Outdoor Wilderness Lab (OWL) is a week-long outdoor learning experience for sixth graders at Bookcliff Middle School in Grand Junction.

When my husband and I moved to Colorado, I joined an accounting firm that specializes in government healthcare programs, which is where I was until joining GOCO.

As younger generations become increasingly over-screened and over-structured in their daily lives, it is more important now than ever to inspire active physical play and outdoor learning by providing quality parks for our youth.

In June, 13 projects wrapped up, investing roughly $3.8 million of Colorado Lottery proceeds in communities across the state.

There I was, strapped into the back of a Cessna with headphones on my ears and a clipboard in my hands. The ground waved in and out of view, and my stomach tightened in a combination of excitement and—quite frankly— incredible dizziness.

GOCO’s School Yard Initiative (SYI) funds outdoor projects on school grounds, from gardens and outdoor classrooms to playgrounds with traditional and nature play elements.