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GARNA Receives Colorado Health Foundation Grant for Chaffee Mobile Gear Library

September 6, 2023 Salida, Colo. – The Greater Arkansas River Nature Association announces the awarding of a $80,870 grant from the Colorado Health Foundation to fund and coordinate the Chaffee...

Youth Ecological Literacy Program Days and Ways to Volunteer

To volunteer or for more information  – contact Bianka Martinez at youth@garna.org or Cat Anderson at info@garna.org Date/Time/Location Program Student Age   School-based Field Work and Experiences Thursday, Sept. 28th...

Waste Diversion in Chaffee County

Have you been wondering about the status of recycling in Chaffee County? Have you heard someone mention that there is no recycling in Chaffee and wondered if it was true, or that the recycling just gets landfilled anyway, so why bother? Know that there is recycling available in Chaffee County and it does reduce landfill-waste and negative environmental impact, and many community partners are working together to continually improve Chaffee...

GARNA is Hiring an Executive Director

GARNA is beginning recruitment for its next Executive Director who will be responsible for executing the organization’s strategic plan, overseeing existing staff and programs, and leading GARNA through its next...

Join Team Toad and help protect the Boreal Toad

Colorado’s boreal toads are in trouble. As deadly chytrid fungus spreads from wetland to wetland, the toads need our help if they’re going to survive. In collaboration with Colorado Parks...

Protect Our Winters, GARNA and Salida Film Partner for Special Presentation

Arts & Culture Salida has announced the addition of the nature documentary SPIRIT OF THE PEAKS to the 2nd Salida Film Festival — scheduled for May 11-14, 2023 at the...

Geology Training Resources

Geology Presentation: Download the PDF Here Learn about the Chaffee Rec Adopters The Chaffee Rec Adopters is a partnership between GARNA...

Wildlife Training Resources

Wildlife Training Resources from April 14 Boreal Toad Presentation – Alex Download HERE Wildlife Presentation – Jeni...

Youth Volunteering Opportunities!

Are you looking for a way to give back this spring? We’re looking for volunteers to work with our Youth Ecological Literacy Program (YELP) for school-based field work & experiences...

Volunteer Education – Ornithology resources

Thanks for attending our Volunteer Training on Birds! We hope you learned a lot about the resource and protecting it. Below are the presentations. You can click through to view...
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