High School Rock Climbing
Join the High School Greenway Leadership Corps for a free day of rock climbing with Denver Parks & Rec! No experience? No problem. This trip is perfect for beginners — …
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Fall High School Stewardship Day
Walk along the creek and through the park as we remove trash and clean up our local aquatic habitats! GLC will provide all gear. Service hours can be provided. Event …
Exploring, Stargazing, and Giving Back: A Memorable Trip to Phantom Canyon
From July 22–24, a group of high school students embarked on one of the most unforgettable trips of the year – a three-day adventure to Phantom Canyon Nature Preserve. Hosted …
Art Inspired By Nature, SPREE Summer Camp July 7-11, 2025
Our summer campers truly impressed us this week with a wide variety of art skills! We were blown away by all the beautiful and creative pieces they created throughout the …
The Power of Environmental Education in Young Learners
When young children explore nature, they’re doing more than just playing — they’re building critical thinking skills, growing empathy, and developing a lasting connection to the world around them. Environmental …
High School Spring Stewardship Day
Celebrate Earth Day & Help the South Platte River! THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO 12PM-2PM ON APRIL 19 Ready to make a difference and have some fun? Join GLC …
Celebrating Community Action: Family South Platte Stewardship Day & High School Volunteer Day
This past Saturday was a day of community, fun, and giving back at Johnson Habitat Park! We hosted our Family South Platte Stewardship Day alongside our High School Volunteer Day, …
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 …
GLC Spring Stewardship Day
Despite some miserable weather (rain turning to sleet turning to snow in the blowing wind) the Greenway Leadership Corps still managed an incredibly successful Spring Stewardship day! Dissuaded from our …
Evergreen Lake Spike Hike
Near the end of February, with the close of winter quickly approaching, GLC gathered an adventurous bunch of explorers to head on up to the mountains for a hike on …
South Platte Stewardship Day: SPREE Alumni
VOLUNTEER WITH YOUR SPREE FRIENDS Join us for South Platte Stewardship Day: SPREE Alumni Edition! Celebrate Earth Day by giving back to the environment and reconnecting with fellow SPREE (South …
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 …
GLC: CSU Environmental Learning center
In December The Greenway Leadership Corps headed up to CSU’s Environmental learning Center for our annual visit. During these visits we learn a new skill as well as get an …
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. …
October GLC: YES Conference
Our October GLC Event was a blast! For the first time in 4 years we were able to stay overnight at the Cal-wood education center. Cal-wood is a beautiful center …
GLC Event at Growing Gardens
The Greenway Leadership Corps will be volunteering at Growing Garden’s for the day! Growing Garden’s is located in boulder and focuses on urban agriculture! You can receive service hours for …
GLC: September Stewardship Day
We had an absolute blast at our stewardship day this past Saturday. Who knew picking up trash could be so fun! We started the day getting to know each other …
Park Day: May GLC Event
For our May GLC event we had a fun park day all planned out. This event was largely affected by weather but despite that we had an amazing day! We …
Genesee Camping & Challenge Course
Join the Join the High School Greenway Leadership Corps for a weekend of camping & fun outside in Genesee, Colorado! Only 45 minutes away from Denver, we’ll spend the weekend …
GLC Spring Stewardship Day 2023
This year we got so lucky with great weather for our stewardship day! we focused on cleaning in both johnson habitat park and Vanderbilt park! These two parks are highly …
Snowy Spring Stewardship❄️
Although quite snowy, in true Denver fashion, our people came out to support The Greenway Foundation and SPREE by picking up trash in Johnson Habitat Park last weekend at Family Spring …
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 …
Russell Square Park: Grand Opening
It was no joke how amazing this April 1st event was at Russell Square Park. Put on by My Outdoor Colorado and 7 other partners, this park grand opening saw …
High School Park Day
Join The High School Greenway Leadership Corps for a FREE day of yard games, food, and hanging out at Johnson Habitat Park! We’ll enjoy the Colorado sunshine and hang out …
MARCH GLC: Visit CSU Spur
This month we visited CSU Spur for their second Saturday free event. CSU Spur is open to the public on the second Saturday of very month. CSU Spur has 3 …