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Get
Out, Get Moving!
 Healthy
Steps
The Metro
District and the Highlands Ranch Community Association have created the Healthy
Steps program to get you on the trail to a more active lifestyle. Register now
and you will receive a pedometer, log book, walking suggestions, and a Highlands
Ranch Outdoor Guide that shows all of the great trails and parks where you can
get your steps. You'll also be able to connect with other walkers through our
optional walking partner list, posted on our Web site. And finally, you'll get
a $10 discount coupon good for any Metro District's recreation program, discounts
at local walking and running stores and a discount for a walking session with HRCA fitness staff. To register for Healthy Steps, please
call a member of the Metro District staff at 303-791-2710.
Click
here for the Healthy Steps walking list.
Fee: Resident: $25 Non-resident:
$28
Activity # 505108
Volunteer
Programs
 Trash
for Treasures
Trash for
Treasures offers the opportunity for groups or organizations to plan their own
treasure hunt and help keep our special places clean. The Metro District staff
will provide a brief training for your group, trash bags and hidden treasures
for your volunteers to discover during the cleanup. During a break, refreshments
and a short talk on environmental stewardship will also be provided. You can pick
the day and choose the area you'd like to help make clean. A minimum of two weeks
is required to schedule your group. For more information or to schedule your group
for a Trash for Treasures adventure, please call 303-791-2710.
 Plant
Pals
Plant Pals
offers an opportunity for groups or organizations to adopt and care for their
own flower or shrub bed for an entire season May through September, and to help
keep our parks clean. Metro District's staff will provide training, plant identification
and trash bags for cleanup. Recognition and rewards will be provided at the end
of the season. Volunteers can pick the park they would like to adopt and the days
they would like to care for the beds. For more information, please call 303-791-2710.
 Park
Hosts
Get
involved in your community and become a Park Host. The Park Host program began
in 1999. and offers the opportunity to volunteer as an ambassador in our Highlands
Ranch parks and along our trails. During your walking or biking tours, you will
have the chance to interact with many park and trail users and serve as the eyes
& ears for the Metro District Park Rangers.
For
more information or an application, please call 303-791-2710.
Youth & Adult Outdoor Education Programs
Youth and
adult outdoor education classes are scheduled throughout the year and provide
fun and educational information about a variety of topics. Please click
here for
information about upcoming classes.
This page was last updated on
October 12, 2006.
Metro District Highlands Ranch
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