COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — The City of Colorado Springs will be celebrating the completion of the Duck Lake restoration project with a ribbon-cutting celebration on Thursday, October 30.

The ceremony will begin at 11:00 a.m. at 959 Glen Avenue, near the Heritage Garden.

Duck Lake's restoration marks an investment in one of the city's most historic park spaces.

Restoration included the following:

Rebuild of the lake with a stone cap

New aeration system

Cleaning and restoration of the original stonework on the historic levee wall

Converted bluegrass turf to native vegetation supported by a new irrigation system

Four new flower beds

Improvements to access the Pikes Peak Greenway Trail from both the north and south ends of the lake

The project, which cost $1.5 million, was fund

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