Biodiversity Walk: Biodiversity Within Changing Times and Climates

Chautauqua Park Boulder, CO, us

Lynne Sullivan, Interpretive Naturalist with the City of Boulder, Open Space and Mountain Parks, will lead a small group of people on a biodiversity walk to look for biodiversity and resilience in our changing times and climates.

Willows of Boulder County

Exact location provided upon registration

Come learn willows with a willow expert, Gwen Kittel. Willows occur throughout Colorado in wetlands, along streams, ditches, and in forests. This tour is for anyone interested in riparian and wetland ecology and in learning (or re-learning) their willows. It is designed for beginners as well as for experts. We’ll see as many as 15 different species of willow on this tour.

Todd Gulch Fen Phenology

Exact location provided upon registration

What is a Fen? What is Phenology? Come learn about wetlands, rare species, and citizen science with botanist and ecologist Gwen Kittel. We’ll cover plant identification and learn how to document the phenological stages (bud burst, flowering, fruiting, etc.) of wildflowers, sedges, shrubs and even conifer trees!

Todd Gulch Fen Phenology

Exact location provided upon registration

What is a Fen? What is Phenology? Come learn about wetlands, rare species, and citizen science with botanist and ecologist Gwen Kittel. We’ll cover plant identification and learn how to document the phenological stages (bud burst, flowering, fruiting, etc.) of wildflowers, sedges, shrubs and even conifer trees!

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.

Discover the Future of Farming: Permaculture & Regenerative Agriculture

Yellow Barn Farm 9417 N Foothills Hwy., Longmont

Join us for an immersive experience in sustainable land stewardship at Yellow Barn Farm!
Explore how people in Boulder County are becoming more effective land stewards while growing the food you need, all within the context of Boulder County's unique ecosystems. You'll dive into the philosophy of permaculture and how it can revolutionize agricultural systems to better support the health of our environment.

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.