Great Outdoors Colorado, which doles out Colorado Lottery proceeds to help preserve and enhance the state’s parks, trails, wildlife, rivers and open spaces, recently granted roughly $4 million to groups in Boulder and Weld counties.

The organization provided more than $2.3 million to the Nature Kids/Jóvenes de la Naturaleza (NKJN) coalition led by the nonprofit Thorne Nature Experience, according to a GOCO news release.

“Launched in Lafayette in 2016, NKJN aims to eliminate barriers to outdoor experiences for low-income and Latino families through culturally relevant, community-led programs,” the release said. “The coalition involves more than 20 partner organizations and reaches over 7,200 youth and family participants annually in Lafayette, Boulder, and Longmont.”

GOCO also granted mo

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