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June 6, 2022

SUP Sweitzer

Join us for our opening weekend of summer ~ paddle board with your family at…
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June 6, 2022

SUP Sweitzer

Join us for our opening weekend of summer ~ paddle board with your family at…
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June 6, 2022

SUP Sweitzer

Join us for our opening weekend of summer ~ paddle board with your family at…
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June 6, 2022

SUP Sweitzer

Join us for our opening weekend of summer ~ paddle board with your family at…
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June 6, 2022

SUP Sweitzer

Join us for our opening weekend of summer ~ paddle board with your family at…
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May 14, 2022

City of Delta Mountain Bike Race Series

Come race with us this spring! Fun for all ages! Se below for full details.…
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May 7, 2022

Gear Swap and Trail Race

The Nature Connection will host a Gear Swap on Saturday, May 7th. Come buy, sell…
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April 30, 2022

City of Delta Mountain Bike Race Series

Come race with us this spring! Fun for all ages! Se below for full details.…
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November 30, 2021

Pop-Up XC Ski Lending @ County Line Trailhead

Get your whole family out on cross country skis! Celebrate the solstice with a ski…
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November 30, 2021

Pop-Up XC SKi day – County Line

Winter blues getting you down? Get your whole family up on the Grand Mesa and…
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November 30, 2021

AIARE Avalanche I Course

Are you looking to improve your snow safety and avalanche rescue skills? The Nature Connection…
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November 28, 2021

The Wilder Cross Country Ski Share, Sale and Soiree

Are you interested in borrowing cross country ski gear for your family this year? The…
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Hotchkiss, CO 81419
970-872-5910

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Are you looking for an exciting position that trul Are you looking for an exciting position that truly makes a difference in the lives of thousands of local kids and families? Join our team as the Executive Director and help guide the development and implementation of outdoor programs and events around Delta County and Olathe. Position requires a commitment to serving the diverse, rural youth and families in Delta County and Olathe, knowledge of business and/or non-profit management experience designing and implementing outdoor programming and education. For more information call our office at (970) 872-5910 or check out the listing on our website: https://thenatureconnection.net/join-our-leadership-team/
Who’s ready for some rock climbing?!?! Come join Who’s ready for some rock climbing?!?! Come join us every Monday and Wednesday up at the climbing wall in the Cedaredge Middle School gymnasium. For more details and to sign our online waiver head to our website https://thenatureconnection.net/climbing/. We hope to see you all up there! Special Thanks to our sponsors that help make this possible: Surface Creek Community Fund and the Delta County School District We are closed during school holidays so check the calendar on our website for dates.
After founding many of the Nature Connection’s c After founding many of the Nature Connection’s core programs and growing its success and stability across Delta County for the last 5 years, our current Director of Operations, Priscilla Williams, is stepping away from the organization at the end of this month. While no longer with the Nature Connection, she will continue her dedicated service with the U.S. Forest Service out of Montrose. As the head director and captain of the Nature Connection, Priscilla has been a devoted advocate for getting Delta County youth outdoors, unwaveringly committed to our mission and goals. What’s more, Priscilla has been involved with the Nature Connection since its inception and has been an advocate for its dramatic growth and evolution. In its dawning days, she spent multiple winters as a Forest Service Educator and Snow Ranger growing the Skis for Kids Program. Since then, as Director of Operations, she has committed herself to fulfilling the Generation Wild GOCO Grant in all of its dimensions. Priscilla has designed new outdoor programs, engaged in county-wide project management and developed community partnerships for the organization. From the bottom up, Priscilla has breathed life and focus into this ambitious project, making the human and natural environment of Delta County, in ways both subtle and ubiquitous, a better and healthier place for all. Priscilla leaves the role after five years of commitment to developing and enriching the Nature Connection in its entirety. We appreciate all the hard work she has put into the Nature Connection and want to send her a big countywide THANK YOU, farewell and best wishes for success in her new job. She will certainly be dearly missed around the Nature Connection!
Don't miss the last chance to catch the Nature Con Don't miss the last chance to catch the Nature Connection's mobile climbing wall this season. Join us for FREE climbing on Halloween in Delta! This event is part of the kids Halloween Festival on Main St. sponsored by City Delta Colorado City of Delta Recreation Department and Delta Police Department. Kids 5 and under are invited to join us from 2-3pm and kids 6 and older from 3pm-dark. Donations are welcome and support our community climbing programs
Cider Fest Climbing today! Noon-5pm in the Kids Zo Cider Fest Climbing today! Noon-5pm in the Kids Zone 🍎
Learn to Bikers in the height of fall 🍂🌳🍂 Learn to Bikers in the height of fall 🍂🌳🍂
"Eyes out!" 👀 🚦 🚸⁠ ⁠ Olathe Elementar "Eyes out!" 👀 🚦 🚸⁠ ⁠ Olathe Elementary students learn to bike with the Nature Connection as fall arrives.⁠ ⁠ Our program staff is onto Paonia Elementary this week!
Two more from our high school river trips this mon Two more from our high school river trips this month with @westernslopesup. Photos by our new Americorps member Rosie! @generationwildco #generationwild #100thingstodo #getoutside #kidswhoplay #coloradokids #optoutside
We just wrapped up almost 5 weeks of river trips f We just wrapped up almost 5 weeks of river trips for local high school students. Our goal for these trips is to inspire kids to love their “backyard river” and learn ways to protect, enhance and steward this amazing resource. Thanks to @westernslopesup for the guides and @generationwildco for the support! Happy Fall!#generationwild #100thingstodo #getoutside #kidswhoplay #coloradokids #optoutside
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  • About
    • Position Openings
    • About The Nature Connection
    • Our Team
    • Place Development
  • For Families
    • Family Events
    • Summer Camps
    • Explore Local Bike Trails
    • Explore Local Ski Trails
    • Climbing
    • Swim Programs
  • For Educators
    • School Programs
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  • For Students
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