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Archives for 2020

YES Conference But Make It Virtual

October 26, 2020

The Youth Exploring Stewardship (YES) Coalition is a group of more than 15 organizations who are located in or working along Colorado’s Front Range and who engage youth in environmental …

Events, High School, Middle School, SPREE
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2020 River Ranger Experience

August 10, 2020

Last Friday, the 2020 summer River Rangers presented on their summer experience to our Board of Directors, and they inspired us all! TGF was honored to have these six wonderful …

High School, Middle School, SPREE
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River Rangers – Stand Up Paddle Boarding

July 30, 2020

The SPREE Summer River Rangers recently went stand up paddle boarding at Barr Lake State Park, and to say we had a blast is an understatement! First of all, we …

High School, SPREE
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Adventures Outside Summer Camp

July 24, 2020

SPREE staff was so happy to welcome campers back into SPREE HQ for several limited weeks of summer camp. Our theme was Animal Super Senses, and we learned about many …

Elementary, Family, SPREE
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Summer River Ranger – Tori

June 22, 2020

Tori is a camper -turned- Summer River Ranger! This previous SPREE camper is ready to be a SPREE camp educator! An incoming junior in high school, she was born in Boston, Massachusetts and …

High School, SPREE
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Summer River Ranger – Destiny

June 22, 2020

Destiny is one of our awesome returning Summer River Rangers! She is a Colorado Native, born here in Denver. As a profession, she wants to be a lawyer, while working with …

High School, SPREE
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Summer River Ranger – Camila

June 19, 2020

Camila is one of our amazing returning summer rangers from 2019! She is a 17 year old high school graduate that was born in Los Angeles, California. Proud to be …

High School, SPREE
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Summer River Ranger – Katie

June 16, 2020

Katie is a new Summer River Ranger this year with SPREE! She was born in New York where she would use the subway as her main form of transportation to …

High School, SPREE
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Summer River Ranger – Arlin

June 16, 2020

​Arlin is one of our very talented returning Summer River Rangers from 2019! Born and raised in Denver, Colorado, Arlin enjoys learning about the environment while also sharing her love …

High School, SPREE
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Summer River Ranger – Ivan

June 15, 2020

SPREE is proud to present one of its newest members of the River Ranger Team, Ivan! Ivan was born in Aurora, Colorado and moved to Mexico when he was 3 …

High School, SPREE
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Solitary Animals of the South Platte

June 5, 2020

Humans are naturally social creatures, so understandably, many of us are struggling with the social distancing necessary to combat COVID-19. As we all adapt to the realities of living a …

SPREE
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Art on the River: Curbside Pickup Recap

May 21, 2020

Last Saturday, SPREE staff engaged over 200 kids from 100 families in our first ever curbside pickup event! ​ Ahead of the event, our staff prepared packs of nature art …

Events, Family
Read PostArt on the River: Curbside Pickup Recap

 


 

Honey Bees

April 25, 2020

Check out that pollen basket! As we celebrate our two week long #VirtualStewardshipDay, do you know who else is a steward of pollination (Hint…Hint…they are known to be pollinators)? HONEY …

SPREE
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DIY Dog Bag Holder

April 20, 2020

Did you know that there are more dogs in Denver than kids? There are approximately 161,000 dogs in Denver and more than 1.4 million statewide! With each dog producing around …

SPREE
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Can the 2020 Census Impact our Green Spaces and Local Waterways?

April 7, 2020

Short Answer: Yes it can.  Keep reading for the longer answer below. What comes to mind when you think of the Census? Is it nuisance paperwork? Is it a demographic …

News
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Beavers: Building Nature’s Neighborhoods

April 7, 2020

Beavers (like SPREE’s mascot, Chompers!) are cute, funky looking creatures that have inspired human curiosity for centuries, but did you know that they play an essential role in our river …

SPREE
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River Ranger Teaching Day 2

March 3, 2020

​After a long winter break, our River Ranger interns from KIPP Denver Collegiate High School finally got back to teaching days! They joined the SPREE team’s excursion training at Overland …

High School, SPREE
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Nautilus installation by The Greenway Foundation along the Cherry Creek

Nautilus Installed in Cherry Creek!

February 24, 2020

The Greenway Foundation is excited to announce the pilot of an instream trash removal device– the Nautilus! This half-scale prototype will passively collect trash along the north side of the …

Nautilus, News, Stewardship
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SPREE F.B.I. – Holiday Camp Recap

February 17, 2020

It is almost time to uncover our gardens from last year to prepare for spring and summer bounty. Sometimes though we can’t do it on our own. Often, it is …

Elementary, Family, SPREE
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Single & Not Looking to Mingle

February 14, 2020

Parthenogenesis is a reproductive strategy that allows reproduction without fertilization – in short, it allows members of a species to reproduce without a partner! Below are a few of these …

SPREE
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Mapping Our Way – Holiday Camp Recap

February 14, 2020

We were happy to see all our campers navigated their way to SPREE HQ last Friday for camp! Some campers admitted they used GPS devices to navigate to camp while …

Elementary, Family, SPREE
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GLC Snowboards in Vail

February 3, 2020

Last weekend, Greenway Leadership Corps (GLC) adventured to Vail Mountain Resort to try our hands at snowboarding. We left Denver at the crack of dawn to make our way up …

Events, High School, SPREE
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Urban Animals: Holiday Camp Recap

January 31, 2020

What started off as a chilly morning, only got colder as the day went on. That didn’t stop our campers from diving deep into the world of Denver’s Urban Animals! …

Elementary, Family, SPREE
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