The Greenway Foundation
Revitalizing Rivers. Reconnecting Communities.
This week, campers explored nature just like real Naturalists! They developed a deep understanding of our local ecosystems through plant and animal ID, pattern recognition, observation skills, and much more. …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
