• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to after header navigation
  • Skip to site footer
The Greenway Foundation

The Greenway Foundation

Revitalizing Rivers. Reconnecting Communities.

  • About Us
    • Our History
    • Our Team
    • Project Map
    • Employment
    • Blog
    • Annual Report
    • Contact Us
  • SPREE
    • Elementary
      • Excursions (Field Trips)
        • Preschool SPREE Field Trip
        • Kindergarten SPREE Field Trip
        • First Grade SPREE Field Trip
        • Second Grade SPREE Field Trip
        • Third Grade SPREE Field Trip
        • Fourth Grade SPREE Field Trip
        • Fifth Grade SPREE Field Trip
      • Camps
        • Summer Camp
        • School Break Camp
    • Middle School
      • Leaders In Training
    • High School
      • River Rangers
      • Greenway Leadership Corps
    • Families
      • Family Events
      • Camps
        • Summer Camp
        • School Break Camp
      • Just for Kids
  • Stewardship
    • Clean Water Challenge
    • Nautilus
    • Gutter Bins
    • Volunteer
    • Barb Biggs Memorial Scholarship Fund
  • Events
    • Calendar
    • Family Events
    • Stewardship Events
    • CROSSCURRENTS
    • Reception on the River
    • Gala on the Bridge
  • Give
  • SPREE
  • Elementary
    • Excursions (Field Trips)
      • Preschool (ECE)
      • Kindergarten
      • First Grade
      • Second Grade
      • Third Grade
      • Fourth Grade
      • Fifth Grade
      • Field Trip Signup
      • Field Trip Feedback
    • Camps
      • Summer Camp
      • School Break Camp
    • Scholarships
  • Middle School
    • Leaders In Training
  • High School
    • River Rangers
    • Greenway Leadership Corps
  • Families
    • Family Events
    • Camps
      • Summer Camp
      • School Break Camp
    • Just for Kids
    • Scholarships

World Water Monitoring Challenge 2015

WORLD WATER MONITORING CHALLENGE 2015!

Picture

​​Ever wonder where the water goes when you flush your toilet? Hundreds of students discovered the answer and got to see the process this water goes through before it can be returned to the South Platte River at the Littleton/ Englewood Wastewater Treatment Plant last month. This was all part of their annual World Water Monitoring Challenge day.
Picture

​The SPREE team was happy to be a part of this event again this year and teach students about the biotic indicators of water quality. The kids had a great time investigating crawdads, insect larvae, and other macroinvertebrates that were caught that morning in the South Platte. Students also worked with staff from the plant to test the chemical and physical attributes of water from the River. ​
Picture

This event is tied to the international World Water Monitoring Challenge, which engages citizens from around the world in protecting their water resources by conducting basic monitoring of their local bodies of water. SPREE regularly contributes data on the South Platte that is collected by students at our 5th grade field trips.
Published: October 3, 2015
Category: News, Stewardship
The Greenway Foundation

About The Greenway Foundation

The Greenway Foundation is a Denver-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Since 1974, we have been leading efforts to reclaim the South Platte River and its tributaries from a virtual cesspool to a place of environmental and recreational pride. Learn More

Previous Post:Fall Riversweep is Next Week: Join Us for Kickball Too
Next Post:Fall Riversweep 2015 Recap

Sidebar

Stewardship Events

Jul 12
2:00 pm - 10:00 pm

CROSSCURRENTS

Jul 22
July 22 @ 11:00 am - July 24 @ 1:00 pm

GLC: Trail Building at Phantom Canyon

Aug 2
9:00 am - 11:00 am

Community Volunteer Day with Metro Water Recovery

Aug 15
8:00 am - 5:00 pm

GLC: High Ropes Course

Sep 12
5:30 pm - 11:00 pm

Gala on the Bridge

View Calendar

Current News

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 …

More Blog Posts

SPREE Summer Camp Week 1: June 9-13 2025, Special Agent Training!

GLC Takes Aim at Adventure: Archery, Wildlife & Weather at Barr Lake

Young Professionals Kick Off Earth Day Season

Event Recap: Teens Took Action at Johnson Habitat Park! 

Blog Categories

Blog Archive

  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2021
  • 2020
  • 2019
  • 2018
  • 2017
  • 2016
  • 2015
  • 2014

The Greenway Foundation

1820 Platte Street, Denver, CO 80202

info@greenwayfoundation.org

303.481.1974

FEIN: 51-0193575

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • Vimeo
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
1% for the Planet Nonprofit Partner
About Us
SPREE
Stewardship
Projects
Events
DONATE TODAY
SIGN UP FOR OUR EMAIL LIST
CONTACT US

Copyright © 2025 · The Greenway Foundation · All Rights Reserved