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Environmental stewardship, sustainable living and enlightened public policy in the Pikes Peak Region. Keep up with all the organizations and events making our area a better place to live.

Several environment/sustainability organizations in the Pikes Peak region collaborate to produce the Peak Environment Podcast:

Colorado Springs Office of Innovation

Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future

Pikes Peak Environmental Forum

Pikes Peak Group of the Sierra Club

Pikes Peak Permaculture

This podcast is part of the Studio 809 podcast collaborative.

Aug 7, 2019

When kids put their hands in the dirt and connect with nature, the results are awesome. Catamount Institute is dedicated to connecting kids with nature and helping them develop into ecological stewards. In this episode, recorded at the June Green Drinks event of the Green Cities Coalition, we learn about the activities of Catamount Institute and Generation Wild, a special Colorado program to provide nature experiences for youth.

Speakers:

Konrad Schlarbaum, Chair of Green Cities Coalition

Beth Austin, Education Program Coordinator, Catamount Institute

Nancy Perez, Marketing & Outreach for Generation Wild

Producers: Ellen Johnson-Fay and Dave Gardner   

 

LINKS:

Catamount Institute

Generation Wild of the Pikes Peak Region

Survey: how can Green Cities Coalition improve Green Drinks?

Green Cities Coaliton

 

UPCOMING ENVIRONMENTAL EVENTS:

Creek Week 2019
September 28 - October 6
Largest watershed-wide cleanup in Colorado

All citizens are encouraged to participate individually in a public event or form a Creek Crew of your own! More information here

Thursday, August 22, 2019
5:30 to 7:30 pm
Green Drinks
Podcasting to Save the Planet
Studio 809 / Citizen-Powered Media
2930 Orion Drive
Includes a musical performance by Lindsay Facknitz
More information here

 

The following environment/sustainability organizations in the Pikes Peak region collaborate to produce the Peak Environment podcast about environmental stewardship, sustainable living and enlightened public policy in the Pikes Peak Region.

Green Cities Coalition

Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future

Pikes Peak Environmental Forum

Pikes Peak Library District Green Team

Pikes Peak Group of Sierra Club

Pikes Peak Permaculture

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