{"id":2453647,"date":"2020-01-23T23:36:01","date_gmt":"2020-01-24T06:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/a-golden-opportunity-for-roaring-fork-valley-youth\/"},"modified":"2020-01-24T08:47:21","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T15:47:21","slug":"a-golden-opportunity-for-roaring-fork-valley-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/a-golden-opportunity-for-roaring-fork-valley-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"A golden opportunity for Roaring Fork Valley youth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/02\/facebook-thumbnail-1200.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Want to know one of the Roaring Fork Valley\u2019s truly best kept secrets? Want to ensure that the future of conservation will be alive and viable?<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Your local chapter of the National Audubon Society is sending local kids from ages 13 through 18 to an all-paid, week-long Colorado Nature\/Birding camp. Groups organized by age will hike in the alpine tundra and lower grassland prairies and participate in other activities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Roaring Fork Audubon has sent four locals to attend these camps in the last two years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Here are some of their comments. \u201cThis is a great example of how amazing nature is to be in.\u201d \u201cMy favorite memory is canoeing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cEvery day was a new experience.\u201d \u201cI want to go back and experience it again.\u201d \u201cI learned about jobs in conservation and how to work to conserve anything in the natural world. Everyone in my group came away feeling empowered to do their best to conserve the birds. We were inspired to keep learning and keep being curious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">To apply, visit roaringforkaudubon.org and select the application button.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIn the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; and we will understand only what we have been taught.\u201d \u2014 Baba Dioum<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Letter Name\">Mary Harris<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND Letter Name\">Carbondale<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/opinion\/letters-to-the-editor\/a-golden-opportunity-for-roaring-fork-valley-youth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to know one of the Roaring Fork Valley\u2019s truly best kept secrets? Want to ensure that the future of conservation will be alive and viable? Your local chapter of the National Audubon Society is sending local kids from ages 13 through 18 to an all-paid, week-long Colorado Nature\/Birding camp. 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