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In the Company of Wolves with West Denver Prep

On July 28th, 2011 a small group of students from West Denver Preparatory Charter School joined up with the Cottonwood Institute to participate in our week-long Endangered Wolves and Animal Tracking course held at Mission: Wolf.  For a full week students were able to camp together in the mountains, spending their days in the company… Read more »

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Colorado Academy: Amidst the Wind and the Wolves

Just before school let out for the summer, 11 adventurous girls from Colorado Academy set out on a final mission: wolves.  On a warm spring day in May, although the van was stuffed full of fuzzy pillows, makeup bags, and iPods, it was the adventurous spirit of these girls that filled the air with confidence,… Read more »

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Colorado Academy Endangered Wolves And Animal Tracking

Ten lucky Colorado Academy students got to go where the wild things are, by spending their May Interim with the Cottonwood Institute during our Endangered Wolves and Animal Tracking Course! Students spent the week at Mission:Wolf, a wolf sanctuary in Colorado’s Wet Mountain Valley, for a week of wolves and tracking. Led by instructors Brittany… Read more »

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Alumni Spotlight: Chelsea Weiskerger

What do Cottonwood Institute students go on to do later in life? What are these folks doing today to feed their passion for the outdoors and the environment? Well, over the past few weeks I have been getting back in touch with Cottonwood Institute Alumni to see what they are up to. The first alumnus… Read more »

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Denver Zoo Teens Join The Cottonwood Institute This Summer

Every year a group of dedicated high school students choose to spend their free time volunteering at our local Denver Zoo. They get to lend a hand in every department of the zoo, including preparing food for the animals and completing any odd jobs that need to be attended to. But this summer, these students… Read more »

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Notes From The Field: Endangered Wolves and Animal Tracking

In the past, wolves have acquired the false reputation of being bloodthirsty, vicious, wild animals. Unfortunately, these notions have lead to the near extinction of the species throughout the United States. This August, through the Cottonwood Institute’s Endangered Wolves and Animal Tracking course, students had the opportunity to discover just how false these stereotypes are… Read more »