Springtime Fruit Tree Care Workshop

Benevolence Orchard 6712 Jay rd, Boulder CO 6712 Jay Rd, Boulder

Join Community Fruit Rescue to share in the celebration and learn how to care for your fruit tree(s)! The session will cover meeting your trees’ nutritional needs, efficient water use, building resistance to pests and diseases, and how to be a good neighbor to our local black bears (who also love fresh fruit!). The team will introduce participants to a few recommended companion plants that will invite a diversity of beneficial species to your property to assist with pest control, pollination, and soil health. 

ROC Fest Globalsound Rock Concert & Festival for Teens

Superior Community Center 1500 Coalton Rd, Superior, CO 80027, USA

Marshall ROC in collaboration with Globalsound Studios is hosting a Teen ROC Fest on May 4th from 6-8:30 pm at the Superior Community Center, 1500 Coalton Rd, Superior, CO 80027

This is a free event for area teens ages 13-18. All are invited to join in the fun.  Music, Food, Beverages, Photo Booth, prizes, book giveaways, wellness resources and more will all be available. May the Fourth be With You!

Pollinator Gardening Bootcamp: Pollinator Garden Prep & Planting

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

Get empowered and equipped to transform outdoor spaces into pollinator habitat havens with Butterfly Pavilion's Pollinator Gardening Bootcamp workshop series! Workshops include educational lectures, interactive participation, hands-on outdoor activities, and personalized instruction. Join other curious and passionate pollinator supporters and gardening enthusiasts through the planning, design, implementation, and upkeep involved in gardening for pollinators.

Colorado Butterfly Monitoring Network Training and Field Day

East Boulder Community Center 5660 Sioux Dr, Boulder, US

Learn how to be a butterfly monitor with the Colorado Butterfly Monitoring Network! No experience is necessary to participate and all are welcome! You can also help us collect data and apply what you learn at an optional "bio-blitz" after the training from 12-1pm. 

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.

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.

Calling Planet Earth to the Bimah: a Webinar with the Yale Program on Climate Communication

Virtual

Join us for Calling Planet Earth to the Bimah with the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the Masorti Environmental Sustainability Initiative. The way we speak about climate change matters. Mallika Talwar, Deputy Partnerships Director of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, will discuss the program's research findings and communication best practices. I will share some thoughts on the intersection of climate communication and Judaism.

Beavers in Lefthand Canyon

Lefthand Canyon Drive 12595 Lefthand Canyon Dr, Jamestown, CO 80455

Join us at a beaver dam site in Lefthand Canyon on Monday, May 6th, from 2-4PM, to hear from ecohydrologist and beaver researcher Emily Fairfax about the habitat, activity, and the multitude of benefits beavers bring to our landscape.

Yellowstone’s Iconic Bird: The Trumpeter Swan

Virtual

In this webinar you will learn about the history of trumpeter swans in Yellowstone National Park and their iconic status in this place best known for unique geothermal activity and its charismatic megafauna. Learn how this area of Montana, Idaho and Wyoming became the center for the conservation and recovery of trumpeter swans! Dive into the history of swans in the Park- from their high numbers before the 1960s to the time of decline and near-bust in recent decades. Discover what Yellowstone has done to make sure the iconic trumpeter swan doesn’t disappear from the Park, using research and management actions. And much more!

Nuclear Nexus & Nuclear Guardianship Collective

Virtual

RMPJC was founded with a main focus of closing down the Rocky Flats nuclear plant. In coordination with AFSC Denver, Greenpeace, and numerous other organizations, RMPJC worked to end the production of potentially harmful nuclear waste. Over time, RMPJC became the foremost peace and environmental group working steadily for the best possible procedures to properly clean up the already thoroughly contaminated site. However, due to an improper “clean up” by government agencies, the efforts to clean up Rocky flats and make it habitable once again is still underway.