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SPREE Staff are ready to teach kids about beavers at Beaver Bonanza

April Events Recap!

May 2, 2022

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 …

Elementary, Events, SPREE
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Happy International Beaver Day!

April 6, 2022

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 …

General, SPREE
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Mad Scientists Spring Break Camp

April 1, 2022

Each day this week campers explored new fields of science and how they relate to our South Platte River through experiments, lessons, crafts, games, and so much more.      On …

Elementary, Family, SPREE
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Spring is in the Air, and Stormwater’s in the Sky!

March 31, 2022

Spring is in the air! Can you smell it? There is so much to be grateful for, and excited about at the start of spring. Shy flora is starting to …

SPREE
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GLC Winter Sports

March 24, 2022

To kick off our 2022 winter sports events, our High School Greenway Leadership Corps started off by heading to Downtown Denver to go ice skating at Skyline Park. Everyone was …

High School, SPREE
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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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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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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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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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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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