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The State of Our Colorado Trees
Posted: August 29th, 2010 under Classes & Field Trips.
Evergreen Nature Center Saturday, Sep. 18, 2010 11 am–12 noon Leader: Mike Goldblatt, Lam Tree Service Join Mike Goldblatt of Lam Tree Service for an open forum discussion of the health of our Colorado Trees. Mike will discuss a range of diseases and insects assaulting our Front Range and Suburban trees, including the Moutian Pine [...]
CSI: Trees
Posted: July 10th, 2010 under Classes & Field Trips.
Evergreen Nature Center Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010 11 am–1 pm Leader: Richard Kerr Richard Kerr, retired adjunct professor of geography, will offer an introduction to how a tree grows, comparing cell growth and size. He will discuss “early wood” in spring and what it tell us of precipitation and “late wood” in fall and how [...]
The Importance of Beaver in the West
Posted: July 10th, 2010 under Classes & Field Trips.
Evergreen Nature Center Sunday, Oct 3, 2010 12noon – 2:00 pm Leader: Sherri Tippie Tippie will be giving a slide presentation and will discuss beaver and share some of the techniques that made her one of the most successful live-trappers around. She will also tell you about some of the people who want beaver relocated [...]
Recent Discoveries: The Dinosaurs of Dinosaur Ridge
Posted: July 10th, 2010 under Classes & Field Trips.
Evergreen Nature Center Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010 1:30–2:30 pm Leader: Representative from Dinosaur Ridge The Dinosaurs of Dinosaur Ridge were Late Jurassic desert dwellers, Early Cretaceous beach bums and Late Cretaceous swamp things. Recent discoveries include crocodile trackways and ornithopod tracks found at two sites in the Dakota Group and the rediscovery of the initial [...]
Mt.Evans Meyer-Womble Observatory Star-gazing Trip
Posted: July 10th, 2010 under Classes & Field Trips.
Meet at Mt Evans Thursday, August 5, 2010 10:00 am Leader: Karel Buckley The Dual Aperture Telescope atop Mt. Evans Observatory operated by the Denver University, Department of Physics and Astronomy will be available for us to look through thanks to DU’s professor Stencel. Yes, this is a daytime visit to the observatory; we are [...]
Shorebirds on the Plains
Posted: June 29th, 2010 under Classes & Field Trips.
Meet at Bergen Park Park-n-Ride Sunday, August 29, 2010 7:00 am Leader: Brad Andres Late August is peak time for shorebirds passing through Colorado. Join us for a trip to reservoirs in northeast Colorado to observe this migration phenomenon and learn to identify this group of birds. Meet at the Bergen Park Park-n-Ride at 7:00 [...]
Beginning Rock Hounds
Posted: June 27th, 2010 under Classes & Field Trips.
Evergreen Nature Center Saturday, September 25, 2010 10 am – 12 noon Leader: Jennifer Hood Calling all rock hounds! A fun new geology program is on tap for Saturday, September 25th from 10 -12. Hunt for rocks with a geologist, make your own sedimentary rock to take home, see if we can find a meteorite, [...]
Greening Your Home with Energy Efficient Measures Makes Dollars and Sense
Posted: June 27th, 2010 under Classes & Field Trips.
Evergreen Nature Center September 11, 2010 9:00 – 11 am Step Ahead Energy Efficiency Consulting How residents can save money and energy through simple energy efficient measures including home energy audits, caulking, weatherstripping, insulation. The session will include information on what is included in a home energy audit, do-it-yourself audits, current rebates for weatherization improvements [...]