Campers Learn About Colorado’s Big Cats and Canines
Over the Thanksgiving Break, campers joined SPREE to enjoy time outside at Johnson Habitat Park while learning about Colorado’s big cats and canines. Campers got to see and feel lynx, …
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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 …
Campers Explore Nocturnal Animals and Beavers
SPREE’s Fall Holiday Camps are underway, getting kids to the South Platte River on their days off from school. In October, SPREE held two days of programming at Johnson-Habitat Park …
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 …
Huge Success at Family Fishing
Fish On! FAMILIES EXPLORE THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF FISHING Thank you to all of the families who joined us Saturday October 8th, 2016 at Overland Pond Park. It was a …
Theme 10: Things with Wings
SPREE campers had an amazing time learning all about the things with wings that live in Denver and Colorado! We learned about bats, bugs, birds, owls, and more! Did you …
Theme 9: Junior Park Rangers
This week SPREE campers became Junior Park Rangers! They became experts in their camp park by exploring, mapping, and playing in it! We helped take care of our camp park by doing …
Trail Building with The Nature Conservancy
The whole crew – TNC, WRV & Greenway all together at the end of a long and satisfying workday. One of northern Colorado’s last roadless canyons is called Phantom Canyon Ranch. …
Theme 8: Underwater Explorers
Theme 8 had us exploring the depths of the South Platte and the Cherry Creek! We learned about the river and creek as a habitat and about the many creatures …
Theme 7: Outdoor Adventures
We had an amazing week learning about outdoor adventures! Each day was packed with explorations, activities, and critter crawls!We had a days dedicated to hiking, camping, survival, geocaching, and Leave …
4th Annual SPREE Camp Out
SPREE’s 4th annual summer camp out took place on July, 22nd in Johnson Habitat Park. We had 12 families attend! This was one of three great overnight events SPREE hosted this summer to …
Theme 6: Time Travelers
Theme 6 took us back in time through Colorado’s history!We started in the time of volcanoes, the first mountains, and even back to when Colorado was under water! Then we …
Theme 5: Defeat the Couch Potato
Over the week of July 4th we had a short week of camp, but it wasn’t short on fun! This week we dedicated ourselves to having all kids of active and …
Theme 4: Water Engineers
Theme 4 of summer camp transformed the kids into scientists! All week we talked about the amazing power of water and investigated how we use it day to day. We …
Theme 2: River Art
Summer camp’s theme 2 was all about River Art! Each day was filled with many mediums and art types, and all focused on art inspired by nature and the river! Our special …
Summer Camp Special Agent Training
We had a blast theme 1 at SPREE summer camp! Each day we got missions from Chompers- SPREE’s own Special Agent! Each day we had a mission directing us to …
Summer Camp Staff
We are so excited to start kick off our summer camp season with an amazing summer education staff!Meet the 2016 summer SPREE team! Jamie Akens: Born and raised in Colorado, …
GLC Event Recap: A Park In Progress at Grant Frontier Park
Last week, high school students from the Greenway Leadership Corps (GLC) met down at Grant-Frontier Park, which is currently undergoing major renovations as part of the larger River Vision Implementation Plan (RVIP). After touring …
Greenway River Rangers: Teaching Day Recap
This month high schoolers from the Greenway River Ranger program met down at Overland Pond Park in Denver to teach a group of 5th grade students from Creative Challenge Community (C3) school. …
Spring Events Recap 2016
Spring River Sweep Volunteers absolutely rocked the 2016 CH2M Spring RiverSweep presented by The Nature Conservancy, Miller Coors, and Noble Energy on Comcast Cares Day Saturday, May 7th.Despite the reschedule …
Spring Holiday Camps Get Kids Exploring The River
Campers joined SPREE in March and April to learn about the South Platte River at Johnson-Habitat Park. During spring break week, we explored small critters on land and in water, …
GLC Event Recap: CAEE Advancing Environmental Education Conference
On Saturday, March 19th, students from The Greenway Foundation’s GLC program (Greenway Leadership Corps) were lucky enough to attend the annual Advancing Environmental Education conference, hosted by the by the Colorado Alliance for …
February Campers Solve an Animal Mystery and Learn About Birds
SPREE’s Adventures Outside Day Camp Program held two camps in February. In the first camp, we solved the mystery of who Roxy Raccoon saw in the River. Along the way, …
Shreddin’ in the City
Last week a group of high school students from The Greenway Foundation’s Greenway Leadership Corps (GLC) program met down at the Ruby Hill Rail Yard in Denver for a fun day …
2016 River Ranger Youth Internship Program Now Underway
Last week the Greenway Foundation’s River Ranger youth internship program officially got underway! Our crew of high school River Rangers met for their first day of their internship at Overland …