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	<description>CI delivers high quality, high impact environmental education and service-learning programs that connect diverse students to the outdoors and empower them to take action to improve their schools, the community, and the environment for future generations.</description>
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		<title>Quality Quinzhees from Quality Instructors!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s hard to think about winter survival skills when its been in the 60’s recently here in Denver.  But only a few weeks ago, we had enough snow to build some serious quinzhees.  Amidst the gently falling flakes at Brainard Lake Recreation Area, a quintessential group of outdoor educators gathered together for Cottonwood Institute’s annual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Earth Task Force Hosts Annual Recycling Relay Race</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Can you recycle frozen food boxes? What about the crates that strawberries and tomatoes are packaged in? Did you know that aluminum is mined from under the rainforest and that it can be recycled an infinite number of times? Recycling is one of the simplest environmental actions we can take, but it’s got some complicated [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/earth-task-force/earth-task-force-hosts-annual-recycling-relay-race/</link>
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		<title>Top 10 Inspiring Stories From 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[2011 has been a phenomenal year filled with amazing accomplishments, awards, and inspiring stories about our students getting outdoors and taking action to make a difference in the community. Here are our top 10 favorite stories from 2011: 1. Earth Task Force Recognized for National Green Prize and Receives $10,000 Check! 2. Cottonwood Institute Wins [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/cottonwood-institute-news/top-10-inspiring-stories-from-2011/</link>
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		<title>Cottonwood Institute Impact Surges in 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As I reflect about the impact the Cottonwood Institute had this past year, I am delighted to see our impact surge in 2011. We do a lot more that just connect kids to the outdoors. In the words of one of our instructors Madeline Bachner, &#8220;Our courses are centered around cultivating direct action for positive [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/cottonwood-institute-news/cottonwood-institute-impact-surges-in-2011/</link>
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		<title>Donate to the Cottonwood Institute for Colorado Gives Day Today!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Colorado Gives Day is officially two weeks away on Tuesday, December 6, 2011, but you can set up your donation to the Cottonwood Institute today! With your help we can meet our end of the year goal to raise the critical funds we need to help connect diverse students to the outdoors and empower them [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/cottonwood-institute-news/donate-to-the-cottonwood-institute-for-colorado-gives-day/</link>
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		<title>Casa de la Esperanza Girls Gobble It Up!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gobble! Gobble!  &#8220;I saw a turkey!&#8221;  That was all it took. If there were any reservations about hiking earlier in the day, those dissipated as soon as the girls eyed the turkey off in the distance. With Thanksgiving right around the corner, it was only fitting to find wild turkeys on our first outing with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/notes-from-the-field/casa-de-la-esperanza-girls-gobble-it-up/</link>
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		<title>Snowballs and Quinzhees with Lakewood High School!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Picture this: The peaceful silence of snow-capped mountains towering above a vast blanket of white&#8230;WHOOOSH! The silence changes quickly into peals of laughter as 11 pairs of boot-donned feet trample quickly out of range of the next onslaught of snowballs. For Cottonwood Institute, an early snowfall doesn&#8217;t hinder survival courses; in fact, they just become [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/notes-from-the-field/snowballs-vs-quinzhees/</link>
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		<title>Community Adventure Program Students Brave the Cold!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With wind chills predicted at 0 degrees Fahrenheit, the brave students from this quarter&#8217;s Community Adventure Program (CAP) at New Vista High School  headed to the mountains near Allenspark, CO to take part in their first overnight of the class!  Several students had never camped before and many had never been winter camping.  With a week [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/community-adventure-program/community-adventure-program-students-brave-the-cold/</link>
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		<title>Exploring the Wilds of the Colorado Mountains</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the wilds of the city to the wilds of the Colorado mountains, students from West Denver Prep&#8217;s Lake Campus embarked on a journey to learn how to survive amidst the chill of a fall weekend.  Cottonwood Institute teamed up with West Denver Prep&#8217;s enrichment program to give kids the opportunity to connect to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/west-denver-prep/tackling-the-wilds-of-the-colorado-mountains/</link>
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		<title>Reflective Fall Retreat for Earth Task Force</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Friday October 7th, the members of Earth Task Force (ETF) headed up into the mountains for a fall retreat at The Highlands Camp and Retreat Center in Allenspark, Colorado. The trip was planned and facilitated by students and ETF mentors with borrowed gear and organizational help from The Cottonwood Institute to help them pursue [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org/earth-task-force/reflective-fall-retreat-for-earth-task-force/</link>
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