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River Rangers

Lincoln Hills: from a River Ranger perspective

July 9, 2024

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 …

High School, SPREE
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Investigation: Native Nature Summer Camp

June 28, 2024

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 …

Elementary, SPREE
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Legs Galore: SPREE Camp Crazy Cool Critters (session 1)

June 14, 2024

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. …

Elementary, SPREE
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Snowshoeing with GLC

January 25, 2024

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 …

High School, News
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Summer River Rangers 2023

October 31, 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. …

High School
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A Wet Water Works Week 2

June 16, 2023

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 …

Elementary, News, SPREE
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River Rangers are Out and About

April 17, 2023

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 …

High School
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2022 RECAP: River Rangers

February 2, 2023

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 …

News
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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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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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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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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 – Katie

June 16, 2020

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 …

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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Summer River Ranger – Ivan

June 15, 2020

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 …

High School, SPREE
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River Ranger Teaching Day 2

March 3, 2020

​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 …

High School, SPREE
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Kipp Denver Collegiate River Ranger Internship

October 28, 2019

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 …

High School, News, SPREE
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River Rangers Teaching Day Two

April 7, 2019

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 …

High School, SPREE
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River Ranger Internship Kicks Off

September 25, 2017

​     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 …

High School, News, SPREE
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SPREE Campers Earn Junior Park Ranger Badges

August 4, 2017

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 …

Elementary, Family, SPREE
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Ranger Teaching Day

April 19, 2017

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 …

High School, Middle School, SPREE
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River Ranger Internship Kicks Off

October 28, 2016

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 …

High School, News, SPREE
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