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August 2024

Funding Opportunities with Cache la Poudre River National Heritage Area

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Each year the Cache NHA provides funding to local and regional partners in support of projects, programs, and events that benefit the community and further the mission of Cache NHA to promote a variety of historical and cultural opportunities, engage people in the river corridor, and inspire learning, preservation, and stewardship. There are multiple funding opportunities available including Heritage Area Events Grants, Community Projects Grants, and Pass Through and Collaborative Funding Opportunities.

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Under the Colorado Sun: Child Labor on the Cache la Poudre River

By Historic Stories, Stories

The word “beet” may conjure up images of the dark purple vegetable that (to me) tastes of, well, dirt. The sugar beet is different. Though from the same family, sugar beets are light brown and larger than their purple sibling. Like sugarcane, sugar beets can be refined into white sugar—in fact, you’ve probably eaten it without realizing, 55% of the sugar in the United States is beet sugar! With climate, irrigation, and infrastructure combined, the Cache la Poudre River was poised for the beet industry. One key piece was missing—labor.

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