Americas for Conservation + the Arts is launching the 2023-2025 Promotores Verdes Youth Corps Nature Expeditions initiative in partnership with the Colorado Health Foundation and is seeking youth leaders and participants to sign up and benefit from 15 plus nature adventures, community building, educational discoveries, and a citizen nature guide certification.

The yearlong program -free of cost- will culminate in the summers of 2024 and 2025 in our signature week Promotores Verdes Youth Congress- at Rocky Ridge Music Center in Rocky Mountain National Park. Students will come together for a 7 day retreat where they will experience an innovative curriculum joining studies in the benefits of human-nature connections and environmental stewardship with the development of creative skills in verbal, visual, and sound arts and their application to social justice.

We thank you for your interest in nominating a young leader in your community for the opportunity to attend or if you are a student candidate we thank you for applying . Promotores Verdes is for students ages 13-18. We encourage nominating students who have a passion for natural sciences, arts, and the outdoors and who are interested in building their leadership skills.

In partnership with the Colorado Health Foundation, we are building a more inclusive generation of outdoor recreation enthusiasts emotionally connected to nature and its services and thus positioned to act as conservation stewards through mentorship & cultural expression.