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Westwood Neighborhood Campout Recap!

7/26/2021

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This past weekend, we celebrated community with a campout at Johnson Habitat Park with Westwood Neighborhood families! Families came to SPREE HQ on Saturday afternoon where they were greeted by SPREE teachers and a pile of camping gear. We set up campsites before getting busy with crafts and critter crawl!
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​After welcoming neighbors to our space, we made some DIY first aid kits. These useful crafts can be taken into our city or into the mountains for safety during adventures. Families then went off on a scavenger hunt to explore nature and test their observation skills.
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Observation skills came in handy during Critter Crawl. You woud never know that some of our guests had never looked for critters in our river before- they were pros! We caught so many crawdads, and even a large dragonfly larvae hiding under rocks! ​
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​Critter crawl worked up an appetite. Evening had come, and it was time to cook dinner over a fire in our firepit. The patience it took to cook our hotdogs over a fire transferred really well when it came time for dessert…. S’mores! ​
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As dusk came, and eventually night we went into our tents to enjoy the night under the stars! This annual campout is always so much fun, and we are grateful for the families that made it so special this year!
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SPREE Scientists: Week 6 Summer Camp recap

7/26/2021

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Geology, meteorology, chemistry, and more! We got to wear so many scientist hats at camp last week! 

On Monday, we wore our geologist hats to explore the rocks around HQ. We began the day with a rock-paper-scissors competition game to learn about and bond with our fellow campers. Our second activity of the day was critter crawl. Critter crawl is an activity we do every day of camp where we get into the South Platte River and catch the small macroinvertebrates, like crawdads, that live along the river’s bottom. During Monday’s critter crawl, we focused not just on the animals that live in the river, but also observing the rocks in the river and out of the river. We learned about how water weathers rocks, and changes the shape and texture of rocks over time.
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Cole Neighborhood Campout Evening

7/19/2021

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On Saturday we had a blast with friends from the Cole neighborhood of Denver with our annual campout celebration! This year was a bit different than other years- we packed all our fun into one evening when in a typical year we sleep over at Johnson Habitat park. ​
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The shorter time did not mean any less fun! After welcoming neighbors to our space, we made some DIY first aid kits. These useful crafts can be taken into our city or into the mountains for safety during adventures. 

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After some crafts, we had a blast at our river with critter crawl. We caught dozens of crawdads of all different sizes, and many other macroinvertebrates like scuds, mayflies, aquatic sow bugs, and snails! We even caught a small fish! 
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It was almost too fun at our river discovering the life that lives below the water, but our bellies started grumbling so we knew it was time for dinner. 
This was a campout after all, so we cooked our dinner over a fire. Hot dogs just taste better with some char from a fire’s flame! The patience it took to cook our hotdogs transferred really well when it came time for dessert…. S’mores!
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For some of our Cole neighbors, this was the first time they got to make, and taste a s’more! What a special moment to share with our neighbors! ​
We cannot wait until next year’s campout when we plan to set up tents and sleep under the stars of Johnson Habitat Park. Until then, we will remember the memories from this year. 
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We look forward to seeing all our Cole neighbors again soon down by our river!
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Journey of the South Platte River: Week 5 Summer Camp Recap

7/16/2021

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Where does the South Platte River water come from? Where does the water go after Denver? This week we found out during “Journey of the South Platte River” summer camp!
We kicked off the week on Monday by getting to know the world’s water and our fellow campers with a game. Campers took turns tossing a sticky hand at a world map, and tracking if the hand stuck to land or water. Not surprisingly, water covers most of the earth, and so most campers hit water! ​

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A Trip to Phantom Canyon

7/15/2021

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The Greenway Leadership Corps (GLC) & SPREE's summer High School River Rangers were lucky enough to travel to Phantom Canyon, aptly named because it seems to appear out of nowhere as you are driving along the plains of the northeastern Colorado. The Canyon is one of the last roadless canyons on the Front Range last weekend, and it provides habitat for many wildlife species and native plants. Phantom Canyon is maintained by This Nature Conservancy (TNC) and it is closed to the public. We were fortunate to work yet again with TNC at Wildlands Restoration Volunteers (WRV) on this annual trip, for the opportunity to see this spectacular landscape along the North Fork of the Cache la Poudre River, while doing maintenance on the Phantom Canyon River Trail.
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Urban Nature Explorers: Week 4 Summer Camp recap

7/2/2021

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​Denver is a wild place, and SPREE loves to explore it! This week, we practiced the skills of urban naturalists, learned about the wildlife of Denver, and explored what it takes to care for our City’s parks.


The first step of exploring is safety, and you stay safer if you know the other explorers you are outdoors with! Monday, we focused on getting to know all the campers we would be exploring with, by playing a name game during our first activity.. We also got to know our South Platte River with a critter crawl, and activity we do each day to catch and learn about macroinvertebrates that live in our river!


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    • TAP-IN Colorado
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  • Projects
    • River Vision Implementation Plan (RVIP) >
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      • Weir Gulch
    • Chatfield Storage Reallocation Project
    • USACE Feasibility Study
    • Clear Creek Greenway Design Effort
    • Cherry Creek Stewardship Partners
  • Events
    • Family Events >
      • Beaver Bonanza
      • Art on the River
      • Family Spring Stewardship Day
      • Family Fall Stewardship Day
      • Family Fishing Day
    • Spring South Platte Stewardship Day
    • CROSSCURRENTS
    • Reception on the River
    • Gala on the Bridge >
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    • Giving SPREE
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