Growing Gardens Community Plant Sale (Weekend 3)
Join for the third weekend of Growing Gardens’ annual community plant sale!
Small Space & Container Gardening, with Jess Harper
Learn how to grow fresh, thriving plants, even if all you’ve got is a balcony, patio, or sunny windowsill!
Preparing for Drought in Colorado: Statewide Trends and Local Action / Cómo prepararnos para la sequía en Colorado: Tendencias estatales y acción local
This webinar brings together statewide expertise and local perspectives to explore how drought is evolving across regions and how communities are adapting in real time.
Mosquito Control: Science, Risks, and Solutions Webinar
Mosquito control doesn’t have to be toxic! Attend this webinar to learn about practical, effective methods of mosquito control in residential landscapes and communities.
Waterwise Yard Seminars | Beyond Pollinators: What Insects Reveal About Your Garden’s Health
Your garden is alive with insects beyond bees and butterflies—and they play critical roles in soil health, pest control, and ecosystem balance. Learn how to identify these often-overlooked visitors, understand the services they provide, and interpret what their presence means for overall garden health.
Sowing Seeds of Change- Living Foods: Affordable Nutrition Through Sprouting
Learn how to grow fresh, nutrient-dense food right at home with no garden required.
Intro to Butterfly ID for Birdwatchers
Begin learning about the fascinating world of butterflies in Boulder County (and the Front Range) with basics for identifying different species, when and where to find them, their interconnected relationships with plants, and photography tips.
11th Annual Free & Organic Plant Exchange in Boulder
Pesticides are difficult to avoid in our world—and pesticides kill pollinators and undermine human health. So let’s do a free & organic plant swap!
Butterfly Monitoring Training - Jackson Lake State Park
Join the Colorado Butterfly Monitoring Network (CBMN) and the Monarch Larvae Monitoring Project (MLMP) for in person trainings on how to contribute to community science by monitoring butterflies.
Roots and Belonging: Connecting with Nature Through Shared Experiences
Join OSMP for a multi-cultural hike led by Bilingual Naturalists Juanita and David and connect with your wild, natural, and human neighbors. We will share some of OSMP’s favorite stories—come prepared to share your own favorite traditions and unique ways of connecting with nature. Whether you're stepping onto these lands for the first time or or want to see them through fresh eyes, rediscover how nature connects us all.
Sowing Seeds of Change - No Backyard Needed: Growing Food in Small Spaces
Discover how to grow your own food, no backyard required. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn simple, practical techniques for creating a thriving garden in small spaces like windowsills, patios, or balconies.
Ecosystem Health and Resilience Series: Understanding the Ponderosa Forest - Fire, Climate, and Change
Step into Boulder’s ponderosa pine forest as an outdoor classroom and uncover the story behind today’s wildfire challenges.
Water-Wise Landscaping, with Mikl Brawner
Wise gardeners are creating their landscapes and gardens to be water-wise.
Sowing Seeds of Change - Gut Health from the Garden
In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to make curtido, a delicious probiotic-rich fermented dish from El Salvador known for supporting digestion and overall wellness. We’ll explore how simple, ancestral food practices can restore balance in the body while preparing curtido together from fresh ingredients.
Summertime Fruit Tree Care Workshop
Join Community Fruit Rescue and Benevolence Orchard & Gardens for our Summertime Fruit Tree Care Workshop on June 20th, 2026!
12th Annual Bee Boulder Festival
Please join Cool Boulder and Boulder Parks and Rec for the 12th Annual Bee Boulder Festival on Saturday, September 19, 2026 - from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. in Boulder’s downtown Central Park (next door to the Boulder Farmers Market on 13th Street)!
This year's Bee Boulder Festival will once again feature two performances by Jeff & Paige along with guided kids’ arts and crafts activities (carried over from last year!) and interaction with nearly 40 local organizations that provide important support for pollinators, biodiversity and the environment - and will inspire you with new ideas for how you too can create positive impact!
The Bee Boulder Festival coincides with the Boulder Farmers Market located just East of the Bee Boulder Festival so you can make the most of a fall Saturday, while learning how your actions can support pollinators, biodiversity and the environment!
The Cool Boulder campaign focuses on mobilizing community members around nature-based climate solutions, which includes the regeneration of local soils, trees and habitats.
We will be seeking volunteers for this event so please check back if you are interested!
Firewise Landscaping, with Bill Melvin
This class will give expert direction in practical techniques for making your home and property more firewise.
World Migratory Bird Day at Walden Ponds Wildlife Habitat
Bird walks begin at 7:30 am and run every 30 minutes. Education stations open at 9:00 am. Visitors can also take part in a prize giveaway sweepstakes supporting World Migratory Bird Day programs in Latin America.
Myths, Mistakes, and Misunderstood Insects
Webinar: Myths, Mistakes, and Misunderstood Insects
“Words Before All Else: The Haudenosaunee Greetings to the Natural World”
This program features a beautiful film about the traditional prayer, “Words Before All Else,” which is central to the spiritual and cultural beliefs of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee (also known as the Iroquois). This daily prayer gives thanks to Mother Earth, Elder Brother Sun, Grandmother Moon, water, animals and plants, and all other living things. Following the film, Geo Sapiens founder Martin Ogle will explore how this daily prayer of gratitude inspires and guides our human work.
Create a Pollinator-Friendly, Water-Efficient Garden
Join Cassey Anderson of the CSU Adams County Extension to learn how to design a beautiful landscape that supports pollinators while dramatically reducing water use and explore pollinator life cycles, essential habitat needs, and best practices for choosing waterwise and pollinator friendly plants.
Master Gardeners Series: Container Gardening
Discover simple, creative ways to grow beautiful plants in small spaces during this lively, discussion‑based introduction to container gardening. Hosted by CSU Extension Boulder County Master Gardeners.
Boulder Chapter Field Trip: Rabbit Mountain spring wildflower hike with Barbara Fahey
Come join us at Rabbit Mountain during peak spring bloom to learn about the identities, ecology and human uses of native plants along the trail. This field trip is for beginners as well as those with more knowledge. The field trip will be taught by Barbara Fahey, founder of CSU’s Native Plant Master Program.
Springtime Fruit Tree Care Workshop
Join Community Fruit Rescue and Benevolence Orchard & Gardens, for our Springtime Fruit Tree Care Workshop on May 9th, 2026!
Science-Based Solutions for Sustainable Landscaping on the Colorado Front Range, with Sheila Prentice
Join CSU Extension’s Sustainable Landscape Specialist, Shiela Prentice for this class discussing science-based solutions for sustainable landscaping on the Colorado Front Range.
Get Off Your Grass and Create an Edible Lawn, with Brigitte Mars
Learn how to change over your grass or lawn into a place for food and fascination. No matter how much land you have, you can create health, beauty, and a vitality habitat for the pollinators!
Butterfly Monitoring Training - Cheyenne Mountain
Join the Colorado Butterfly Monitoring Network (CBMN) and the Monarch Larvae Monitoring Project (MLMP) for in person trainings on how to contribute to community science by monitoring butterflies.
Growing Gardens Community Plant Sale (Weekend 2)
Join for the second weekend of Growing Gardens’ annual community plant sale!
Garden Tour: Ann Armstrong Memorial Native Garden
Boulder is home to resilient and adaptable wildflowers that support our diverse pollinators, including over 550 species of native bees! Join OSMP naturalist and gardener for a tour of the decades-old and mature native garden located at the base of the Chautauqua trail.
How the West was Burned: A panel discussion on Tribal firefighting and the outlook for the 2026 fire season
Join the Center for the American West and The Pulitzer Center for a panel discussion on Native firefighting legacy, shared skills across tribal lines, and how it can aid as we Look ahead to a volatile 2026 fire season.
Out in Nature: All Bodies Welcome (LGBTQIA2+)
Everyone belongs on open space, regardless of build, gender, or orientation. Join us for a very special program in partnership with Boulder County Parks & Open Space to celebrate all-bodies hiking and connecting in nature!
Wildflower Wednesdays Series: Enchanted Mesa
Join for a delightful introduction to the vibrant world of local wildflowers on our Beginner Wildflower Identification Hike series.
Find Your Village: A Family Nature Gathering
Meet Colorado Hiking Moms, a mom-led community group with a mission to help families feel confident and supported in getting outdoors.
Butterfly Monitoring Training - Chatfield State Park
Join the Colorado Butterfly Monitoring Network (CBMN) and the Monarch Larvae Monitoring Project (MLMP) for in person trainings on how to contribute to community science by monitoring butterflies.
Earth Day, Every Day Festival
Get ready for a down-to-Earth good time at the Earth Day, Every Day Festival hosted by the Cities of Lafayette and Louisville. Enjoy a free kids’ concert, hands-on nature lessons, sustainable arts and crafts, and more as we celebrate our local ecosystem and discover new ways to care for our planet.
Hoop House Building with Aaron from Earth Love Gardens
Join Aaron from Earth Love Gardens to learn about and help install Hoop Houses at the Tantra Lakes Giving Grove.
Growing Gardens Community Plant Sale (Weekend 1)
Growing Gardens’ annual community plant sale starts on Saturday, May 2nd!
The Biodiversity Crisis is Urgent - the Solution is in Your Hands
Join KISS Native Plants with panel experts from The Butterfly Pavilion and People and Pollinators Action Network (PPAN) for an informative film and Q&A about how you can improve biodiversity by planting native plants.
Agrivoltaics Webinar: Fire Safety Within Your Panels
Join the Colorado Agrivoltaic Learning Center and friends for a discussion on how to properly manage fire safety within your array!
Creating Habitat in Yards, Containers, and Other Tiny Spaces
What: Limited on space, but want to support pollinators? Learn about ways in which a small native garden can be a quality habitat for invertebrates. Space does not have to be a limiting factor in your ability to help partake in conservation. Join Stefanie Steele and Raven Larcom to explore what a small habitat can look like and the steps people can take to build their own miniature pollinator haven. Stay after the presentation for a Q&A session joined by Kaitlin Haase and Giovanni Di Franco with other interested attendees.
Details:
Registration is required for this virtual webinar
Register for Creating Habitat in Yards
Hosted by Xerces Society
When: Thursday, April 30th 11:00 AM
Where: Online/ Virtual
Creating Habitat in Yards, Containers, and Other Tiny Spaces
Learn how you can support pollinators even if you are limited by space in this online webinar.
How Flowers Made Our World
Join author David George Haskell in this online webinar discussing the many ways that we live on a floral planet.
Why Private Land Conservation Matters
Tony Caligiuri, President of Colorado Open Lands (COI), will introduce the audience to COI’s work to protect landscapes and our beloved wildlife on private lands across Colorado.
Photo of Sandhill Cranes in field, by Tony Caligiuri
Making a Living and a Life; ALL Careers as “Environmental Careers"
The ALL Careers approach connects environmental and energy understanding to every career path — not just the small subset traditionally labeled as “environmental or green careers.” The goal is to inspire and equip young people with the knowledge that environmental principles are relevant in every field.
Earth Day Community Storytelling Night
Join the City of Boulder for Rethink. Reimagine. Earth Day Community Storytelling Night, an evening of creativity, reflection and connection inspired by the upcoming release of Boulder’s updated Climate Action Plan.
Butterfly Monitoring Training - Eldorado Canyon
Join the Colorado Butterfly Monitoring Network (CBMN) and the Monarch Larvae Monitoring Project (MLMP) for in person trainings on how to contribute to community science by monitoring butterflies.