Get an update on exciting Great Outdoors Colorado investments and work statewide, from Christopher Aaby, the Generation Wild Program Officer with GOCO. Great Outdoors Colorado invests a portion of the Colorado Lottery proceeds through competitive grants open to local governments and land trusts in Colorado. GOCO just released their 2024 annual report available here: https://www.goco.org/annual-report/2024.
Chris was an active board member of Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future, and hosted many of our Sustainability in Progress events. Join us in welcoming him for this visit.
This episode was recorded at the Sustainability in Progress (SIP) virtual event on February 19, 2025. Sustainability in Progress is a monthly program of the Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future. Join us (free) the third Wednesday of every month. The next event is:
March 19, 2025, 12 Noon
The Future of Fountain Creek: Panel and Community Discussion
Attend in Person - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/march-sip-the-future-of-fountain-creek-tickets-1263008013969
Attend Virtually - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/5RNjoPyYRGCLUQ86pcZzJQ
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Presenter's Slides - https://studio809podcasts.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SIP-Febuary-GOCO.pdf
Great Outdoors Colorado - https://goco.org/
Generation Wild - https://www.generationwild.com/
Local website – https://generationwildppr.org
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/GenerationWildColorado/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/generationwildcolorado/
Kids on Bikes - https://kidsonbikes.net/
Mile High Youth Corps - https://www.milehighyouthcorps.org/
Blackpackers - https://blackpackers.org/
YMCA Camp Shady Brook - https://campshadybrook.ppymca.org/
Rocky Mountain Field Institute - https://www.rmfi.org/
Colorado Parks and Wildlife - https://goco.org/programs-projects/colorado-parks-wildlife
Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services - https://coloradosprings.gov/PRCS
Catamount Institute - https://www.catamountinstitute.org/
Thanks to these Peak Environment sponsors:
Pikes Peak Permaculture
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