Empower Hour: Exposing the CO Oil & Gas Industry’s Free Pass to Pollute

Virtual

How venting and flaring continue to take a toll on clean air and our climate and what is being done about it. Jeremy is a specialist in campaign strategy and leveraging the law to drive social and environmental change, Jeremy Nichols is particularly fond of the Clean Air Act and the law's ability to empower citizens and communities to successfully confront polluters. Jeremy currently works as a Senior Advocate with the Center for Biological Diversity's Environmental Health Program.

Expanding Transmission Capacity with Grid Enhancing Technologies

Virtual

We’ll be joined by Tim Stelzer and Eli Asher of LineVision who will provide an overview of GETs, the capabilities they offer, their current state-of-play in the U.S., and highlight case studies of dynamic line rating (DLR) technology. They will wrap up with a discussion of how legislation and regulation can play a role in ensuring the technology is used cost-effectively.

Henrietta Mann & the Legacy of Sand Creek

University of Colorado Boulder 0Boulder, CO, United States

We are honored to present an evening with renowned Cheyenne educator and advocate, Dr. Henrietta Mann. A descendant of survivors of the Sand Creek Massacre, Dr. Mann will reflect on the lasting effects of this tragic event on Cheyenne women. She will share ideas for how best to educate young people and the general public about this dark history, as well as discuss current efforts to acknowledge the massacre. Join us to listen, reflect, and discuss how we collectively reckon with the past in the present, and for generations to come.

The Healing Wisdom of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers

Virtual

In October, the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers is celebrating their 20th anniversary at a conference called, “We Are All Related: Unearthing the Roots of our Shared Humanity.” In this webinar, we will be honored to hear from one of the Grandmothers, Mona Polacca, whose Native identities are Havasupai, Hopi and Tewa.

YBF Action Day with Eco-Cycle

Yellow Barn Farm 9417 N Foothills Hwy., Longmont

Join us at Yellow Barn Farm for a volunteer action day to turn the farm's compost pile and learn about building healthy soil with guidance from Eco-Cycle experts! 

Naturalist Chat, A Bird Q&A

Virtual

Do you wonder where your backyard birds have gone? Do you have questions about bird feeding? Need help identifying a bird? Then join us for Naturalist Chat, A Bird Q&A, and share the bird questions that have been chirping in the back of your mind!

Rock The Shelter: Leading the way Home

eTown Hall 1535 Spruce Street, Boulder

All Roads, which operates Boulder's emergency shelter and provides permanent housing solutions to homeless adults in our community, is putting on a show! Come to eTown on October 17 for live music and fun, and support us as we address the homelessness crisis in Boulder. Help us lead the way home for our most vulnerable neighbors.

Native Bees and the Emergence of “Pollinator Districts” in Boulder County

Lafayette Library 775 W. Baseline Road, Lafayette

This program will provide an overview of the diversity and ecology of native bees in Boulder County.  Wild bees play an integral role in both natural and agroecosystems.  Understanding the impacts of human environmental change on wild bee communities is thus paramount to agriculture and bee conservation.

NSF NCAR Explorer Series at the Longmont Museum “Atmospheric rivers in a changing climate: How rivers in the sky could change”

Longmont Museum 400 Quail Road, Longmont

On Thursday, October 17th from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm (MT), the Longmont Museum welcomes NSF NCAR scientist Christine Shields for a lecture, "Atmospheric rivers in a changing climate: How rivers in the sky could change". This lecture will be presented in person at the Longmont Museum, and also online through multiple outlets listed on their website. Reservations are recommended for in person attendees.