Greenway Leadership Corps (GLC)
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Interested In Joining GLC?
Get our monthly text or email about upcoming GLC events, so you know what's happening and how to sign up:
(Don't worry, we wont ever text or email you about anything other than GLC events, and we won't share your info with anyone else.)
(Don't worry, we wont ever text or email you about anything other than GLC events, and we won't share your info with anyone else.)
Greenway Leadership Corps (GLC) is a youth group in Denver for high school students to learn more about the environment and become active, informed community members. At least once a month The Greenway Foundation will host a free GLC event and meeting, often down by the South Platte River. In addition to completing volunteer work projects to help out the South Platte Greenway, students will complete team-building exercises, participate in career development opportunities, and have a chance to hear from different guest speakers in the environmental field. GLC students also have the opportunity to attend free GLC Outdoor Adventure events, which involve traveling around the state for awesome new experiences in nature and additional opportunities to volunteer outdoors & learn about the environment.
Whether you are thinking about being a wildlife biologist when you grow up, want to learn about working with kids, love exploring the outdoors, or just want to meet new people and help out your South Platte River - come join the Greenway Leadership Corps! We welcome everyone to the group and are an all-inclusive organization.
Whether you are thinking about being a wildlife biologist when you grow up, want to learn about working with kids, love exploring the outdoors, or just want to meet new people and help out your South Platte River - come join the Greenway Leadership Corps! We welcome everyone to the group and are an all-inclusive organization.
GLC Schedule
Follow us on instagram @greenwayleadershipcorps for event updates & other opportunities!
MAY 21 Saturday 11am-2pm |
Park Day at Johnson Habitat Park! |
Join us and other teens around Denver for a fun day of yard games, sunshine, grilling, and hanging out along the South Platte River at Johnson Habitat Park! SIGN UP! |
JUNE 25 Saturday Day Trip |
Whitewater Rafting at Brown's Canyon! |
Join GLC on our annual rafting trip down the Arkansas River with Wolfpack Rafting! NO experience needed, first timers encouraged. registration opening soon. In the meantime, sign up for our Remind text or monthly email above! |
July 22-24 Overnight Trip |
Trail Building with The Nature Conservancy! |
Join GLC on our annual trail building trip at Phantom Canyon! Explore, star gaze, and restore trails at the beautiful private preserve. registration opening soon. In the meantime, sign up for our Remind text or monthly email above! |
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VOLUNTEER DAYS
What: Meet youth from across Denver, learn more about the environment, and help out the South Platte Greenway by completing volunteer projects down by the river. In addition to volunteer projects, GLC volunteer days also involve a short meeting and project introduction, team building exercises, career development opportunities, and guest speakers from different parts of the environmental field. Where: Different locations along the South Platte River in Denver, and occasionally elsewhere in the state. Cost: FREE |
OUTDOOR ADVENTURES
What: GLC students have the opportunity to go on GLC Outdoor Adventures, where they will venture out and explore a different place in the city or in the mountains. Go snowshoeing, camping, river rafting, tour a water treatment plant, enjoy a VIP experience at our annual RiverFest water festival, and much more! Some GLC Outdoor Adventures do have a limited number of spots available, and priority will be given to students with prior involvement with the GLC program. Where: Various locations around Denver and Colorado. Cost: FREE |
See what the GLC is all about in the video below, made by one of our very own GLC students at our trail building trip over the summer!
Questions?
glc@greenwayfoundation.org
glc@greenwayfoundation.org
RECENT EVENTS
Snowshoeing at Echo Lake- GLC went up to Echo Lake to snowshoe. Apart from getting the beautiful view, we got to walk across the frozen lake and snowshoed on very fluffy snow. We even got to have a friendly snowball fight.
Snowboarding at ruby Hill- Participants took a lesson for beginner snowboarding followed by snowboarding. despite being beginners, all of our participants ended the day feeling more confident in their snowboarding skills.
Ice skating- GLC participants walked from Fishback landing to the Ice rink picking up trash we found along the way. Once we made it to the ice rink, we all had so much fun learning from each other and skating.
Snowshoeing at Echo Lake- GLC went up to Echo Lake to snowshoe. Apart from getting the beautiful view, we got to walk across the frozen lake and snowshoed on very fluffy snow. We even got to have a friendly snowball fight.
Snowboarding at ruby Hill- Participants took a lesson for beginner snowboarding followed by snowboarding. despite being beginners, all of our participants ended the day feeling more confident in their snowboarding skills.
Ice skating- GLC participants walked from Fishback landing to the Ice rink picking up trash we found along the way. Once we made it to the ice rink, we all had so much fun learning from each other and skating.
thank you to all of our sponsors & supporters!
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GLC is part of My Outdoor Colorado (MOC). MOC programs are possible through Great Outdoors Colorado's Inspire Initiative which aims to connect youth and their families with the outdoors.
My Outdoor Colorado (MOC) is a visionary approach to connecting youth with the outdoors through strategic partnerships that provide access to nature education, recreation and skill-building opportunities. Access to the outdoors fosters a greater appreciation of the natural environment, provides opportunities to build an ethic of stewardship, and helps youth experience potential careers in the outdoors. MOC Coalition Nonprofit organizations have partnered to form neighborhood coalitions, providing families in the Westwood and Cole neighborhoods with access to nature education, outdoor recreation and skill-building opportunities. MOC’s goal is to create experiences that foster an appreciation of natural areas and build an ethic of stewardship while exposing participants to potential outdoor careers. |