On Friday, the Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) Board awarded an $18,000 Youth Corps grant to the City of Montrose for work in Cerise, Riverbottom and Taviwach parks.
GOCO awards Youth Corps funding through the Colorado Youth Corps Association (CYCA), a statewide coalition of nine accredited corps that train youth, young adults and veterans (ages 14-25) to work on land and water conservation projects. Corps members earn a stipend for their full-time service and an AmeriCorps education award to use toward college or reducing existing student loans. CYCA serves 1,700 young people annually...Read the full story, here.
mission is to advance the restoration of riparian lands through collaboration, education, and technical assistance.