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STRIVE Westwood Lobos and Montbello Pumas Come Together to Discover Eagles, Deer, and Each Other!

This past weekend, Cottonwood Institute instructors and STRIVE Preparatory Schools students from two different campuses traveled with their teachers to Cal-Wood Education Center for an overnight camping adventure to learn about fire ecology in the Boulder County foothills. At Cal-Wood, students got to experience low impact camping while also learning and practicing “Leave No Trace” principles. For some STRIVE… Read more »

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CAP Class Builds Group Cohesion and Raises Team Morale

The Community Adventure Program (CAP) students from New Vista High School in Boulder, CO gladly scurried to the mountains for their first overnight trip of the quarter last weekend!  The group was more than ready to enjoy the CAP class outside classroom walls.  Cottonwood Institute’s CAP program provides outdoor excursions throughout the quarter where students… Read more »

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ETF Superheroes Converge on Earth Day

On March 22nd, 2015 youth groups and environmental educators from around Longmont, Boulder and Denver were invited to host booths in the first annual Youth of the Earth Day Festival. Earth Task Force was one of 33 youth booths and 36 environmental educator booths which showed up with activities for the fair-goers to participate in,… Read more »

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2015 Base Camp Bash Exceeded Expectations

Wow, what a night! Cottonwood Institute hosted its 10th Annual Base Camp Bash this past Saturday, April 11th, 2015 at RedLine in Denver and the event exceeded our wildest expectations. The VIP Party set the stage for a great evening with music from the Lance Acker Quartet, cocktail tasting from Randy and Ryan Layman from… Read more »

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Great Divide Tap Room Beneficiary

Run, or walk briskly, over to Great Divide this month because Cottonwood Institute is one of the Tap Room beneficiaries for the month of April, 2015. Great Divide will generously donate 100% of sample size pours to two worthy nonprofit organizations each month. 3 oz. sample size pours cost $1, so put together a flight… Read more »

Confluence Denver

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In The News: Confluence Denver

  We are very grateful to our friends at Confluence Denver for posting this great article: Cottonwood Institute Celebrates Environmental Education in Denver with Base Camp Bash. Check it out and share the link to your network to help spread the good word about Cottonwood Institute!

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The Perfect Mix: Enthusiastic Cottonwood Institute Instructors & A Warm Sunny Winter Weekend

Cottonwood Institute (CI) headed to the mountains to explore with an enthusiastic, down-to-earth, bunch of new and well-versed instructors!  Our annual instructor training was held at Calwood Education Center outside of Jamestown, CO and was full of laughs, learning, sharing, and friendships in the making. “The CI instructor training was a wonderful reminder of why… Read more »

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10th Annual Base Camp Bash: Who’s Excited?

Spring is in the air and the 10th Annual Base Camp Bash to benefit Cottonwood Institute is rapidly approaching on Saturday, April 11th, 2015 from 7-10pm at RedLine in Denver, CO. Who’s excited? We are excited! In case you are not feeling our excitement just yet, here are 5 reasons to help get you there:… Read more »

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E.T.F. Serves Up Sustainable Caffeine

On Thursday, February 19, 2015, Earth Task Force (ETF), a student led conservation group at New Vista High School, executed a unique day of consciousness – Bring Your Own Mug Day. Bring Your Own Mug Day focuses on urging students to drink from reusable mugs instead of ones destined for the landfill. Students who brought… Read more »