Events in March 2019–February 2020
- March 7, 2019City of Longmont Wildlife Management Plan Public Meeting
City of Longmont Wildlife Management Plan Public Meeting
6:00 pm - 8:00 pmThursday March 7 6-8 PM 7 S. Sunset St, Longmont 80501 What: Learn about recent updates to the City Development Code related to prairie dog management and get an overview of the City’s flood control project called the Resilient St. Vrain Project. Followed by an open house discussion of the City’s riparian setback regulations. Food…
- March 11, 2019Program: How Dark Is Your Sky? presented by Deborah Price, BCPOS
Program: How Dark Is Your Sky? presented by Deborah Price, BCPOS
12:00 pm - 1:00 pmBoulder County Courthouse 3rd Floor Hearing Room1325 Pearl StBoulder, COAre you interested in protecting our sky from light pollution, and protecting the wildlife that depend on darkness? "How Dark is Your Sky?" A presentation on Boulder County’s involvement in dark sky issues Anyone interested is welcome to attend: Monday March 11, 12-1 p.m. Boulder County Courthouse, BOCC Hearing Room As the human population grows,…
- March 12, 2019Public Health Threats of Climate Change in Colorado
Public Health Threats of Climate Change in Colorado
7:00 pm - 8:15 pmUnitarian Universalist Church5001 Pennsylvania AveBoulder , COA free public presentation on the physical and mental health threats of an increasingly arid state Presenters: Rosemary Rochford, Ph.D, Director of the University of Colorado Consortium on Climate Change and Health, professor Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine Kathleen Wells, Ph.D, Psychologist, emeritus professor at Case Western Reserve University,…
- March 14, 2019Hearing on Gross Dam
Hearing on Gross Dam
4:30 pm - 6:30 pmBoulder County Courthouse 3rd Floor Hearing Room1325 Pearl StBoulder, COTake action by joining us on March 14th at 4PM in the Boulder Courthouse Speak out to the Boulder County Commissioners about why we want to stop the Gross Dam expansion Boulder County Commissioners' Public Hearing on the Gross Reservoir Expansion • When: 4:30 p.m. March 14 • Where: Boulder County Courthouse, 1325 Pearl St., Third Floor,…
Livestream: Practicing Peace for Climate JusticeLivestream: Practicing Peace for Climate Justice
4:30 pm - 6:30 pmSymposium: Practicing Peace for Climate Justice: Haudenosaunee Knowledge in Global Context Panel Event | Thursday, March 14, 2019 | 4:30 - 6:30 PM at Cornell Livestream https://www.facebook.com/events/815986682068384/ New book by one of the speakers, Kayenesenh Paul Williams, Esq., Onondaga, of Six Nations: Kayanerenkó:wa: The Great Law of Peace (2018, Univ. of Manitoba Press) Several centuries…
Let's Talk Trash: Reducing Your Plastic FootprintLet's Talk Trash: Reducing Your Plastic Footprint
6:00 pm - 7:30 pmSimply Bulk418 Main StLongmont, COLet's Talk Trash: Reducing Your Plastic Footprint March 14th 6:00-7:30 p.m. Simply Bulk Market 418 Main St, Longmont • Join Sustainable Resilient Longmont, the Ocean First Institute and Simply Bulk Market for an educational and social event about the impact of landfill waste and what you can do to reduce your plastic footprint. • Find…
- March 15, 2019Lafayette Prairie Dog Advisory Group (deadline)
Lafayette Prairie Dog Advisory Group (deadline)
-A new PDAWG (Prairie Dog Advisory Working Group) for the City of Lafayette is looking for citizens (residency not required) to join and advise the City on wildlife habitat and prairie ecosystems. Application Deadline March 15 To learn more and to submit your application, resume, and a letter of interest, click this link: https://cityoflafayette.com/joinpdawg The City…
- March 16, 2019Boulder County Nature Association 2019 Ecosystem Symposium
Boulder County Nature Association 2019 Ecosystem Symposium
9:00 am - 3:00 pmSEEC Auditorium, CU East Campus4001 Discovery DriveBoulder, CO 80303Boulder County Nature Association 2019 Ecosystem Symposium The Changing Baseline for Front Range Ecosystems: Implications for Management and Restoration Saturday, March 16, 2019 9 am - 3 pm University of Colorado Boulder Sustainability, Energy and Environment Complex (SEEC) 4001 Discovery Drive, Boulder CO (off Colorado near Foothills) Change is a constant in ecological systems, but…
- March 19, 2019Poetry from the Wind River Reservation
Poetry from the Wind River Reservation
5:30 pm - 8:00 pmBoulder Meadows Branch Library4800 Baseline RoadBoulder, CO 80303Darrah Perez will read her indigenous poetry Byron Perez will tell traditional stories Tuesday March 19 5:30-8pm at Meadows Library Hosted by Toward Right Relationship with Native Peoples Celebrating the Spring Equinox Wednesday March 20 "What Sense Is Poetry without Our Senses," with Darrah Perez-Good Voice Elk Tuesday, March 19, 5:30-7:30 Boulder Meadows Branch Library…
- March 20, 2019BRON Board Meeting
BRON Board Meeting
12:00 pm - 1:30 pmBoulder Main Library Flatirons Meeting Room 2nd Floor1001 Arapahoe AvenueBoulder, CO 80302Open to the public. Agenda includes: Boulder Creek Watershed draft resolution Longmont St Vrain Creek wildlife corridor Gross Dam El Dorado Trail Wonderland Lake Summer Intern! Future Educational Programs
PBS Nova program on wildlife corridorsPBS Nova program on wildlife corridors
8:00 pm - 9:00 pmNova "Wild Ways" From Yellowstone to the Yukon to Southern Africa’s elephant highways stretching across five nations, explore how newly established wildlife corridors may offer a glimmer of hope to some of our planet’s most cherished, but endangered species. KRMA-HD (6-1) Wednesday, Mar 20 8:00 pm
- March 21, 2019Panel: Gray Wolves in Colorado?
Panel: Gray Wolves in Colorado?
12:00 pm - 1:30 pmGray Wolves in Colorado? Come learn more about the Gray Wolf from a panel that includes scientists, proponents of reintroduction and those who are opposed. CLAW Caucus March 21st Noon in Room 357 of the Colorado State Capitol Please RSVP to claw@covotersforanimals.org What would be the consequences of re-establishing a Gray Wolf population in Colorado…
- March 30, 2019Activist Training to Stop Keystone XL & other fossil fuel projects
Activist Training to Stop Keystone XL & other fossil fuel projects
-350 Colorado is partnering with Indigenous leaders on an historic nationwide training tour to prepare thousands to take mass action to stop the Keystone XL pipeline and other fossil fuel projects. Denver will host 2 trainings on March 30 and 31. You’re invited to attend to build your skills and get ready now for future…
- March 31, 2019Activist Training to Stop Keystone XL & other fossil fuel projects
Activist Training to Stop Keystone XL & other fossil fuel projects
-350 Colorado is partnering with Indigenous leaders on an historic nationwide training tour to prepare thousands to take mass action to stop the Keystone XL pipeline and other fossil fuel projects. Denver will host 2 trainings on March 30 and 31. You’re invited to attend to build your skills and get ready now for future…
- April 4, 2019Attend Longmont Public Meeting on Wildlife Management Plan April 4
Attend Longmont Public Meeting on Wildlife Management Plan April 4
6:00 pm - 8:00 pmLongmont South Sunset Campus7 S. SunsetLongmont, CO 80501The Longmont Wildlife Management Plan is due for an update. The plan was originally adopted in 2006. The second public meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 4. This meeting will look at pollinators, native fish of the St. Vrain Creek, conflicts with wildlife, species that enrich Longmont’s quality of…
- April 6, 2019Longmont Annual Clean Up Green Up Event
Longmont Annual Clean Up Green Up Event
7:30 am - 10:30 amLongmont’s annual Clean Up Green Up event is being held this year on April 6th from 7:30 to 10:30am. "Stand With Our St. Vrain Creek" is looking to get a group together for the event to clean up our “jewel of Longmont,” St. Vrain Creek. If you would like to help them pick up trash…
- April 10, 2019Meeting: Preserve Wonderland Lake Wildlife Refuge
Meeting: Preserve Wonderland Lake Wildlife Refuge
-Boulder City Council Chambers1777 BroadwayBoulder, COSave the Date: Open Space Mountain Parks (OSMP) Board of Trustees Meeting Wednesday, April 10, 2019 6pm (arrive by 5pm to sign up to speak) Boulder City Council Chambers, 1777 Broadway Please attend and/or submit comments and suggestions here: wonderlandfeedback@gmail.com for more information click here
- April 22, 2019TALK & SLIDE SHOW on Earth Day by Acclaimed Science Writer Peter Brannen
TALK & SLIDE SHOW on Earth Day by Acclaimed Science Writer Peter Brannen
5:30 pm - 7:00 pmBoulder Meadows Branch Library4800 Baseline RoadBoulder, CO 80303Program: "Earth's Deep History of Climate Change and Mass Extinction" Talk and Slide Show followed by discussion and book signing. Peter Brannen is an environmental journalist, author of The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth’s Past Mass Extinctions. This book is the result of years of scientific…
- May 13, 2019FILM & SLIDE SHOW: Wolves in Colorado presented by Dee Malone, Rocky Mt Wolf Project
FILM & SLIDE SHOW: Wolves in Colorado presented by Dee Malone, Rocky Mt Wolf Project
5:30 pm - 7:15 pmBoulder Meadows Branch Library4800 Baseline RoadBoulder, CO 80303"Restoring the Natural Balance: The Vital Necessity of Restoring Gray Wolves to Colorado" Dee Malone, Rocky Mt Wolf Project & Wildlife Committee Chair Rocky Mt Sierra Club will present a slide show (30 minutes) followed by a short film – Canis Lupus Colorado (18 minutes) and discussion Celebrate International Endangered Species Day! Monday May 13…
- May 19, 2019National Endangered Species Day