Jeff Shoemaker Retires from The Greenway Foundation
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 …
Archives for 2022
Native November and Secrets of the Forest
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 …
Bugs, bugs, and more BUGS!
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. …
Fishing Frenzy at Overland Pond
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 …
Micro & Macro Worlds Camp
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 …
HarvestSHARE Happenings
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 …
Fall Family Stewardship Day
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 …
Happy World Water Monitoring Day!
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 …
Colors of the River
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 …
Food Web Frenzy
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 …
Crafts, Crawdads & a Cookout
Everyone’s favorite summer event – the My Outdoor Colorado’s Family Cook Out – was even better than expected. Many community members from Denver’s Westwood & Cole neighborhoods came out to …
Pollinating Pals
On Monday we kicked off our week by getting to know some local pollinators and our fellow campers. We learned about how bees do their pollinator thing and practiced pollinating like …
Pitching Tents & Catching Crawdads
This past weekend, The Greenway Foundation’s SPREE team hosted a campout for My Outdoor Colorado (MOC). Families from the Westwood and Cole neighborhoods joined us at Johnson Habitat Park for …
Camp Week 7: Nature is Calling
Monday On Monday we got the week started by playing name games where we learned the names of our fellow campers and what they are grateful for. This week we …
Summer Camp Week 6: Exploring Under the Water
Monday On Monday this week we took a deep dive into the wonderful underwater world of our South Platte River by learning about all the amazing critters that call the …
Summer Camp Week 5: Survival Skills Put to the Test
Monday On Monday we got to know all of the new campers by playing lots of name games, learning about the SPREE force and how those animals are adapted to …
Week 4: An Excellent Time Traveling Adventure
On Monday we traveled over 65 million years ago to the time of the dinosaurs. We mapped out how long ago that was on a timeline, we uncovered a hidden …
Greenway’s New Executive Director: Ryan Aids
After being unanimously selected by The Greenway Foundation’s Board of Directors, Ryan Aids became the Executive Director of The Greenway Foundation on July 1, 2022. Ryan is Greenway’s second Executive Director, …
Games Galore: Chompers Animal Olympics
River Animals Have Skills to Compete in the Wild On Monday we started our Olympic Ceremony by learning each other’s names and creating some metals that we will work on …
Week 2: Chompers Fear Factor
SPREE Camp Explores the River’s Creepy Crawlies On Monday we got our first mission from Chompers to face our fears about some misunderstood animals that live in our state. We …
May the SPREE Force be With You
The first week of SPREE Summer Camp is officially underway! On Monday we had a GREAT first day of summer camp! We got our mission from Crusher the Crawdad who …
April Events Recap!
April was quite the busy month here at the Greenway Foundation, as earth month always should be! Not only were we doing our regular thing working towards a cleaner South …
The Place We Call Home – Happy Earth Day!
Happy Earth Day everyone! Each year, on the 22nd of April the world takes a moment to stop, reflect, and appreciate this place we are so lucky to call home. …
Clean Water Challenge for 2021-2022!
Tuesday was quite the exciting day for The Greenway Foundation since we finally got to hear from the teams that participated in this year’s Clean Water Challenge. Each year the …
Happy International Beaver Day!
It is International beaver day and at the Greenway Foundation we are always excited to celebrate these environmental engineers! Our environmental education program’s mascot is even a beaver – and …