Experience Loveland’s Living Laboratory
Welcome to the High Plains, where the sun shines more than 300 days each year and the passing clouds release barely enough water to support life. Yet somehow, plants, animals, and people thrive and coexist here.
We invite you to experience our living laboratory at High Plains Environmental Center. Discover how to live in better harmony with the land. Explore the connection between sustainable living and ecological processes that foster personal and community well-being.
Visit the HPEC, walk our trails, and participate in fun, educational activities. Join us as we lead workshops on ecological restoration, landscaping, and native plants. Attend presentations on wetland ecology, landscaping to support pollinators, and native wildlife. Work and play with us as we conduct citizen science projects.
Discover your place in the High Plains community.
Native Plant Nursery
Open Space Management Services
Land & Gardens
Programs & Events
Volunteer With Us
Live Streaming Owl & Kestrels Cams
The cameras below are on the High Plains Environmental Center’s (HPEC) property in Loveland, Colorado.
We have been monitoring Barn Owls at this location since 2015, and Kestrels since 2019, with the assistance of the Colorado Avian Research & Rehabilitation Institute.
BARN OWL BOX
HPEC BARN
RAFTERS OUTSIDE OF THE BOX
HPEC BARN
KESTREL BOX
HPEC VISITOR CENTER