Centerra’s newsworthy sustainability story
From the beginning, we’ve worked to make Centerra the smartest, most sustainable community in Northern Colorado. And yet our hope has also been to spread the word — to inspire sustainable development throughout the region. So imagine our delight when Denver7 News came for a visit and shot a series of stories that highlight various facets of Centerra’s approach to sustainability.
In brief interviews with Kim Perry, Vice President of Community Design and Neighborhood Development at McWhinney, and Jim Tolstrup, Executive Director of the High Plains Environmental Center, the videos show:
How Centerra brings together a vibrant mix of homes and businesses. How the community is infused with over 700 acres of parks and nature, and crisscrossed by more than 10 miles of trails. And how the non-profit High Plains Environmental Center was created early on to restore and manage Centerra’s expansive open spaces and lead the sustainability charge.
How essential native plants are to sustainable community development and how the High Plains Environmental Center grows thousands of native plants in almost 200 different species and makes them available to the public.
How we work with the HPEC to refine our sustainability practices, creating places like the Chapungu Sculpture Garden, where native, water-wise plantings demonstrate just how beautiful a sustainable community can be.
Of course the best way to experience all this is to come for a visit. Walk the trails. Visit the gardens. And discover just how beautiful sustainability can be.
