaders throughout the metropolitan area to discuss the America's Great Outdoors initiatives' ongoing progress at at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center. Tami A. Heilemann-Office of Communications

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    Secretary Salazar greets Senator Marks Udall at a meeting on on President Obama's America's Great Outdoors Initiative to support locally-driven projects and strengthen economies and communities with greater access to open spaces and outdoor recreation. Tami A. Heilemann-Office of Communications

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    A general agreement is signed to memorialize a partnership between Secretary Salazar and Governor of Colorado to promote and establish the Rocky Mountain Greenway. The agreement will have a 10-person steering committee to implement the Rocky Mountain Greenway Project. Tami A. Heilemann-Office of Communications

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    Secretary Salazar, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, Senator Mark Udall, Congressman Ed Perlmutter and Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock unveiled a Colorado Department of Transportation directional sign for the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. Tami A. Heilemann-Office of Communications

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