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The Cottonwood Institute is a 501(c)3 educational non-profit based in Boulder, CO that inspires high school students and adults to change the world through an exciting blend of adventure and service. Our courses provide adventurous participants with the opportunity to sleep under the stars, develop essential camping and wilderness survival skills, tackle important environmental issues, explore future careers, and gain the leadership skills necessary to make a positive impact in their own communities. High school programs include the Community Adventure Program and Custom Courses. Summer courses for high school students (14 – 18) include the Stone-Age Survival Project, the Wildland Firefighter Project, the Horse Caretaker Project, and Endangered Wolves and Animal Tracking. High School credit is available and students 16 and older can receive college credit through Western State College. These experiences look great on college applications. Adult courses include the Mt. Harvard Volunteer Project and Essential Survival Skills. Each course is limited to 12 participants and fill quickly, so register today! Scholarships are available. Discounts are available if you bring a friend! To register, call 303.447.1076 or visit http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org.

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High School Students Take On Water Pollution

Contributed by: Ford Church   on 7/12/2006

Boulder, CO, May 3, 2006 - Whether you're an angler, tuber, kayaker, swimmer, picnicker, runner, or biker, Boulder loves Boulder Creek. Our creek is not only aesthetically pleasing, it is an important part of Boulder's ecosystem and watershed. However, the health of Boulder Creek is at stake because of storm drain pollution. Through the overuse of fertilizers on lawns and gardens, not cleaning up our pet waste, washing cars in our front yards, and general dumping of waste into storm drains, Boulder Creek's water quality has become a substantial issue that must be dealt with immediately.

The Community Adventure Program (CAP) is a student-directed class at New Vista High School that takes on issues affecting the environment and works to solve them. This quarter, CAP students have decided to take on storm drain pollution and how it affects Boulder Creek. In collaboration with the Watershed Approach to Stream Health (WASH) Project, the CAP class will be out in the community from May 8 - 11, 2006 working to clean up Boulder Creek and to educate people about storm drain runoff and water pollution problems in Boulder. This project is part of our class Action Project and our school's "4-Days in May" community service week.

An article or announcement in your media outlet will help raise an awareness and interest about the water pollution issues in Boulder and will encourage people to take action. Below is a brief schedule of our activities:

Monday, May 8, 2006, 8:45am - 3:00pm: WASH Project training and storm drain marking/stencil project.

Tuesday May 9, 2006, 8:45am - 3:00pm: Boulder Creek water quality testing, Boulder Creek clean-up project, and trash inventory.

Wednesday May 10, 2006, 4:00pm - 8:00pm: Table at the Boulder Farmer's Market to educate the community and quiz people about storm drain runoff pollution and prevention.

Thursday May 11, 2006, 8:45am - 3:00pm: Synthesize storm drain stencil data, water quality data, trash inventory along Boulder Creek, create a PowerPoint presentation summarizing our project.

To set up a time to meet the Community Adventure Program during their project next week, to schedule an interview, or to find out more about New Vista High School's 4-Days in May community service week, please contact Ford Church at 303.447.1076 or via email at ford@cottonwoodinstitute.org.

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The Community Adventure Program is an educational program of the Cottonwood Institute, an educational nonprofit in Boulder, CO that inspires high school students to change the world through an exciting blend of adventure and service. For more information about the Cottonwood Institute, go to http://www.cottonwoodinstitute.org. For more information about the Community Adventure Program, go to http://www.communityadventure.org, or call 303.447.1076.



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