Every year a group of dedicated high school students choose to spend their free time volunteering at our local Denver Zoo. They get to lend a hand in every department of the zoo, including preparing food for the animals and completing any odd jobs that need to be attended to. But this summer, these students… Read more »
The first quarter of the Community Adventure Program 2008-2009 has been action packed!! We started with getting to know each other and jumped right into local environmental issues, hiking, ecology, and choosing our action project topic! As the instructor of this amazing course I am delighted to have a group of… Read more »
In the past, wolves have acquired the false reputation of being bloodthirsty, vicious, wild animals. Unfortunately, these notions have lead to the near extinction of the species throughout the United States. This August, through the Cottonwood Institute’s Endangered Wolves and Animal Tracking course, students had the opportunity to discover just how false these stereotypes are… Read more »
Today, students at PS1 learned about nature sculptor Andy Goldsworthy. Goldsworthy is an innovative artist who uses only natural materials, such as flowers, icicles, rocks, mud, leaves, pinecones, and snow. After viewing several of Goldsworthy’s pieces, we ventured down to the Cherry Creek River to create our own! D’Razhane, Kenia, and Zach formed their sculpture… Read more »
FREE REI SURVIVAL SKILLS CLINICS: Most survival situations happen when you least expect it and when you are least prepared. Before you head to the hills this fall to explore the color change or the bugling elk, join the Cottonwood Institute for a Free Survival Clinic at REI to participate in an interactive survival scenario,… Read more »
This past week, Denver hosted the DNC, and with it, came several “green” events and exhibits. We at PS1 took advantage of these activities and learned a lot about what’s new in environmental sustainability. First, we attended “Partly Sunny: Designs to Change the Forecast,” an exhibit highlighting over three dozen innovative projects from around the… Read more »
As it turns out, in addition to being an amazing musician and singer songwriter, Jack Johnson is also one really cool guy. At his concert on August 17th at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre, the Cottonwood Institute was chosen to be one of five local non-profit organizations to be featured at the Village Green at the… Read more »
The Cottonwood Institute is committed to helping people raise their awareness of local environmental issues, environmental sustainability, and how to reduce their environmental footprint. Here are three easy things you can do to help you change the world: Step One: Calculate Your Environmental Footprint: Go to MyFootprint.org and calculate your personal environmental footprint. Step Two:… Read more »
Local Environmental Issues Research “The conservationist’s most important task, if we are to save the earth, is to educate.” – Peter Scott Here is a list to get you started with your local environmental issue research! You have about 30 minutes to look through these websites. Take notes and be ready to contribute ideas about… Read more »
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 »
