Quincy Farm Pond Restoration

The City of Cherry Hills Village is leading the restoration of the historic Quincy Farm Pond to improve water quality, create healthier habitat, and enhance the visitor experience along the High Line Canal. Western States Reclamation (WSR) is serving as the prime contractor, with ICON Engineering as the design engineer and Matrix Design Group supporting revegetation planning.

The project will deepen and resize the pond so it maintains a year-round water level, install a clay liner to reduce seepage, and add a solar-powered aeration system to improve circulation and water quality. Outdated infrastructure such as old culverts and irrigation lines will be removed, pond banks will be stabilized, and invasive trees will be replaced with native vegetation including willows, wetland plugs, and native seed mixes. New habitat features—floating islands, amphibian logs, and bird and bat boxes—will support wildlife in this important natural area. Because the pond is accessed via the High Line Canal Trail, construction will include a carefully managed traffic control plan to maintain safe pedestrian and bicycle passage during work.