Lincoln Hills: from a River Ranger perspective
The Lincoln Hills Cares GLC event was fun. It was my first time going and I learned a lot during my time there. We took a bus ride from Johnson …
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Investigation: Native Nature Summer Camp
We got swept back in time this week to learn about the possibilities of what life was like in and along the South Platte River. On Monday we looked into …
Legs Galore: SPREE Camp Crazy Cool Critters (session 1)
This week we started SPREE Summer Camp strong as we dove into the fascinating world of critters along the South Platte River, led by our energetic mascot, Chompers the Beaver. …
Snowshoeing with GLC
After a long week of cold weather we got extremely lucky for our snowshoeing event this past weekend. We went up to Echo lake, where we learned all about the …
Summer River Rangers 2023
This summer was an absolute blast. We had three river rangers this summer. Uli, Jisela, and Melany. And let me tell you they were the perfect little mix of personalities. …
A Wet Water Works Week 2
Did you know the water we drink today is the same water the dinosaurs swam in! This week we investigated the many forms water takes as it moves in and …
River Rangers are Out and About
Check out all that our 2023 High School River Rangers are up to this spring! This year we were able to work with two different groups to meet our goal …
2022 RECAP: River Rangers
Throughout the 2022 school year, we had 6 River Ranger interns from Kipp Denver Collegiate High School. This is the first time our River Rangers have been able to teach …
My Summer as a River Ranger- by Hailey M.
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. …
Spring River Rangers Started!
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 …
2020 River Ranger Experience
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 …
River Rangers – Stand Up Paddle Boarding
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 …
Summer River Ranger – Destiny
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 …
Summer River Ranger – Tori
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 …
Summer River Ranger – Camila
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 …
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 – 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …