Greater Arkansas River Nature Association (GARNA)

For more than a quarter century, GARNA has led critical environmental education, sustainability initiatives, and public lands stewardship programs in the Upper Arkansas Valley. GARNA is nature-centered and community-driven, and well respected throughout the communities it serves. The Upper Arkansas Valley of Colorado is surrounded by mountains and is over 75% public lands. GARNA’s culture has been built by the volunteers and land management agencies who serve these lands, and its new Administrative Director will build on this strong base to expand and deepen GARNA’s impacts.

GARNA, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit environmental organization based in the Upper Arkansas Valley and founded in 1996, inspires a conservation ethic by providing educational opportunities and experiences so that those who live, work, and play here are motivated to take care of the natural resources and leave a legacy of responsible use of the natural environment.