THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED INDEFINTELY. On July 20th, the Oglala Sioux Tribe announced that the COVID-19 Risk Alert Level has been raised to orange, thereby restricting all unnecessary travel. "In light of these developments, we have made the decision to postpone the LakotaRide. A new date will be set when it is safe to do so, as our primary concern is to protect the Lakota people with whom we work and serve."

Save the date for the 7th annual Lakota Ride, a ride of reconciliation, that will begin in Sedalia, CO on July 24th and conclude at High Plains Environmental Center on July 28th with a Wicoti (camp) and closing ceremony.  This year's ride focuses on honoring individuals, organizations and communities, across Colorado's Front Range, who have supported the Lakota People of Pine Ridge through the Lakota Ride and other Tipi Raiser's initiatives over the years.  The celebration  will feature Native American dancers in full regalia, and other traditional festivities. Details will be coming soon. 

HPEC Executive Director Jim Tolstrup presents Suburbitat - Commemorating 20 years of success so far in restoring nature where we live work and play.

HPEC is partnering with the Butterfly Pavilion and the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project (MLMP)  to bring this important citizen science opportunity to the communities near HPEC. Created to inform monarch conservation , the MLMP focuses on understanding the distribution and abundance of breeding monarchs throughout the US and Canada.

Join us on on the first Saturday of each month  for a Bird Walk with seasoned birder Sheila Webber, and Bird Banding program with Scott Rashid, Director of the Colorado Avian Research and Rehabilitation Institute.

Join our staff Restoration Ecologist, Kristin Oles, and volunteer Ecologist, Tim Merlino, for a guided interpretive walk of the HPEC's trails. Learn about the history of these lands, the restoration work that has been accomplished, the wildlife that lives here, and HPEC's role of ongoing stewardship to preserve our wildlife habitat.

High Plains Environmental Center's online native plant sales begin April 5, 2021. Native plants help to conserve water and support native wildlife, especially pollinators!