What is Green Pathways?
Green Pathways is a resource for high school students by high school students. It is a place for youth and young adults to learn about green jobs, explore educational pathways, and connect to local organizations that offer recreation and stewardship opportunities, volunteer positions, internships, paid jobs and more to help build their career pathway.
There are thousands of different jobs that support a healthy environment and so many reasons to explore a green career. We believe that there is a green career out there for everyone! Our goal is to help youth and young adults find the green careers that best fit them and support them in building a career they love through information, resources, and connections to opportunities.
Our Story
Led by a Youth Advisory Team from Colorado and coordinated by the Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education and the Colorado Youth Corps Association, Green Pathways was originally launched in 2021 as a tool to support Colorado youth in exploring green career pathways to life.
In 2026, the website was relaunched with a brand new look and feel as well as an expanded geographic range, which now includes Utah, Wyoming, Kansas, and Missouri.
Making it Possible
We are deeply grateful and want to recognize the foundations and agencies who made this resource possible. These funders include: US Environmental Protection Agency, US Forest Service, and Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO). Thank you for helping us change lives through this project!
Additional Credit
We also want to recognize the following organizations for allowing us the use of their photographs throughout the website: Barr Lake State Park, Colorado State Forest Service, Solar for Women.