Summer River Ranger – Arlin
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 …
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Summer River Ranger – Katie
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 …
Summer River Ranger – Ivan
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 …
River Ranger Teaching Day 2
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 …
GLC Snowboards in Vail
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 …
GLC Adventures to Ft. Collins
Our Greenway Leadership Corps (GLC) adventures took us to Ft. Collins to discover what Colorado State University (CSU) and their Environmental Learning Center (ELC) has to offer college students. The …
Kipp Denver Collegiate River Ranger Internship
It’s the start of a new school year, which means that The Greenway Foundation has hired ten new interns for its 2019-2020 excursion season! These students are juniors and seniors …
In Stream Stewardship with GLC
This year’s Fall Stewardship Day was a success! Last Saturday, The Greenway Leadership Corps (GLC) had a blast helping out our South Platte River. We partnered with Environmental Learning for …
GLC’s Spring Stewardship Day
Spring was in full swing Saturday as the Greenway Leadership Corp (GLC) met to celebrate Earth Day. The Greenway Leadership Corps meets once a month for stewardship events, outdoor adventures …
River Rangers Teaching Day Two
After a long winter break, the River Ranger internship is back in full swing! Our high school interns from KIPP Denver Collegiate High School joined us for their second teaching …
GLC takes on Skiing and Snowboarding
This Saturday, we stayed in our beautiful city of Denver and lucked out with blue skies, as the GLC (Greenway Leadership Corps) learned to snowboard and ski on …
GLC Ends Summer with Service and Recreation
The Greenway Leadership Corps (GLC) had a fun couple of events to finish off the summer and get going with the start of school! In August, we …
Trail Building Teamwork
This past weekend the Greenway Leadership Corps traveled to Livermore, Colorado, to stay and work on a preserve owned by The Nature Conservancy along the Poudre River. Phantom Canyon, as …
GLC goes Rafting
The Greenway Leadership Corps (GLC) and SPREE’s summer High School River Rangers got to explore a new river this past weekend. We drove south from Denver to Buena Vista, where …
GLC goes to the Colorado Environmental Film Festival
On February 24th, a group of high schoolers got to go to the Colorado Environmental Film Festival for a GLC event! The students watched five documentaries and then got to …
Meet Our New Interns
Lily at a GLC event last year We are excited to announce that The Greenway Foundation is starting a new internship program with Denver School of Innovation and Sustainable Design …
GLC Trail Work with WRV
This past Saturday, Wildlands Restoration Volunteers (WRV) teamed up with the GLC for a fun morning of trail work in Eldorado Canyon. GLC high school students and WRV’s youth crew leaders worked …
River Ranger Internship Kicks Off
Each year we select a new group of juniors and seniors at KIPP high schools in Denver to participate in The Greenway Foundation’s River Ranger internship program. The …
GLC Trail Building with TNC
This July, the Greenway Leadership Corps and High School River Rangers traveled to Phantom Canyon Ranch to work on a trail building project with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Wildlands Restoration …
Rafting on the Arkansas
This past weekend, the GLC and River Rangers went white water rafting along the Arkansas River. We departed from Denver on Friday morning, spent the day in Buena …
Ranger Teaching Day
On Monday, our High School River Rangers had their second teaching day of the season! The day started off with a Professional Development session focused on how instructors can engage …
S’more Engagement
Last week, the Greenway Leadership Corps (GLC) met at Johnson Habitat Park for S’more Engagement. High school students from around Denver came to the park after school to hang out …
Resume Rockstars With Greenway Leadership Corps
Last Thursday, the Greenway Leadership Corps (GLC) met at Johnson Habitat Park. A crew of eleven high school students came to SPREE headquarters to work on their resumes from high …
River of Words Submissions Due December 1, 2016
This poetry and art competition on the theme of water and watersheds encourages students to explore the natural world where they live and to share what they discover through art or …
River Ranger Internship Kicks Off
This past Monday, our new cohort of High School River Rangers had their first teaching day! A class of 5th grades came to Overland Pond Park, and River Rangers taught …