GLC Ends Summer with Service and Recreation

     The Greenway Leadership Corps (GLC) had a fun couple of events to finish off the summer and get going with the start of school!
​     In August, we met up at Grant Frontier Park to test our balance with Stand Up Paddleboarding - often known as SUPing.  We all had a great time, and were fortunate enough to have the Colorado SUP Club there to share their gear and teach us the ins and outs of SUPing! After we got the hang of the boards, we moved back to land to clean up the park. We collected trash that we found around Grant Frontier, making the park cleaner and safer for future users!

     On September 22, we ended summer with a beautiful day and TGF's annual South Platte Stewardship Day. GLC was joined by staff and students from cityWILD and Environmental Learning for Kids (ELK) for an in-stream cleanup of the South Platte River between Broncos Stadium and The Children's Museum. CityWILD brought a raft to help us move our trash downstream to Fishback Park.

     As a group, we pulled out 16 car tires and another 16 large garbage bags worth of trash during the morning. In the afternoon, students strapped on life vests and helmets and had the chance to kayak down the Confluence Rapids atop inflatable duckies. 

​     Thank you to all of the participants for recreating and helping us clean up the South Platte River.  Join us in October when we strap on waders and go flyfishing up in Deckers, CO!