Celebrating Leading Women in the Outdoors at the Colorado Outdoor Education Center Since the Colorado Outdoor Education Center’s founding in 1948, women in organizational leadership roles have enabled our programs in outdoor and experiential education to thrive. From a rich history of summer camping for young boys, it was Laura Sanborn who advocated for the […]
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Insights Discovery: Team Building & Leadership Development Exercises at The Nature Place At The Nature Place, we use nature-based team building program models to explore our world, our teams, and ourselves. One external tool our programs rely heavily on Insights Discovery exercises. ‘What is Insights?’ you might ask. It is a self discovery tool utilized
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What are the Florissant Fossil Beds & National Monument? The Nature Place, Conference Center & Retreat Venue The Florissant Fossil Beds are one of Colorado’s best national monuments and geologic attractions in Colorado. With rooted history in the Ute territory and westward migration of the Homestead Act of the early 1860’s, the fossilized redwood forest
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A Rocky Mountain Transformation of The Nature Place Lodge Conference Center, Retreat Venue Near Colorado Springs The Nature Place Lodge has hosted innumerous business conferences, family reunions, and leadership development programs through the years since opening in 1978. An original structure to the property, the Lodge’s charm remains as the social center for our guests.
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Understanding ‘Leave No Trace’ (LNT) The Nature Place Retreat & Conference Center Near Colorado Springs If you identify yourself as an outdoor enthusiast, then it’s unlikely this is the first time you’ve heard the phrase ‘Leave No Trace’. With that being said, the Leave No Trace is a sentiment very well-known to us here at
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Our Executive Director – Elizabeth Marable The Nature Place, Retreat and Conference Center Meet Elizabeth Marable (better known as Izzy to everyone around here) who is Colorado Outdoor Education Center’s (COEC) Executive Director. Elizabeth joined our nonprofit organization almost 20 years ago and it is safe to say that she is familiar with not only
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