Weminuche Audubon Society

Riverwalk Naturalist Training
2023-05-06 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Denver) | Riverwalk
Training for current and new guides in preparation for leading tours along the Riverwalk wetland areas. This training will include a talk on the geology of this area and its influence on the wetlands. Meeting will be held outside at the amphitheater on the Geothermal Greenhouse Partnership site in Centennial Park. For information email pagosawetlands@gmail.com

Intermountain West Shorebird Survey
2023-04-24 - 2023-04-30 | CO
Shorebird populations globally and across North America have declined for the past 40 years or more, and they need our help.
April 24th-30th 2023 – Volunteers Needed to Survey for Migratory Shorebirds
– Please considering joining the effort! It’s been 30 years since the last region-wide surveys – National Audubon Society, in partnership with
Point Blue Conservation Science, The US Fish & Wildlife Service, and state agency partners need volunteers to help in 11 Western States. Please consider joining a network of biologists and volunteers advancing shorebird conservation across the Pacific Flyway!
Volunteers should:
● Bring their own optics (binoculars and/or spotting scope) or be
associated with a team whose primary observer has optics.
● Be willing to follow a written protocol and enter survey data online
or on a smart device.
● Have enthusiasm for the conservation of migratory shorebirds!
Time Commitment: 1-3 days each migration season, 2023-2025
● Training: Before your survey, become familiar with the survey
protocol and datasheet by taking 1-2 hours to attend a virtual
training session or watch online training videos. Training webinars will be held on April 10 and 17.
● Survey: 1 day each season and data entry.
Interested in Volunteering for Shorebirds?
Please contact a project leader for more information:
Max Malmquist
National Audubon Society’s Saline Lakes Program
Email: Max.malmquist@audubon.org
Phone: 801-554-8574
Survey sites in our area include the National Wildlife Refuges in Monte Vista and Alamosa and Morgan Lake near Farmington. If you are interested in joining a Weminuche Audubon team for this effort, let us know weminuche.audubon@gmail.com
Mileage reimbursement is available on a case-by-case basis

Earth Day
2023-04-22 10:00 - 14:30 | Riverwalk
Join us and other organizations on the Riverwalk to celebrate the Earth. Fun, family activities including great music. Take a wetlands tour at 11 AM. Stop by and make seed balls to take home and introduce native flowers into your landscape.

April Chapter Meeting
2023-04-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Community United Methodist Church, 434 Lewis St, Pagosa Springs, CO
In April our Audubon chapter members plan for spring, summer and fall projects and fun ways to spend time outdoors. We have volunteer opportunities across a range of interests and we invite you to share your enthusiasm and curiosity with us. At our April meeting, we will be promoting our projects and signing up volunteers to get involved with chapter activities.
Do you love getting your hands in dirt? Then help us maintain and enhance our garden showcasing native plants at the Geothermal Greenhouse Partnership site in Centennial Park.
Are you interested in helping to educate youth and spark a passion for protecting the environment in future generations? There’s a place for you in Audubon Rockies’ programs for area youth headed by Southwest Colorado’s Community Naturalist, Keith Bruno.
An exciting learning opportunity shared with Pagosa Wetland Partners members will prepare you to participate in the Riverwalk Naturalist Program and share with locals and tourists the magic of our wetlands along the river in town.
And of course we have citizen science projects for the bird lovers among us. Learn to survey bird populations and spend some time in the woods watching and listening to birds. We need at least 20 volunteers to commit to our 5th Season Bird Monitoring Project. Big rewards for a small time donation. We’ll also be watching American dipper nests and looking to document Pinyon Jay populations, declining throughout their range.
A desire to learn is the primary qualification we look for in volunteers. We hope that you’ll find your niche in one or more of our volunteer opportunities and help us fulfill our chapter mission of promoting “the conservation and appreciation of birds and wildlife habitat”.
In appreciation for our meeting space, we welcome donations of non-perishable food for the church food bank. If you are unable to attend but would like to volunteer for one of our projects contact us at weminuche.audubon@gmail.com
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Environmental Film Festival
2023-04-15 11:00 - 21:00 | Springs Resort, Hot Springs Blvd, Pagosa Springs
Start Earth Week activities by attending the Environmental Film Festival put on by the Geothermal Greenhouse Partnership and their supporters. For only $15 you can see all nine films shown on Saturday, April 15 at the Springs Resort meeting room, Seating is limited. Further information and tickets are available at http://pagosagreen.org/environmentalfilmfestival

March Chapter Meeting
2023-03-15 18:30 - 20:00 | Community United Methodist Church, 434 Lewis St, Pagosa Springs, CO
Birds Near and Far At This Month’s Chapter Meeting
In March our junior Weminuche Audubon member, Sage Merrill-Exton, will get us set for an end to winter weather with a presentation on their family winter trip to Costa Rica. We are looking forward to finding out what they saw in an environment so different than ours. Next up, Herb Grover will get us thinking ahead to spring and summer and the 5th season of our Forest Bird Monitoring Project. All of the proposed and current projects in the forest on Jackson Mountain make the data that we collect on bird populations there especially valuable. Each year, Herb has collected and evaluated our observations on bird species and numbers and produced both written reports and video summaries. This year’s report adds a focus on the differences in feeding types, nesting types and migration patterns within the bird species that we find in the areas that we survey. If you are new to the project or a returning volunteer, we hope that you will join us in participating in 2023. Our survey period overlaps the nesting season from late May to the first week of July. Volunteers are asked to commit to 1 survey/week (generally 3 hours with travel) and a total of 6 surveys. You can hear what volunteers say about the experience in this short video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEFBj8EjotM&t=11s Join us at the Community Methodist Church on Lewis St for this meeting on the 15th. Arrive at 6:00 PM for social time before the meeting starts at 6:30. In appreciation for our meeting space, we welcome donations of non perishable items for the church food bank.
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Monte Vista Crane Festival - 40th Anniversary
2023-03-10 08:00 - 2023-03-12 14:00 | Monte Vista Wildlife Refuge, Monte Vista, Colorado
Take a trip to Monte Vista and view thousands of greater sandhill cranes, waterfowl, raptors and more. Visit their website, http://mvcranefest.org for information on the festival and to sign up for special events including tours, workshops, speakers, movies and more.

Birding for the Great Backyard Birdcount
2023-02-18 09:00 - 11:00 | Riverwalk
Join us on the Riverwalk to record the birds we see for the Great Backyard Birdcount. We will meet at our Native Plant Garden near the domes on the Geothermal Greenhouse Partnership site at 9 AM. Bring binoculars but please leave dogs at home. Whether you’re new to bird identification or an experienced pro, we welcome your participation.

Great Backyard Bird Count
2023-02-17 - 2023-02-20 | CO
Be a part of this global count of birds. Each February, for four days, the world comes together for the love of birds. Over these four days people spend time in their favorite places watching and counting as many birds as they can find and reporting them on http://ebird.org These observations help scientists better understand global bird populations before one of their annual migrations.
Launched in 1998 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society, the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) was the first online citizen-science project (also referred to as community science) to collect data on wild birds and to display results in near real time. Birds Canada joined the project in 2009 to provide an expanded capacity to support participation in Canada. In 2013, the GBBC became a global project when people began entering data into eBird, the world’s largest biodiversity-related citizen science (community science) project.
Participating in the count is easy. During the four day count period, watch birds for as little as 15 minutes wherever you are and record your data on eBird. If you are new to eBird and the count, visit http://birdcount.org for detailed information.

February Chapter Meeting
2023-02-15 18:30 - 20:00 | Online Presentation
Wednesday Chapter Meeting
Seems that if you want it to snow, you need to schedule a meeting. Schools and the Methodist Church are closed today and the snow keeps coming. We have canceled the in-person option and will only be meeting on Zoom this evening.
We hope that you’ll join us for some incredible photos contributed by Herb Grover and others that toured the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in January. We are in for a treat!
Herb will also get us primed to visit the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge and the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the crane festival from March 10-12.
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CBC Wrap-Up Meeting
2023-01-18 18:30 - 20:00 | Online Presentation
Please join us this month to share our findings and stories from the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) conducted in Pagosa Springs on December 17. We’ve added the numbers and submitted our results to the National Audubon database. Our local circle is one of over 2600 counts tabulated in the western hemisphere which track bird populations in winter. It is always fun to get together and see where the birds were in our part of Archuleta County in mid December.
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Christmas Bird Count
2022-12-17 | CO
Plan to join us on Saturday, December 17, for National Audubon’s 123rd annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC). This will mark the 12th year of data contributions from the Pagosa Springs area in the count organized by Weminuche Audubon Society. Some of our area bird lovers have taken part in all of these local counts.If a major storm cancels the count on the 17th, we will hold it on the 18th.
The Christmas Bird Count is the longest running citizen science census of early winter birds in the Western Hemisphere. The CBC provides critical data on bird populations which is widely used in predicting trends and in protecting species in declines. Our count follows established protocols for documenting all birds detected within a 15 mile diameter circle, divided into 8 zones, which is centered at the transfer station on Trujillo Rd.
We encourage participation by bird enthusiasts of all skill levels to join in the fun. Visitors to Pagosa are always welcome to join us. You may join a team to count birds in one of the designated zones. If you live within the count circle area, you can join from home by counting birds at your feeders, or by welcoming us onto your property to count the birds we see.
To avoid conflicting with Holiday festivities organized by the Town of Pagosa on the 17th, our chili dinner wrap-up party, where we look at our count results and compare results between areas, will be held in January. For more information or to sign up for the count, email us at weminuche.audubon@gmail.com Early sign up is encouraged and is a big help to Zone Leaders in dividing areas to be covered.

Winter Birds 101
2022-12-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Community United Methodist Church, 434 Lewis St, Pagosa Springs, CO
The last class prior to the Christmas Bird Count and presented by Audubon Rockies Community Naturalist, Keith Bruno, will cover raptors and the protocols established by National Audubon to be used on count day.
We always have a fun time at these classes and hope that you can join us in person. Come early to sign up for the count and share a treat. Class will start promptly at 6. If you are unable to make it to the class, you can join us on Zoom using the link that will be posted here prior to the class.

Winter Birds 101
2022-12-07 18:00 - 20:00 | Community United Methodist Church, 434 Lewis St, Pagosa Springs, CO
The second of 3 bird identification classes in preparation for the Christmas Bird Count and presented by Audubon Rockies Community Naturalist, Keith Bruno, will cover songbirds. Learn to differentiate those tricky little brown birds.
We always have a fun time at these classes. Come early to sign up for the count and share a treat. Classes will start promptly at 6. We hope to see you in person, but if you can’t make it, you can join us on Zoom using the link posted here.
If winter weather with hazardous driving conditions cancel our meeting at the church, a notice will be posted here and we will meet remotely only.
Topic: Winter Birds 101 – Session 2 (Songbirds +) for CBC
Time: Dec 7, 2022 06:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

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Winter Birds 101
2022-11-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Community United Methodist Church, 434 Lewis St, Pagosa Springs, CO
The first of 3 bird identification classes presented by Audubon Rockies Community Naturalist, Keith Bruno, in preparation for the Christmas Bird Count. The first class will cover waterfowl, in time to go out and practice your skills on local lakes before they freeze over. The amount of open water on count day always makes a big difference in bird numbers.
We always have a fun time at these classes. Classes will start promptly at 6. Come early to sign up for the count and share a treat. Hope to see you in person, but if you can’t make it,use the following Zoom link to join us remotely.
Topic: WAS Meeting – Winter Birds 101 for the CBC – Session 1 (Waterfowl)
Time: Nov 30, 2022 06:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

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October Chapter Meeting
2022-10-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Community United Methodist Church, 434 Lewis St, Pagosa Springs, CO
We invite you to join Weminuche Audubon members on Wednesday, October 19, when we gather to share our photos and tales of outdoor adventures in the last year. In the past we have been awed by member photos of birds and other wildlife seen near and far. We know that some of us have taken long-awaited trips to other areas and we look forward to sharing the highlights of these experiences. You don’t have to be a photographer to join in the fun, stories are just as welcome.
If you have photos to share, please choose around 10 to show. If you are joining us in person, bring a flash drive and we will show them on the screen and you can narrate. Alternatively, you may email photos to weminuche.audubon@gmail.com and we will transfer them to a flash drive and show them for you. Please send your photos no later than Monday, October 17, to allow time for us to compile them.
Also at this meeting, Keith Bruno will give an introduction to Audubon’s newly released Bird Migration Explorer. This exciting new tool will allow you to track the migration challenges of individual bird species. A description of this tool is also available in the Fall Audubon magazine.
We will meet at the Community United Methodist Church on Lewis St. Join us to socialize at 6:00 PM before the meeting starts at 6:30. Audubon meetings are open to the public and anyone with an interest is welcome to attend. In appreciation for our meeting space, a donation of non-perishable food for the church food bank is requested. For those unable to attend in person, use the following Zoom link to join the meeting.
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Time: Oct 19, 2022 06:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

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September Chapter Meeting
2022-09-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Community United Methodist Church, 434 Lewis St, Pagosa Springs, CO
We invite you to join us at our monthly chapter meeting where John Porco will talk about the historic railroad grade that links 2 trains, 2 cities and 2 states. Porco serves as Executive Director of the Tracks Across Borders Scenic and Historic Byway (TABB). He is also an active Weminuche Audubon member and a 20 year volunteer with the Friends of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, which has given him an intense interest in the history of the railroad and the region served.
The bi-state TABB travels 128 miles from Chama, New Mexico to Durango, Colorado. The Byway traces the historic right of way of the abandoned narrow-gauge Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, which was instrumental in the development of the region. The Byway celebrates other tracks as well – the tracks of the wildlife that inhabit the area, of Native American trails, of Spanish missionaries in the 1600s, of oxen on the Old Spanish Trail in the 1800s, and of the wagons of pioneers, along with modern highways. TABB is one of 26 designated Byways in Colorado with an equal number in New Mexico, and was approved by the two states in 2016. Drive this local backcountry Byway to step back in time and see the little-changed western landscape and learn about the deep, rich history of this part of the old American west.
We will meet at the United Community Methodist Church on Lewis St. Join us to socialize at 6:00 PM before the meeting starts at 6:30. Audubon meetings are open to the public. In appreciation for our meeting space, a donation of non-perishable food for the church food bank is requested. For those unable to attend in person, use the following link to join us on Zoom.
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Time: Sep 21, 2022 06:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

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Birding at Chimney Rock National Monument
2022-09-17 07:30 - 09:30, 2022-08-20 07:30 - 09:30 | Chimney Rock National Monument, 3179 CO 151, Chimney Rock, CO, 81121
Join us for a fun and casual 2-hour bird-walk led by a knowledgeable birding guide from the Weminuche Audubon Society. These outings are designed to introduce you to the diverse community of birds that spend their summer at Chimney Rock National Monument. Birders of all skill levels are welcome to participate. Your guide will help you identify various species and explain the unique adaptations that allow these birds to survive here.
Participants will be walking slowly on uneven terrain in the lower area of CRNM (no archaeological sites are included on this tour). Good walking shoes are advised, along with plenty of water and sun protection. Bring binoculars if you have them. Not recommended for young children.
Guests must enter through the Hwy 151 entry gate during the check-in period stated below; the gate will be locked at the end of that time. This is a Chimney Rock event and a fee is charged. Visit http://chimneyrockco.org to place a reservation.

Volunteer Naturalist Training
2022-09-08 08:30 - 15:00 | Hershey Fourmile Ranch, Snowball Rd, Pagosa Springs, CO, 81147
This 2 .5 day training program will prepare you to volunteer in the Audubon Rockies education programs for area youth. Share your love of the natural world and make a difference in the life of a child. Easy to learn, fun lessons and a great group of volunteers will set you up for success. As little as a 3 day time commitment during the program period of mid Sept to mid Oct is a valuable contribution.
Day 3 of the training will focus on learning the lessons. At the end of the training, you will be set to develop your unique teaching methods to convey the lesson materials

Volunteer Naturalist Training
2022-09-07 08:30 - 15:00 | Hershey Fourmile Ranch, Snowball Rd, Pagosa Springs, CO, 81147
This 2 .5 day training program will prepare you to volunteer in the Audubon Rockies education programs for area youth. Share your love of the natural world and make a difference in the life of a child. Easy to learn, fun lessons and a great group of volunteers will set you up for success. As little as a 3 day time commitment during the program period of mid Sept to mid Oct is a valuable contribution.
Day 2 will be an orientation to the site and trails at the beautiful Hershey Fourmile Ranch. Hands on learning of the lessons and protocols will be the focus of training days at the ranch.

Volunteer Naturalist Training
2022-09-06 09:00 - 12:00 | Ross Aragon Community Center, 451 Hot Springs Blvd, Pagosa Springs
This 2 .5 day training program will prepare you to volunteer in the Audubon Rockies education programs for area youth. Share your love of the natural world and make a difference in the life of a child. Easy to learn, fun lessons and a great group of volunteers will set you up for success. As little as a 3 day time commitment during the program period of mid Sept to mid Oct is a valuable contribution.
The first day will be a half day orientation to the program with introductions and the distribution of training manuals. New and returning volunteers are invited to attend. For further information contact mailto:kbruno@audubon.org

Fourmile Ranch trail prep
2022-08-30 08:00 - 14:00, 2022-08-29 08:00 - 14:00 | Hershey Fourmile Ranch, Snowball Rd, Pagosa Springs, CO, 81147
Join us in work to get the area ready for our fall education programs with elementary school children. We will be clearing trails, installing signs, cleaning the gear cabin and inventorying supplies. Help in any area is appreciated. Please feel free to come during any period we are there. Contact kbruno@audubon.org for information.

August birdwalk
2022-08-27 08:00 - 10:00 | CO
Join us to explore the bird life of the lower part of the East Fork Rd (#667). This Forest Service Rd. is located around 10 miles north of town off Hwy 160, a right hand turn immediately after crossing the bridge over the San Juan River. We will meet in the large parking area about 1/2 mile from the highway, where the road is gated in the winter.

Pagosa Wetlands Partners Meeting
2022-08-24 14:00 - 15:00 | Ruby Sisson Library, Large Meeting Room, 811 San Juan St, Pagosa Springs, CO, 81147
All are invited to a meeting of this advocacy group focused on protection of the resources of the wetlands along the Riverwalk in town. With the departure of the strong leadership provided by Randy and Deb McCormick, this will be an opportunity to insure that we don’t loose the momentum that the group has displayed.
It will also be an opportunity to discuss our water monitoring efforts in the wetlands and find out what we have learned to date in our work to compile baseline readings.

August Chapter Meeting
2022-08-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Community United Methodist Church, 434 Lewis St, Pagosa Springs, CO
The August meeting of the Weminuche Audubon Society will take place on Wednesday, August 17 at the Community United Methodist Church on Lewis St. We will meet at 6:00 PM to set up and socialize and the meeting will begin at 6:30.
The San Juan River and the conservation wetlands along the riverwalk are community treasures. Take a tour with the naturalist guides of Pagosa Wetland Partners to explore the life and geology along the popular Riverwalk pathway in town. (See the Preview Calendar in the Pagosa Sun for times and meeting place.) How can we achieve a balance between protecting these valuable resources and development as the community continues to grow? We invite you to join us in the discussion as we attempt to find an answer to that question.
This month we will explore a part of Pagosa Springs past with Jim Miller. Miller came to Pagosa in 1998 to work as the parks maintenance supervisor for the town of Pagosa Springs. He describes his job then as being the “parks guy”, keeping the bathrooms clean and picking up trash. But Pagosa was growing and during his tenure as Parks Superintendent a lot of changes were happening in town. A new community center and town hall were built, the riverwalk was extended along the wetlands and foot bridges that connected the 2 sides of the river were put in place. New parks were added in the town. Miller will share some of his experiences from that period.
Audubon events are open to the public and we invite you to join us. In appreciation for our meeting place, we welcome donations of non-perishable food for the church food bank.
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Topic: WAS Monthly Chapter Meeting
Time: Aug 17, 2022 06:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

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Plant Walk - Medicinal Plants of the Subalpine Forest
2022-08-13 09:30 - 11:30 | CO
Join Lake McCullough for a fun and educational ramble through the forest, as we discover edible and medicinal native plants. The walks are free of charge! Offered in partnership with Audubon Rockies and the Weminuche Audubon Society.
In order to handle increased popularity and demand for information about our local ecosystems, we will be conducting two back-to-back plant walks at each location. The first tour will begin at 9:30 and run until 11:15. The second tour will begin at 11:30 and go until 1:15. There is a 15-person maximum on each walk. Walks are about 1.5 miles roundtrip. Please be prepared for rugged trails and unpredictable weather, and leave dogs at home.
First Tour: 9:30 to 11:15
Second Tour: 11:30 to 1:15
Late summer roots and herbs in the high country! Meet at the Falls Creek Road pullout along Highway 160. To get to Falls Creek Road, (Forest Service Road 39) take Highway 160 east of town for 19 miles, going up Wolf Creek Pass. Look on the right for a small brown Forest Service sign reading Junction RD 39. Parking is in a wide lot at the top of the road.
Call Lake at 970-398-0923 or see her at Earthsense Herbals at 114 Pagosa St. to sign up. These popular walks book up fast.

July Chapter Meeting
2022-07-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Community United Methodist Church, 434 Lewis St, Pagosa Springs, CO
Audubon members are curious observers of our natural world. The same habitats that attract birds provide ample opportunities to observe beautiful insects, flowers, trees, mushrooms, life from the tiny to the immense, and inspire us to learn about them. Several of us use cameras as a tool to capture images of what we observe in order to appreciate their beauty and study their habits.
This month we welcome a presentation on close up and macro photography by Andy Butler, president of the Pagosa Springs Photography Club. Butler is a nature and landscape photographer who lives in Pagosa Springs. He has been photographing both small and large subjects since the 1970s.
He will give a brief introduction to taking photographs of very small subjects, with various types of cameras. Included will be pointers on finding subjects and creating pleasing images.The presentation will have an emphasis on approaches to photographing flying insects such as butterflies and dragonflies. His talk will also include aspects of the biology of these beautiful insects.
Please join us on Wednesday, July 20, at the Community Methodist Church on Lewis St. for the Weminuche Audubon Society July chapter meeting with Butler’s fascinating presentation. We will meet at 6:00 PM to set up and socialize, with the meeting starting at 6:30. In appreciation for our meeting space, donations of non-perishable items for the food pantry are appreciated.
Audubon events are open to the public and we look forward to your joining us. Memberships are available at our meetings. For those unable to attend in person, the Zoom link follows:
Topic: WAS Chapter Meeting (7/20)
Time: Jul 20, 2022 06:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

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Plant Walk - Wildflowers of Wolf Creek Pass
2022-07-20 09:30 - 11:30 | CO
Join Lake McCullough for a fun and educational ramble through the forest, as we discover edible and medicinal native plants. The walks are free of charge! Offered in partnership with Audubon Rockies and the Weminuche Audubon Society.
In order to handle increased popularity and demand for information about our local ecosystems, we will be conducting two back-to-back plant walks at each location. The first tour will begin at 9:30 and run until 11:15. The second tour will begin at 11:30 and go until 1:15. There is a 15-person maximum on each walk. Walks are about 1.5 miles roundtrip. Please be prepared for rugged trails and unpredictable weather, and leave dogs at home.
Peak wildflower season on the Continental Divide! Meet at FS Road 725 (Wolf Creek Road). FS Road 725 is about 22 miles east of town on Highway 160, on Wolf Creek Pass. Go ¾ mile past mile marker 164, on the right-hand side of the highway. It is the first right after Falls Creek Road (FS Rd. 39), and is marked with a small brown Forest Service sign reading “Junction Rd. 725.” The road slopes sharply down to the right, after the turnoff. We will meet at the pull-out at the base of the road, and walk from there.
Call Lake at 970-398-0923 or see her at Earthsense Herbals at 114 Pagosa St. to sign up. These popular walks book up fast.
