The Cottonwood Institute is excited to hire Lucy Parham as their new nonprofit intern. Lucy graduated from The University of the South in Sewanee, TN in 2005 with a B.S. in Natural Resources. She has volunteered with several youth service programs such as Big People for Little People, Girl Scouts of America, the Sewanee Youth… Read more »
The Cottonwood Institute announced today that their third-annual Base Camp Bash fundraising event and silent auction will be held at the Wynkoop Brewing Company in Lower Downtown Denver on Friday, March 28, 2008 from 7-10pm. Proceeds from the Bash will help fund their public school programs in the Boulder/Denver area that combine adventure, wilderness survival,… Read more »
Students met with the principal of P.S.1 to discuss ideas for their project: Making P.S.1 more environmentally friendly. She provided some great feedback, and is happy to help us as we further develop our project this quarter.
On February 8, students spent the day in Golden Gate State Park. We strapped on our snowshoes, and went in search of snow deep enough to build a Quinzhee shelter. We learned all the steps to building this dome-shaped shelter, including the best parts- digging out and breaking it down!
The Cottonwood Institute was fortunate to receive financial support from The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County. Funds are generated through their Community Trust and distributed to Boulder County nonprofits that serve one of five primary funding areas including: the Arts, Civic Engagement, Education, the Environment, and Health and Human Services. The Cottonwood Institute will use… Read more »
Welcome to the Community Adventure Program. Now that you have an overview of the class and have a basic understanding of what we will be doing this quarter, what are you looking forward to?
Welcome to the Community Adventure Program. Before we get started, we need to get some feedback about your outdoor experience, your thoughts about the environment, your community, etc. Please answer this survey honestly and to the best of your ability. The good folks who fund this class use this information to assess the performance of… Read more »
The Cottonwood Institute just completed our Winter Staff Training on Saturday, January 5, 2008. This training was open to qualified instructor candidates who were interested in facilitating winter programs for the Cottonwood Institute. We covered: winter safety and risk management concerns, winter survival priorities, quinzhee snow shelters, emergency snow trench shelters, and setting up a… Read more »
