GARNA Youth Program Seeks Volunteers!

February 29, 2024

Photo Credit: Randy Schwitzer

GARNA Youth Ecological Literacy Program (YELP) Days and Ways to Volunteer!
Spring 2024 Edition

We love (and need to!) incorporate community volunteers into our school-based youth programs.

*Date/Time/Location*	*Program*	*Student Age*
School-based Field Work and Experiences
Tuesday, March 12^th Wednesday, March 13^th Fooses Creek (Location May Change) 9:45am – 2:00pm	7th Grade Archery & Snowshoe Program	7^th Grade 12-13 Years Old	NEED MOST SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS For our all day field trips, we need MANY volunteers to help and/or lead stations, be the photographer for the day, and rotate with classes as a chaperone through their stations. Station topics include – birding and fishing, river insects, watershed health, geology, compass and GPS orienteering, native and nonnative species, Ute culture, forestry, and sustainability. You don’t have to be an expert to help with a topic that interests you!
Thursday, May 9^th O’Haver Lake Campground 8:20am – 2:30pm	3^rd Grade Field trip	3^rd Grade 8-9 Years Old
Monday, May 20^th Tuesday, May 21^st Ruby Mountain Campground 10:00am – 2:00pm	4^th Grade Schools & Outdoor Learning Environments (SOLE) Field Trip	4^th Grade 9-10 Years Old

To volunteer or for more information – contact Bianka Isabella Martinez at youth@garna.org

** Note: GARNA requires a background check for all youth volunteers.

GARNA works with communities of the upper Arkansas River valley to foster the stewardship of the region’s natural environment and the resilience of our communities.