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Park Day: May GLC Event

June 1, 2023

For our May GLC event we had a fun park day all planned out. This event was largely affected by weather but despite that we had an amazing day! We …

News
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Creative Juices Flowing at CSU Spur with Art on the River

May 17, 2023

A huge thank you to CSU Spur for allowing SPREE to hold our Art on the River event on a Second Saturday at their CSU Spur Facility. We had so …

Elementary, Events, Family, SPREE
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GLC Spring Stewardship Day 2023

May 1, 2023

This year we got so lucky with great weather for our stewardship day! we focused on cleaning in both johnson habitat park and Vanderbilt park! These two parks are highly …

High School, Stewardship
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Pacifico Preserves Spring South Platte Stewardship Day

May 1, 2023

This past Saturday was a beautifully sunny day in the parks, perfect for a morning of stewardship along the South Platte River. Pacifico Preserves, along with The Greenway Foundation, hosted …

News, Stewardship
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Snowy Spring Stewardship❄️

April 27, 2023

Although quite snowy, in true Denver fashion, our people came out to support The Greenway Foundation and SPREE by picking up trash in Johnson Habitat Park last weekend at Family Spring …

Family, SPREE, Stewardship
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Party for our Planet

April 26, 2023

Last Saturday was an incredible day for the SPREE team as they joined forces with the Children’s Museum to celebrate Earth Day at its annual Party for Our Planet event. …

Elementary, Events, Family, SPREE
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River Rangers are Out and About

April 17, 2023

Check out all that our 2023 High School River Rangers are up to this spring! This year we were able to work with two different groups to meet our goal …

High School
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Russell Square Park: Grand Opening

April 11, 2023

It was no joke how amazing this April 1st event was at Russell Square Park. Put on by My Outdoor Colorado and 7 other partners, this park grand opening saw …

News
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MARCH GLC: Visit CSU Spur

April 3, 2023

This month we visited CSU Spur for their second Saturday free event. CSU Spur is open to the public on the second Saturday of very month. CSU Spur has 3 …

High School
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They Grow Up So Fast: Animal Babies Week at Spring Break Camp

March 31, 2023

On Monday we started off our Spring Break Camp with a snowy morning. Nothing more like spring in Colorado. We learned all about some new animal baby neighbors that might …

Elementary, SPREE
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February GLC:Snowshoeing and outdoor skills

March 28, 2023

In February GLC partnered with Boulder county open space to learn more about survival in the outdoors. We then took a beautiful hike in our snowshoes and learned all about …

High School
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Mayoral Candidates on the Future of Denver’s Urban Waterways

March 4, 2023

The Greenway Foundation reached out to the current 2023 Denver Mayoral Candidates, asking each to respond to three questions concerning the future Denver’s Urban Waterways. As we receive their responses …

News, Stewardship
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2022 RECAP: River Rangers

February 2, 2023

Throughout the 2022 school year, we had 6 River Ranger interns from Kipp Denver Collegiate High School. This is the first time our River Rangers have been able to teach …

News
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January GLC: Youth Career Exploration Day!

January 31, 2023

This month, we partnered with Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado to provide a Youth Career Exploration Day for teens across the Front Range.  The GLC team had the honor to speak …

News
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2022 RECAP- The Greenway Leadership Corps (GLC)

January 30, 2023

2022 was a year full of adventure for the Greenway Leadership Corps! The winter was packed with outdoor sports including, ice skating in downtown Denver, snowboarding lessons at Ruby Hill …

High School, News
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Jeff Shoemaker Retires from The Greenway Foundation

December 16, 2022

After a 40+ year career, Jeff Shoemaker is stepping away from his role as Executive Director of The Greenway Foundation (TGF). To view the full photo album from Jeff’s Evolution …

News
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Native November and Secrets of the Forest

November 22, 2022

Monday: Native November With Thanksgiving right around the corner we dedicated this day of School Break Camp to the acknowledgement of the indigenous people that have lived on and cultivated …

Elementary, News, SPREE
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tag games at SPREE's Slugs and Bugs camp

Bugs, bugs, and more BUGS!

October 17, 2022

Slugs & Bugs On this beautiful fall Friday we all started out by sharing our names, favorite and least favorite bugs, and learning the differences between bugs and other insects. …

Elementary, SPREE
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Fishing Frenzy at Overland Pond

October 12, 2022

This past Saturday, Denver’s families came together at Overland Pond Park (OPP) for TGF’s final family event of the year, Family Fishing Day! To say it was a perfect Fall …

Elementary, Events, Family, SPREE
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Micro & Macro Worlds Camp

September 30, 2022

At SPREE’s first Fall School Break Camp, the learning did not stop! Our mission of the day was to discover the similarities and differences between the microscopic and macroscopic worlds …

News
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HarvestSHARE family with bike

HarvestSHARE Happenings

September 22, 2022

Fall is here and so is harvest season! TGF joined Denver’s passionate organizations incelebrating the 10th annual HarvestSHARE this past Saturday. HarvestSHARE is a festival aimedto provide experiences of belonging …

Events, SPREE
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Fall Family Stewardship Day

September 20, 2022

This past Saturday was SPREE’s annual Fall Family Stewardship Day where families joined us for a trash pick up at Johnson Habitat Park (JHP). The 12 families that attended this year’s …

News
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Happy World Water Monitoring Day!

September 19, 2022

Happy World Water Monitoring Day! In the spirit of revitalizing our rivers, SPREE’s curriculumaims to encourage positive connections between learners and the ecosystems that live alongthe South Platte River (SPR).With …

News, SPREE
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Colors of the River

August 19, 2022

On Monday we all introduced ourselves for the final week of camp. We introduced the color wheel, the basis for all art activities this week, and brainstormed all the different …

Elementary, SPREE
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Food Web Frenzy

August 12, 2022

On Monday we got to know all of our fellow campers and their favorite foods/ food groups as we began to weave our way through food webs. We learned who …

SPREE
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