“If you think you are beaten, you are. If you think you dare not, you don’t. If you like to win, but think you can’t, it’s almost certain you won’t. If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost. For out of the world we find that success begins with the fellow’s will. It’s all in the… Read more »
This week, we spent a good chunk of time talking about gear in preparation for our upcoming camping trip next weekend. We learned about high-tech camping gear such as backpacks, tents, stoves, and modern fire methods and low-tech alternatives such as blanket packs, poncho shelters, coffee can stoves, and friction fire. Above, Ashley is demonstrating… Read more »
I’m back in CAP for another quarter and so happy to be back. The first two have already flown by. The first few days of the quarter were basically an overview of what the class is about. We decorated our journals and got to know our classmates a little better. The second day of CAP… Read more »
“To have a great adventure, and survive, requires good judgment. Good judgment comes from experience. Experience, of course, is the result of poor judgment.” – Geoff Tabin
“I am roaring drunk with the lust of life and adventure and unbearable beauty.” – Everett Reuss
This just in…We voted today in class to address invasive plants and noxious weeds for our Action Project/4-Days in May event. Over the course of the next few weeks, we will continue to research invasive plants, like Myrtle Spurge listed above, and collaborate with organizations in Boulder County to address this important environmental issue affecting… Read more »
“We’ve been learning to take care of ourselves in places that really matter. The next step is to take care of the places that really matter.” – Terry and Renny Russell
Today we were fortunate to go on an Environmental Issue Hike with Valerie Tierce, a Ranger/Naturalist from the City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks. We covered a variety of environmental issues affecting Boulder including invasive plants such as myrtle spurge, other invasive species such as the New Zealand Mud Snail, erosion and social… Read more »
“We’ve been learning to take care of ourselves in places that really matter. The next step is to take care of the places that really matter.” – Terry and Renny Russell
This week we began brainstorming the environmental issues affecting Boulder County and some possible projects we could implement for 4-Days of May. If you would like to add an issue to the list, please post a comment below: Fire mitigation – Thinning projects, hauling slash, educate folks about how to reduce their fire danger. New… Read more »
