Catamount Institute

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The Catamount Institute was born in 1997 when Julie Francis and Howard Drossman purchased 177 acres of the old YMCA Catamount Ranch on the north slope of Pikes Peak and founded a nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring ecological stewardship through research, education and leadership. Since its earliest days the Catamount Institute has looked at innovative ways to encourage people to think about their relationship to the environment. Research has focused on forest management techniques, using the forests of Catamount as a laboratory to evaluate the ecological impacts of traditional and non-traditional forest uses. The award-winning Young Environmental Stewards program was begun to teach disadvantaged youth about leadership, ecology and technology. The Pikes Peak Sustainable Business Network was founded to illustrate the advantages of using sustainable strategies to local businesses. Today, the Catamount Institute has evolved into two organizations--both having the mission of inspiring ecological stewardship. Our sister organization, the Catamount Center for the Geography of the Southern Rockies, focuses solely on coordinating and conducting biological research. The Catamount Institute gives its undivided attention to environmental education and leadership. Together we share use of the mountain campus. The Catamount Institute conducts programs throughout the Pikes Peak region from its mountain campus and our offices at the Beidleman Environmental Center in Sondermann...

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