Every 4th of July celebration, the City's precision rafting teams get ready for a rematch at the annual Mayor's Cup Raft Race. It's a race against time and other City officials! You can expect to see elected officials from Federal Heights, Thornton, Broomfield, Commerce City, and Northglenn as they compete to claim VICTORY in the name of their City. The racecourse starts at the boat dock located on the southwest corner of Webster Lake at E.B. Rains Jr. Memorial Park. Rafters will paddle their rafts across the lake, around the big Firecracker in the lake, and then back to the boat dock.
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Got the dirt on enviro-friendly gardening?
Enviro-friendly gardening is low-impact gardening and lawn care. Some enviro-friendly quick tips are to:
- Build healthy soil. Add organic matter or the nutrients plants need to thrive and, if possible, use compost.
Click here for information about composting.
- Choose plant life that is tolerant to our climate and weather conditions. When planting consider xeriscaping options.
Xeriscape Colorado! Inc. is a wonderful resource to help you choose plant life that thrives in Colorado temperatures and requires less watering.
- Choose and use non-toxic weed and pest controls. Consider natural products to control weeds and garden pests.
- Celebrate Earth Day and plant a tree.
Earth Day is more than a celebration of our planet. It's a time for us to learn how our everyday efforts impact the earth. Each year, the city celebrates Earth Day by educating youth on the importance of practicing earth friendly activities to protect the environment as they share in a tree planting activity. Find out about the Colorado initiative to plant one million trees over the next 20 years and how your tree planting efforts can add to the million-tree count!
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