Louisville Bee City Pollinator Garden Tour

Memory Square Park Louisville, CO, United States

Welcome to the Louisville Bee City Pollinator Garden Tour! Join us at the beautiful Memory Square Park starting point for a fun and educational, self-guided event showcasing the beauty and importance of pollinators and learn how to create pollinator safe habitats and low-water landscapes.

Fun on the Farm: Pollinators

Agricultural Heritage Center 8348 Ute Hwy, Longmont, CO 80503

Children ages 3-6 will love to visit the farm to learn about animals, plants, and agricultural life. Pollinators introduces kids to the pollinators all around us and then they get to create their own butterfly! All programs include a short story time, hands-on activities, and a take-home craft. Afterwards, explore the farm. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

High Country Exploration! Kids Program

Mud Lake Nederland, CO, Nederland, CO, us

Using games and activities, we will learn how to use our senses to find the stories of the plants and animals living at Mud Lake Open Space. Find animal signs, identify the many trees, and explore the amazing diversity of plants and animals. How many will you find? This program is geared toward children ages 6-8, but all are welcome.

Creatures of the Creek – Hands-on Discovery of Life in and around Coal Creek

Coal Creek Park Erie

oin Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Lafayette Open Space for a fascinating morning of discovering life of Coal Creek! Find the fish, inspect the insects, binocular the birds and mind the mammals! Lots of hands-on exploration as well as expert guidance to help you become familiar with the beautiful Coal Creek corridor! This program is for adults and families with children age 8 and older.

Butterfly Pavilion: Family Science Night

Butterfly Pavilion 6252 West 104th Avenue, Westminster, CO, United States

Experience Family Science Nights at Butterfly Pavilion for the unbeatable price of $5 per person! At these events, you can explore our exhibits after hours and enjoy self guided activities at themed stations scattered through the exhibits! As a bonus, upon completing all activities, each family member earns a special sticker and enjoys a 10% discount in our gift shop! Make your family nights memorable with our affordable and educational after-hours experience! Registration required! Ticket sales will close at 6:30pm on the day of the event, and admission to the event will also end at that time.

History from a “Bird’s Eye View” – Changes in Feathered Fauna in an Evolving Landscape

Lafayette Public Library 775 W Baseline Rd, Lafayette, CO, United States

Learn how the building of cities, planting of trees, creation of water projects and other human activities have ushered in many species (including some of the most familiar) and ushered out a number of others. What other songbirds followed the path of the Blue Jay? What water birds are newcomers to our prairie landscape? And what of the Burrowing Owl? Join naturalist Martin Ogle, and Lafayette Historical Society's Gerry Morrell to find out! 

History from a “Birds Eye View” – Changes in feathered fauna in an evolving landscape

Lafayette Public Library 775 W Baseline Rd, Lafayette, CO, United States

In addition to its own song, that Blue Jay calling out in your backyard sings its part in the chorus of Boulder County's story. This fascinating program, co-sponsored by the Boulder County Nature Association, tracks the changes in the nature of our land – how changes in human land use have transformed the avian fauna of our region. Join Naturalist, Martin Ogle, and Lafayette Historical Society's Gerry Morrell to find out!

Lafayette Birds! First Sunday Bird Watching

Greenlee Wildlife Preserve 1600 Caria DriveLafayette, CO, 80026

All, including beginning birders, are invited to experience the fun and discovery of bird watching at the Greenlee Wildlife Preserve on the first Sunday of each month year-round. Knowledgeable bird watchers will be on hand with binoculars, spotting scopes, and learning tools to assist in the fun activity of identifying birds in their natural habitats.

Bald Eagles and Habitat Preservation in the northern Colorado Front Range: The Stearns Lake Territory at a Crossroads

Virtual

Front Range Eagles Studies would like to invite you to participate in a Zoom meeting and presentation on September 18th at 7pm. We will focus on the Stearns nesting bald eagles, and how their history emphasizes the challenges that some territorial bald eagles face in the rapidly developing Colorado Front Range due to a scarcity of nesting trees, and diminished habitat and prey resources. The presentation will run about 20 minutes with questions and conversation afterward.