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Archives for 2021

Things With Wings Fall Break Camp

November 23, 2021

Birds, Bats, and Bugs, Oh My! Spree wrapped up our 2021 camp year with a fun Fall Break Camp theme “Things with Wings” where campers learned all about our flying …

Elementary, Family, SPREE
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Greenway Leadership Corps – YES Conference Recap

October 26, 2021

The Youth Exploring Stewardship (YES) Conference was such a success due to 20 high schoolers and fellow Youth Exploring Stewardship coalition organizations joining us at the calwood nature near Jamestown, …

High School, SPREE
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School Break Camp Recap – Tangled in the Food Web

October 18, 2021

Producers, consumers, and decomposers, oh my!  During SPREE’s School Break Camp Tangled in the Food Web, campers delved into local food webs and explored the puzzle connecting the sun, plants, …

Elementary, Family, SPREE
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School Break Camp Recap – Prehistoric Pandemonium

October 15, 2021

During SPREE’s School Break Camp Prehistoric Pandemonium, campers were ready to time travel back into prehistoric times to learn all about Colorado’s dino-filled past. Our mission was to discover what …

Elementary, Family, SPREE
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Fall 2021 Family South Platte Stewardship Day Recap

September 27, 2021

This past Saturday, SPREE, along with Denver Parks and Recreation, welcomed 20 families in Globeville Landing Park to work together for Fall Family South Platte Stewardship Day. Over 50 adults …

Events, Stewardship
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My Summer as a River Ranger- by Hailey M.

September 9, 2021

Being a River Ranger isn’t always easy, but it’s SO rewarding. Halfway through my junior year of high school I found out about the greenway foundation through my schools newsletter. …

High School, Middle School, SPREE
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Week 9 – Nature Built it First – Camp Recap

August 19, 2021

Humans are pretty excellent engineers, but a lot of what we’ve learned started in nature! This week at SPREE camp, we uncovered the original tunnel builders, fliers and what animals …

Elementary, Family, SPREE
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SPREE Scientists: Week 6 Summer Camp Recap

August 6, 2021

Geology, meteorology, chemistry, and more! We got to wear so many scientist hats at camp last week! On Monday, we wore our geologist hats to explore the rocks around HQ. We …

Elementary, Family, SPREE
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Cole Neighborhood Campout Evening

July 19, 2021

On Saturday we had a blast with friends from the Cole neighborhood of Denver with our annual campout celebration! This year was a bit different than other years- we packed …

Events, Family, SPREE
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Nocturnal Nature: Week 2 Summer Camp Recap

July 16, 2021

Another successful week of SPREE camp in the books! This week, our theme was Nocturnal Nature, and we focused on Colorado animals that live a crepuscular or nocturnal lifestyle. We …

Elementary, Family, SPREE
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Our Newest Member!

June 14, 2021

Just in time for the summer camp rush TGF has hired this year’s seasonal environmental educator: Ali Witonsky, AKA Ali2. Ali joins the SPREE team as an educator to help lead …

News
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Spring River Rangers Started!

March 5, 2021

This week kicked off the Spring High School River Rangers teaching days by participating in our March SPREE After School! For the first week of March SPREE After School, two …

High School, Middle School, SPREE
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March 2021 After School Recap

March 4, 2021

Week 4: SPring is here! Our last day of After School was all about spring! We talked about all the signs of animals we have learned so far, like tracks, …

Elementary, SPREE
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Tori the Trout Queen (aka Trout in the Classroom Intern)

February 19, 2021

Trout in the Classroom is a program run by Trout Unlimited. In a normal year, fish eggs are shipped to different classrooms, in which tanks are set up and students …

News, SPREE
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