Van Bibber Trail Open House
An open house was held for Jefferson County residents to come and learn about the new proposed trail expansion at Van Bibber Open Space. The expansion will utilize property already owned by Jefferson County Open space to connect Van Bibber Open Space (near Ward Road) all the way west to the Fairmount Trail at the […]
Niver Creek Restoration Awarded CCA’s ICE Award
The 2nd Annual Colorado Contractors Association (CCA) Infrastructure Construction Excellence (ICE) Awards Gala was held on April 5, 2024 at the Gaylord of the Rockies. Contractors representing every aspect of infrastructure work were recognized for their outstanding projects and achievements in 2023. Valerian, Naranjo Civil Contractors and the rest of our team are honored to […]
President’s Award of Excellence – Platte Farm Open Space
Valerian received the highest of honors last week at the 2023 ASLA Colorado Award ceremony for Platte Farm Open Space: From Brownfield to Community Asset. This project was awarded the President’s Award of Excellence in Urban Design, with special recognition for exemplary diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. The President’s Award of Excellence is presented to […]
Salida Skatepark Grand Opening
The Salida Skatepark is now open! The long awaited grand opening was an amazing turnout with skaters and bikers of all ages. The skatepark is located in Centennial Park in Salida, Colorado and is part of the first phase of planned improvements for the park site. Valerian partnered with Grindline Skateparks, Martin/Martin Consulting Engineers, and […]
St. Charles Grand Opening
We are so excited to finally announce that construction has finished and everyone can go visit and experience St. Charles Park Place for themselves! This project has been a labor of love for Valerian and no doubtedly, the Cole neighborhood. The park has undergone a massive transformation and has been reimagined into a gem that […]
St. Charles Construction Update
Construction continues in Denver’s Cole neighborhood at St. Charles Place Park, as Phase 3 improvements bring the project closer to completion. This final phase includes several nature play elements and distinctive gateways to the park. The St. Charles Ambassadors plan to organize one more community build day and anticipate opening the park to public in […]
Coming Soon! Salida Skate Park
Salida Parks and Recreation has begun improvements in Centennial Park, located adjacent to the Salida Hot Springs Aquatic Center. These include a 14,000 SF skatepark that will begin construction this November. Grindline Skateparks designed the world class, high altitude facility and collaborated with the Friends of Salida Skateparks to solicit their feedback as well as […]
Platte Farm Open Space Completion!
FINALLY! It’s been a long time coming… 15 years in the making in fact. Back in 2006 the Globeville Community started working to transform a contaminated brownfield site into an open space amenity for their neighbors. Along with Groundwork Denver, the community began developing a project vision and in 2008 public engagement began. Nearly ten […]
First Creek Park Ribbon Cutting
We are SO PROUD to announce that First Creek Park is officially open! On Wednesday, July 31st Mayor Michael Hancock, Executive Director of Denver Parks and Recreation Happy Haynes, and Councilwoman Stacie Gilmore were on hand to do the honors and invite neighbors to enjoy this new first of its kind natural play based park […]
Volunteer Build Day at Greater & Greener
Valerian was excited to have our own St. Charles Place Park selected as the site for a volunteer build day by Greater & Greener on Sunday, July 21st. Greater & Greener is the premiere international urban parks conference and explores how urban parks can be designed, developed, programmed, funded, and sustained to meet increasing city demands. […]