Total Solar Eclipse
The Greenway Foundation education staff geared up to start field trips next week with excursion training today. But as it was also the day of the solar eclipse, we started …
Campers Make Art Inspired by the River
SPREE campers became artists this week and created nature-inspired art pieces, from mud art to mandalas. We even met a special guest, local Denver artist Michele Brown, and helped her paint a …
SPREE Campers Earn Junior Park Ranger Badges
For SPREE’s Junior Park Ranger summer camp theme, campers got to meet Denver Park Rangers and also did a service project. Campers started off the week by learning to identify …
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 …
SPREE Family Camp Out
This past weekend, students from SPREE’s summer camp and their families came to camp at Johnson Habitat Park. Some families were seasoned campers, while others were trying out camping with SPREE for the first time! We had …
Campers Explore the Food Web
Campers at SPREE got “tangled in the food web,” exploring connections between the sun, plants, animals, and our environment. We started the week learning about the power of the sun. …
Journey of the River
This week at camp, the kids followed the journey of the South Platte River and it’s tributaries from its origin all the way to the gulf of Mexico. Throughout the week, …
SPREE Scientists Summer Camp
Our SPREE Scientists week at camp was a blast! Kids loved exploring a new kind of science every day and making inventions, doing experiments, and doing some engineering! And getting …
Things with Wings
Our SPREE summer campers always love “Things with Wings” week! Each day celebrates and explores a new type of winged creature.On Monday, our theme was bats. Campers learned all about …
Campers Enjoy Outdoor Adventures
This week of summer camp was our outdoor adventures theme!Monday had the kids focused on teambuilidng and survival skills. We played games, had team challenges, and explored the creek/river! The …
SPREE Campers Learn All About Amazing Animal Adaptations
From feathers to fur and talons to teeth, SPREE campers spent the past week investigating the features that make Colorado animals unique. On Monday, we focused on feet by making our …
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 …
SPREE Campers Explore Denver’s Past
This week at SPREE Summer camps, campers traveled back in time to discover Denver’s past!The week started with campers discovering and reenacting the lives of Arapaho and Cheyenne plains Native …
Coors Light South Platte RiverFest Presented by Elitch Gardens is Next Week
Looking for information on the 2019 event? It’s now called Citizens for the River! Please join The Greenway Foundation for the Coors Light South Platte RiverFest presented by Elitch Gardens! …
SPREE Campers Work to Defeat the Trash Monster
SPREE Summer Camp is underway and campers and staff had a fun first week, becoming special agents to help the environment. We started the week learning special agent skills, including …
Getting Creative at Art on the River
It was a warm, sunny day for Art on the River this past Saturday at City of Cuernavaca Park. For the last two years, this event has ended early or …
2017 Spring Riversweep Success
The Greenway Foundation welcomed over 425 volunteers to our two volunteers events on April 22nd:the CH2M Spring RiverSweep presented by Noble Energy, DaVita, and The Nature Conservancy on Comcast Cares …
Progress Toward the Environmental Pool Pledge
The pledge drive, announced last August, will add 500 acre-feet of environmental storage at Chatfield Reservoir through a community coalition. Denver Water has committed nearly $2 million to fund the …
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 …
April 7th is International Beaver Day
MORE THAN JUST A FURRY FACEInternational Beaver Day is a great opportunity to celebrate the hard work of Denver’s furriest engineers! As integral members of the South Platte River community, …
Spring Break Campers Become Herpetologists
Have you ever wondered what a herpetologist is? Campers at SPREE’s Spring Break Camp learned all about reptiles and amphibians, becoming herpetologists-in-training.Campers started the week by creating their own field …
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 …
Greenway Untapped: Climate Change
We had a fantastic turnout out at Greenway Untapped this week! We had over 65 people attend– our largest Greenawy Untapped event yet! We had a panel of speakers share …
Campers Learn About Hibernation
Campers at SPREE’s February 20th Holiday Camp got to explore where animals go in the winter. We did a relay to collect food and added layers of clothing to represent …
Shredding in the City 2017
The Greenway Leadership Corps (GLC) had a fantastic time at the Ruby Hill terrain park. Six high school students came out to try their hand at snowboarding, and for most …