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The Treehuggers club was founded five years ago at the school in an effort to create a place for environmentally inclined students to gather. At that point in time the club was strictly a recycling club for Doherty High School. At that time recyclables were collected around the school and sorted into types before being collected and reused by a collection agency.

Over the years many things have evolved, including the development and adoption of single-stream recycling in Colorado Springs. With this new recycling technology, many of the hours previously spent sorting recyclables have allowed the club to diversify. While the club is still solely responsible for recycling in the school, it has also decided to arrange other environmentally friendly activities and events. The club has also decided to leverage current technology tools to help spread an awareness of environmental issues in Colorado.

The video below ran on Fox News, a local TV station and was posted in 2008.

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A new chapter of the club has started and Treehuggers is excited about being a part of the environmental movement taking hold in Colorado right now.