Photo Credit: William Helms
GARNA, through community collaboration, inspires a conservation ethic by providing educational opportunities and experiences for those who live, work and play in the Upper Arkansas Valley.
We subscribe to a generational approach — that investments in learning and opportunities for public participation build on themselves and help ensure the long-term health of our public lands and waters.
GARNA collaborates with public land agency partners to leave a legacy of responsible use of our natural environment, making it the largest group of volunteers in the Upper Arkansas River valley.
GARNA inspires a conservation ethic by providing educational opportunities and experiences through youth programming and environmental-focused clubs.
Our Youth Ecological Literacy Program field trips are coming up soon, and we need a few good volunteers! Station topics include – birding and fishing, river insects, watershed health, geology,
The Greater Arkansas River Nature Association (GARNA) is planning to award one $1,000 scholarship in the spring of 2025 to those planning to start post high school education in the
If you’re a kid who has participated in a GARNA or Trout Unlimited summer program or field trip, there is a good chance you know what a “benthic aquatic macroinvertebrate”
