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South Suburban Parks and Recreation Planners just completed the first round of public comment on their design for Powers Park.  You can learn more about it here:    https://gameplan.ssprd.org/powers-park-improvement-project The City of Littleton just produced a powerful video about SMLC’s work on  Powers Park which highlights our partnership with the North Littleton Promise High School…

Once again SMLC sponsored the S. Platte Park Rangers at the City of Littleton Meet, Greet and Eat in June.   Nix, the bull snake is in her hand as she demonstrates how snakes open and close their jaws.

The SMLC annual newsletter is out.  It includes an insightful interview with Maureen Ravnik, Photographer.

SMLC’s inaugural year for its Tree Program was a great success. Due to your support, we made a contribution to the City of Sheridan to purchase trees. We are continuing the program this year and will continue to support local tree planting efforts . Donate today!

SMLC provided comments on the two concepts being proposed for these beloved parks. Download and/or view our comments below.

Check out SMLC’s 2023 annual newsletter.  Be sure to read Victoria Escobedo’s reminisces about growing up on Power’s Park.

SMLC recently provided comments on South Suburban’s Draft Master Plan.  Our letter to SSPR can be seen here. Dear Ms. Pye: Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Draft South Suburban Parks and Recreation 2022 Master Plan. South Metro Land Conservancy (SMLC) is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1993 and is…

South Metro Land Conservancy posed 4 questions to all six South Suburban Parks and Recreation candidates and received responses from five of them.  These responses appear below unedited, exactly as they were received.  SMLC is extremely appreciative of the time the candidates took to address these questions and we thank them!  For more information about…

Part of SMLC’s mission is to improve connectivity in the south metro area.  We are pleased to partner with the City of Littleton as it undertakes a Linkages Trail Study to assess the local trail network.  You can learn more about this effort and take the City’s survey here: https://www.littletonco.gov/Government/Departments/Public-Works-Engineering/Public-Works-Projects/Littleton-Linkages-Trail-Study

On a beautiful October afternoon in S. Platte Park, SMLC President, Pat Cronenberger, presents retired board member, Linda Knufinke, with the SMLC Eagle Award.  Thank you, Linda, for your years of service to SMLC!