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Cottonwood Institute

OVERVIEW:The Cottonwood Institute is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in Denver, Colorado that inspires students to change the world through an exciting blend of adventure and environmental service. We teach students the essential camping and wilderness survival skills necessary to comfortably and competently explore the outdoors, while providing them with the tools and resources to… Read more »

Cottonwood Institute

OVERVIEW: The Cottonwood Institute is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in Denver, Colorado that inspires students to change the world through an exciting blend of adventure, wilderness survival, and environmental service. We teach students the essential camping and wilderness survival skills necessary to comfortably and competently explore the outdoors, while providing them with the tools… Read more »

Who Killed the Electric Car?

The Cottonwood Institute recently showed Who Killed the Electric Car? at our Change the World Movie Night at the Fluid Coffee Bar in Denver. I really enjoyed how this film presented and analyzed the various suspects that contributed to the life and death of GM’s Electric Vehicles (EV). Suspects included the California Air Resources Board,… Read more »

Myrtle Spurge: A Menace to the Neighborhood!

Myrtle Spurge is a funky little plant that has stealthily crept its way into the many rock gardens and landscapes of Park Hill. While this plant is aesthetically pleasing, requires little water, and has a beautiful yellow glow when it flowers in the spring, this plant is a menace to our neighborhood! So what’s the… Read more »

An Inconvenient Truth

The Cottonwood Institute recently hosted another "Change the World Movie Night" at the Fluid Coffee Bar in Denver, Colorado with a screening of Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth. Al Gore put presidential and political ambitions behind him and is on a mission to raise an awareness about global warming and climate change. He does a… Read more »

Contact Us

Contact Community Adventure Program The Community Adventure Program is an educational program of the Cottonwood Institute. The Cottonwood Institute is a non-profit organization located in Denver, Colorado that inspires students to change the world through an exciting blend of adventure and service. If you would like to give us feedback, find out how to volunteer… Read more »

The Next Industrial Revolution

The Cottonwood Institute recently hosted its first "Change the World Movie Night" at the Fluid Coffee Bar in Denver, Colorado. We watched a movie called The Next Industrial Revolution, with William McDonough and Matthew Braungart, and had a rich discussion about environmental sustainability. The movie looked at how businesses like Nike, the Ford Motor Company,… Read more »

Outdoor Calendar

Conference on World Affairs – The Conference On World Affairs has a variety of lectures this week from Monday, April 10th 2006 – Friday, April 14, 2006 at the University of Colorado – Boulder. Feel free to attend a lecture that pertains to this class in terms of environmental issues or sustainability. For more information… Read more »

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