Colorado Academy Upper School joined Cottonwood Institute for a week at Mission:Wolf this spring. This unique and unassuming space in the wilds of Southern Colorado houses around 40 wolves and educates the public on wolf behavior, habitat, and the ongoing needs for management of these amazing creatures in the wild. Their mission to inspire “individuals… Read more »
Connections with people, animals, and nature once again brought Cottonwood Institute and Mission: Wolf (M:W) together. During the month of May, Cottonwood Institute delivered two incredible courses for Littleton Academy, serving nearly 50 students. M:W is located near the beautiful Sangre de Cristo mountain range just outside of Westcliffe, Colorado. It is a wolf sanctuary… Read more »
The Community Adventure Program (CAP) at New Vista High School wrapped up it’s quarter a couple of weeks ago! The quarter flew by, filled with field trips, guest speakers, hikes, camping trips, and students taking action to have a positive impact on their communities. Here are a few highlights from the quarter, focusing on the… Read more »
On April 20th at the Base Camp Bash, Cottonwood Institute awarded Camille Lauer with the 2013 Ripple Effect Award! The Ripple Effect Award is awarded to an outstanding Cottonwood Institute student each year. Local artist Bryan Buikema created the beautiful award piece, which will be displayed at the recipient’s school each year. Below, take a… Read more »
It is incredible what is possible when the community pulls together to support a good cause. Approximately 250 people and local businesses rallied together to donate money, silent auction items, food, and spirits to help make the 2013 Base Camp Bash our most successful event ever! So how much money did we raise? We raised… Read more »
It’s go time everyone! We’ve been training for this day all year and now it is less that two weeks away. Drum roll please… The 2013 Base Camp Bash is almost upon us on Saturday, April 20th, 2013 from 7-10pm at Artwork Network in Denver, CO. What is the Base Camp Bash you ask? Only… Read more »
Johnson and Wales University (JWU) worked with the Cottonwood Institute for the third year in a row to offer another great Environmental Leadership Summit. Eyes were opened, ideas were hatched and questions raised as the day got underway with excellent speakers and hands on activities. By the end of the day, 21 students had participated… Read more »
Last week we wrapped up an exciting quarter of CAP 36. After inspiration from one of our guest speakers from Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks, we devoted our energy in the second half of the quarter towards the urban wildlife conflicts in Boulder. We spent several weeks researching and understanding human-wildlife conflicts with mountain… Read more »
The Cottonwood Institute welcomes the newest member to our team, Melanie Goldbort! Melanie is taking on the role of Learning Garden Coordinator at New Vista High School. Melanie will work closely with students and staff to develop an integrated learning garden curriculum for the high school level. As the snow begins to melt, you’ll find… Read more »
“If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things in nature have a message you understand, rejoice, for your soul is alive.” – Eleanora Duse Despite a mid-winter summer in the Front Range, the… Read more »
