Intersecting Birds, Science, and Art
What do art, science, and eBird sightings all have in common? Dr. Johanna Beam will dive into her personal journey from teen naturalist to research scientist and everything in between.
Western Monarch Count, 2025: Key Findings from the Overwintering Season
The numbers are in! Join Xerces Society for an overview of the 2025 Western Monarch Count. Powered by more than 450 participants and generous funders, this annual effort provides vital insight into the status of migratory western monarchs.
Fire Lives Here Screening
Spend a cozy January evening at the Patagonia store in Boulder with The Watershed Center and Boulder Watershed Collective for a screening of “Fire Lives Here,” a new film that explores the relationship between people, forest, and fire.
Birdwatching for Beginners
Many would-be birders are intimidated by identical little gray birds with similar names. Learn some easy tricks to tell them apart and also tips for picking the best binoculars and bird books. Birders of all abilities welcome, but it’s primarily aimed at beginners.
Building Community with a Side of Vegetables: How Friendship Grew from Our Gardens
A group of neighbors in east Boulder joined with other neighbors to plant gardens, grow vegetables, and share gardening ideas. Learn how they did it and how to grow your own neighborhood village!
Owl Moon: A Night Adventure into the World of Owls
Naturalist Dave Sutherland will lead you into the moonlit world of owls on this easy nighttime hike.
Xeriscape 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Waterwise Landscaping
Start your xeriscape journey with confidence. This beginner-friendly class covers the basic principles of xeriscaping, native plant selection, site assessment, lawn removal, soil prep, and waterwise irrigation—offering actionable guidance for creating a beautiful, low-water Colorado landscape.
Building a Pollinator Haven at Home: Tips & Lessons Learned
There are many ways to create pollinator habitat in your backyard. From plants to overwintering habitat, one small step can make a difference.
Permaculture: Using Ecology to Design Self-Renewing Landscapes
Explore how permaculture principles can help you design landscapes that regenerate themselves. Learn ecological strategies to build healthy soil, conserve water, deter pests naturally, and create multifunctional gardens that support humans and wildlife with food, medicine, and habitat.
How to Remove Your Lawn & Start a Waterwise Landscape
Learn how to confidently remove your lawn and begin building a beautiful, waterwise landscape.
Best Practices for Pollinators Summit
Join for three days of live presentations with a wealth of experts and topics on ecologically sound land practices that promote pollinators, climate resilience, clean water and lands.
DIY Coloradoscaping 101: Designing a Climate-Resilient Yard
Create a resilient, waterwise landscape that thrives in Colorado’s climate. Learn core design strategies including native plant selection, xeric lawns, matrix gardening, and wildlife-friendly features to help create a garden you'll enjoy for years to come.
Winter Tree Care Workshop: Pruning Apple & Pear Trees
This workshop will focus on how to prune back branches and encourage strong branching structure that will promote air circulation and stimulate robust fruit production
January Hawk Walk: A Winter Morning with Boulder’s Birds of Prey
Join community naturalist Dave Sutherland to watch majestic winter migratory birds of prey wheel and hunt over the prairie as we hike near Boulder Reservoir.
Bring Back the Pollinators: How you can Save the Bees
Learn about the diversity and natural history of North America’s native bees, and straightforward ways in which you can make your garden—or neighborhood or city—a pollinator haven.
Ground Up Advocacy Bootcamp
Want to make real, lasting change on your campus or in your community to combat climate change and biodiversity loss? Join the training to learn about toxic chemicals, rewilding spaces, the intersection of human and environmental health, and how these issues tie back to racial and social justice.
Protect Our Pollinators Habitat Fund Q&A
PPAN’s Pollinator Habitat small grants program offers financial and educational resources to community organizations, businesses, governments, schools, farms, Indigenous Nations, public housing, and other institutions to support the development of healthy pollinator habitat.
Interested in applying or have a project in mind? Join this Q&A session.
Rootstock Talk: Supporting Youth in Uncertain Times
Do you want to inspire hope in children, but struggle with it yourself? Are you unsure how to talk to children about the climate crisis in a way that’s honest and age-appropriate? Are you wondering how to nurture resilience so they’re prepared for changes ahead.
This 75-minute virtual discussion will cover the basics of building climate resilience in your family
Wild Ones: Boulder County Seed Swap
Save the date for the Boulder County Regional Seed Swap!
Boulder's Snowbirds
Do all the best birds fly south for the winter? No way! Some of our most beautiful—and comical—residents stay here all year long. Naturalist Dave Sutherland will lead a winter bird watching expedition on Enchanted Mesa so you can meet these little feathered marvels.
Water Talks
Produced Water and Remediation Solutions: Possible Next Steps for Community Involvement
Please join Harvest of All First Nations, Jolie Brawner from the Alliance for Collective Action and Angelique Rodriguez from Water-Unite.
Solstice Star Party
Join Naturalist Dave Sutherland for a star viewing near the winter solstice!
Celebrating Success in Uncertain Times: A Review of the Xerces Society's 2025 Achievements
Join Executive Director Scott Black as he explores the impactful work of the Xerces Society in 2025.
Boulder Christmas Bird Count
Participate in the 84th annual Boulder Christmas Bird Count, at various locations around the city of Boulder. All are welcome — even those who think they know little about birds.
Jeff & Paige Holiday Concert
Join Jeff & Paige for a magical, wintertime concert that blends their original nature and science-based music with beloved holiday songs! Their interactive, live show is a Chautauqua holiday tradition and is perfect for the whole family.
Soil Revolution Conference
Inviting Farmers and Ranchers of all scales and production systems - join the 10th annual Soil Revolution Conference.
Mindfulness in Nature: A garden and nature-based pilot project
Jennifer Cook from Gilpin County Extension will teach mindfulness techniques to reduce stress and create a sense of peace in nature and in the garden.
Connecting Youth to Business and ALL Business to the Environment
Discover how every career can help shape a sustainable future! Join Martin Ogle for a welcome reception at 6:30 PM and the program from 7:00-8:30 PM.
Invertebrate Investigations - Bugs in Winter
Join Butterfly Pavillion for their monthly Invertebrate Investigation! For December, examine where all the bugs go in winter, and explore the different cold weather strategies bug use to make it through the winter and how we can help them survive until spring.
Sowing Seeds in Winter Workshop
Get a jump on your spring garden with a time-tested technique to germinate native seeds over winter!
Winter is Coming! Guided Hike with a Naturalist
Enjoy this easy hike and exploration with Naturalist Dave Sutherland about how plants and animals adapt to winter conditions!
Solstice Moon: Moon Science, Moon Stories
Experience nature by night while walking under the silvery light of December’s full “Long Night” Moon with naturalist Dave Sutherland.
Cold Moon Hike
Join Friends of Coal Creek for a short hike and venture out into a sleeping world.
Biodiversity Enhanced Urban Spaces and the Path Forward
This is the last in a series that offers opportunities to meet, engage with, and explore opportunities for advancing urban biodiversity as an integral ingredient in community resilience and well-being.
Wild Ones Webinar: “Living in the Liberated Landscape: My Yard”
Discover the power of ecological garden design in this free national webinar, Living in the Liberated Landscape: My Yard, with award-winning landscape designer Larry Weaner.
Partnerships for Biodiversity & Equity: A Global Approach to One Health / Planetary Health
This is the third in a series that offers opportunities to meet, engage with, and explore opportunities for advancing urban biodiversity as an integral ingredient in community resilience and well-being.
Soil Mates: Getting Started with Worms
Harvest of All First Nations invites you to explore the art and science of vermicomposting as more than a method for waste diversion.
Pesticides in Towns and Cities Landscapes: Contamination in Unexpected Places (Xerces Society Webinar)
Join Aaron Anderson from Xerces' pesticide team to learn about a recent Xerces study investigating pesticide residues on butterfly host plants in two cities.
Basics of Tree Pruning: Keeping Your Urban Trees Healthy
Freddie Haberecht, Senior Forester with the City of Fort Collins, will go over the basics of urban tree pruning. Starting from the nursery, what is a good tree structure and how to keep your urban canopy happy! This
The Secret Lives of North American Woodpeckers
Explore the fascinating lives of North American woodpeckers with award-winning author and photographer Paul Bannick. Hosted by Boulder County Audubon Society.