Outdoor education

Colorado’s natural landscapes have long enchanted visitors and residents alike. From early photography in the 1890s to today’s digital era, these locations continue to attract visitors. Social media influencers are now a big part of this process.

For kids in Colorado, a new collaboration between land management agencies and municipalities has found a way to get kids outside, even if they bring their phones.KDNK’s Hattison Rensberry reports from Dinosaur Hill in Fruita, Colorado.

On a recent summer day, local residents gathered for the second-annual community lunch at Highwater Farm in Silt. The lunch is hosted by high school students in the farm’s eight-week summer youth program, which launched last year.

Colorado’s trails, campgrounds and parks are getting more crowded. But surveys show the droves of visitors are overwhelmingly white and wealthy. A new initiative launching this summer hopes to change that.

This month on For Land's Sake, host Bill Kight speaks with Sarah Johnson, founder of Wild Rose Education. She defines what environmental education means…