Join us to help complete projects at the Environmental Learning Center and learn about our volunteer opportunities and how you can get involved!
Join Bird Conservancy staff and volunteers as we participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC)! Hosted by Barr Lake State Park. The GBBC was created in 1998 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the Audubon Society. It was the first ever online citizen science project to collect data on wild birds and to display results in near real...
Take your raptor watching to the next level as a participant in Bird Conservancy's HawkWatch program! Volunteers collect information about raptor migration, which is stored in an online database and contributes to the understanding of raptor movements across North America. Official counts start in March with volunteers stationed at Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison, CO. This training includes a classroom session...
Come join us as we learn all about the songbirds, raptors and waterfowl that call Barr Lake home! We will walk along the prairie, check out our backyard bird feeders, and walk to the dam in order to try and identify the special adaptations that allow the birds to thrive in their ecosystems!
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies is teaming up with Natural Resources Conservation Service to offer a workshop in Bison, SD focusing on private lands conservation. Land owners will learn about the economics of grazing cover crops, utilizing cool season grasses, and using birds as habitat indicators. Cost is free, however RSVPs must be in to [email protected] by Feb 21st.
The Eastern Screech-Owl is one of the most common owl species in North America, yet little is known about its ecology, with no population trends for Colorado. Eastern Screech-Owls are an indicator species of riparian forest health for the City of Fort Collins. At this training, you'll learn the basics to contribute to Bird Conservancy's Poudre River Screech-Owl Monitoring program. Participants will monitor and collect data on Eastern Screech-Owls and other owl species living along the Cache la Poudre River near Fort Collins, CO.
Come learn all about raptors with this program. We will learn what special adaptations raptors have that enable them to be a great predator! We will go for a walk along the prairie and out to the dam to look for raptors in their natural habitat. Afterwards, Nature's Educators will present some local live raptors!
Join us for a morning of birding with expert mentors and raise funds for Summer Bird Camp scholarships! Birders of all abilities (including first-timers!) may participate in the count. Ask friends, family, neighbors and community members to sponsor your birding. Sponsorship can be based on the number of species seen (ex. $1 per species), or it can be a flat...
Join us for a relaxing, fun bird walk to meet other volunteers and staff. We'll meet at the Environmental Learning Center at 8:30 a.m. and conclude our walk at 9:30 a.m. Please dress to be outside and bring a water bottle and your binoculars. Do not hesitate to reach out if you have questions! We hope to see you there!...
Come join us at the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies for a week of birding and learning! As the birds prepare for spring migration we will learn why birds migrate back from their wintering grounds, and what it takes for them to survive. Campers will refine their birding skills along our local trails, learn what resources migrating birds need in...
