Lafayette Youth Corps had a spring overnight in Estes Park! The group went hiking, practiced their wilderness first aid skills, and made slash and burn piles for wildfire management. Written by CAP Instructor Carly Winner. Check out more photos here! Escrito en español más abajo. The first weekend in April was our closing program with… Read more »
Lafayette Youth Corps hosted a family day for their March session with Cottonwood Institute! Written by Carly Winner. Check out more photos here! Escrito en español más abajo. March showed up with a range of weather, but on March 12 for our field day with the Lafayette Youth Corps and Wildlands Restoration Volunteers it was… Read more »
Written by Field Instructor Barbara Ramsdell (Escrito en español más abajo) Wildlands Restoration Volunteers and Cottonwood Institute partnered for another day of Lafayette Youth Corps activities at Waneka Lake. The interns spent Saturday, October 16th taking a step back from their conservation service work to focus on team building, nature awareness, and outdoor skills. It was a… Read more »
Written by Instructor Carly Winner (Escrito en español más abajo) Cottonwood Institute is once again collaborating with Wildlands Restoration Volunteers (WRV), City of Lafayette Parks, Recreation, and Open Space, Thorne Nature Experience, and Nature Kids Lafayette on the Lafayette Youth Corps (LYC) program, which gives high schoolers an opportunity help to care for parks trails… Read more »
In September 2020, Cottonwood Institute partnered with Wildlands Restoration Volunteers (WRV), Thorne Nature Experience, Nature Kids Lafayette, and the City of Lafayette to launch a stewardship internship program for nine Lafayette high school students. The goal was to create a paid environmental job opportunity that also supported the students’ social and emotional well-being. The cohort… Read more »
For their February field day with Cottonwood Institute, Lafayette Youth Corps started to get ready for their overnight in a couple months, and had some professional development and interview practice. Written by Carly Winner. Check out more photos here! Escrito en español más abajo. Our February field day with Lafayette Youth Corps and Wildlands Restoration… Read more »
Written by Field Instructor Carly Winner (Escrito en español más abajo) See more photos here! As our partnership continues with Lafayette Youth Corps and Wildlands Restoration Volunteers, we ventured to Cottonwood Park and the Coal Creek Trail in Lafayette! The interns have previously done trailwork along the waterways at Waneka Lake and Coal Creek. Today,… Read more »
When the Lafayette Stewardship Youth Corps first met at the Waneka Centennial Farm at the start of November, it seemed like the restoration project list had no end. While there is much work still to be done there, this group of hardworking interns made huge first steps (literally!) towards making this a functional space for… Read more »
The collaborative Lafayette Stewardship Youth Corps, co-led by CI Instructor Adam Fedyski and Wildlands Restoration Volunteers Project Coordinator Jackie Curry, continues going strong throughout the winter months. While much of their time is spent on restoration and improvement projects for Lafayette Open Space, the interns also had opportunities to participate in two trainings, Leave No… Read more »
And just like that, another inspiring cohort of Changemaker Outdoor Leadership Corps (a.k.a. Changemaker) students wrapped up an incredible year. Let’s take a look back to see what the Changemaker students accomplished for the 2023-24 programming year: This past fall, Changemakers hiked the Boulder Flatirons and enjoyed a September sunset picnic giving their program year… Read more »
