High Plains Environmental Center
Programs & Events
Guided Interpretive Trail Walks
Join our Restoration Ecology staff for a guided interpretive walk around Equalizer Lake.
2nd Saturday of the Month,
January – December, 9:30am – 11:00am
Winter Bird Walk at HPEC
Sheila Webber, seasoned birder of Ft. Collins Audubon, will lead a casual bird walk at Equalizer Lake.
DECEMBER BIRD WALK IS CANCELED!
January 8th
9am-11am
2022 Program & Event Schedule
January 8 – HPEC Bird Walk 9:00 am to 11:00 am
January 13 – Loveland Open Space: Nature Journaling Class 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
January 14 – Loveland Open Space: Nature Journaling Class 9:00 am to 11:00 am
January 15 – HPEC Online Class: Basic Botany 1, Colorado Wildflower Families 9:30 am to 11:00 am
February 5 HPEC Bird Walk & Bird Banding 9:00 am to 11:00 am
February 12- Guided Interpretive Trail Walk with Kristin Oles, HPEC Restoration Ecologist 9am to 10:30am
February 17 – Loveland Open Space: Nature Journaling Class 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
February 18- Loveland Open Space: Nature Journaling Class 9:00 am to 11:00 am
February 19 – HPEC Online Class: Basic Botany 2, Colorado Woody Plant Families 9:30 am to 11:00 am
Feb 18 & 19 – NAI CIG Training sessions 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Feb 25 & 26 – NAI CIG Training sessions 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
February 26 – 7th Annual Landscaping with Colorado Native Plants Conference
March 5 – HPEC Bird Walk & Bird Banding 9:00 am to 11:00 am
March 12- Guided Interpretive Trail Walk with HPEC Restoration Ecology Staff 9am to 10:30am
March 17 – Loveland Open Space Nature Journaling Class 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
March 18 – Loveland Open Space Nature Journaling Class 9:00 am to 11:00 am
March 19 – HPEC Online Class: Gardening for Pollinators – Understanding the insect flower visitor ecosystem.” with Paul Opler 9:30 am to 11:00 am
April 2 – HPEC Bird Walk & Bird Banding 9:00 am to 11:00 am
April 2- Community Blood Drive, 11:00am-3:00pm ONSITE
April 9- Guided Interpretive Trail Walk with HPEC Restoration Ecology Staff 9am to 10:30am
April 16 – Chapungu Bird Walk 9:00 am to 11:00 am
April 16 – HPEC Online Class: Conserving Water with Native Landscapes 9:30 am to 11:00 am
April 23 – Earth Day Volunteer Lakes Cleanup
April 30- *DATE CHANGE: Interpretive Nature Walks at Chapungu Sculpture Park w/ Sabrina Kershman, HPEC Horticulture Manager 10:00am-12:00pm
May 7 – HPEC Bird Walk & Bird Banding 9:30 am to 11:00 am
May 14 – Guided Interpretive Trail Walk with HPEC Restoration Ecology Staff 9am to 10:30am
May 21 – HPEC Online Class: Restoring Native Open Space 9:30 am to 11:00 am
May 28 – Interpretive Nature Walks at Chapungu Sculpture Park w/ Sabrina Kershman, HPEC Horticulture Manager 10:00am-12:00pm
June 4 – HPEC Bird Walk & Bird Banding 9:00 am to 11:00 am
June 11 – Guided Interpretive Trail Walk with HPEC Restoration Ecology Staff 9am to 10:30am
June 18 – HPEC Online Class: Historic Uses of Colorado Native Plants 9:30 am to 11:00 am
June 18 – Loveland Garden & Art Tour, 8am to 2pm
June 25- Interpretive Nature Walks at Chapungu Sculpture Park w/ Sabrina Kershman, HPEC Horticulture Manager 10:00am-12:00pm
July 2 – HPEC Bird Walk & Bird Banding 9:00 am to 11:00 am
July 9- Guided Interpretive Trail Walk with HPEC Restoration Ecology Staff 9am to 10:30am
July 16 – Chapungu Bird Walk 9:00 am to 11:00 am
July 23- Interpretive Nature Walks at Chapungu Sculpture Park w/ Sabrina Kershman, HPEC Horticulture Manager 10:00am-12:00pm
July (TBD) – Tipi Raisers event
August 6 -HPEC Bird Walk & Bird Banding 9:00 am to 11:00 am
August 13- Guided Interpretive Trail Walk with HPEC Restoration Ecology Staff 9am to 10:30am
August 13- Little Rangers Preschool Class 9:30-10:30 and 11-NOON (2 classes of up to 7 kids)
August (TBD) – Barn Owl Banding
September 3 – HPEC Bird Walk & Bird Banding 9:00 am to 11:00 am
September 10- Guided Interpretive Trail Walk with HPEC Restoration Ecology Staff 9am to 10:30am
September 17 – Chapungu Bird Walk 9:00 am to 11:00 am
September 24- Centerra’s Wild and Wonderful Weekend + End-of-Season Native Plant Sale (ONSITE) + Turtle-ology Workshop
October 1 – HPEC Bird Walk & Bird Banding 9:00 am to 11:00 am
October 8 – Guided Interpretive Trail Walk with HPEC Restoration Ecology Staff 9am to 10:30am
October 22 – Special event: Native American Powwow with the Iron Family
November 5 – HPEC Bird Walk & Bird Banding 9:00 am to 11:00 am
November 12- Guided Interpretive Trail Walk with HPEC Restoration Ecology Staff 9am to 10:30am
November 19 – Chapungu Bird Walk 9:00 am to 11:00 am
November 19 HPEC Class (TBD) 9:00 am to 11:00 am
November 26 – Suicide Awareness/Prevention Event
December 3 – HPEC Bird Walk 9:00 am to 11:00 am- CANCELED
December 6 – Colorado Gives Day
December 10- Guided Interpretive Trail Walk with Kristin Oles, HPEC Restoration Ecologist 9am to 10:30am
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