Opportunities in March & April
Looking for opportunities to act on climate change?
Cool Boulder’s themes for March and April are Soil Health & Regenerative Practices and Trees, respectively. Read on to see how you can get involved and engage with these topics, or check out our events calendar for even more opportunities!
March Theme: Soil Health & Regenerative Practices
2023 Season Announcement: Wildlands Restoration Volunteers
Come help restore beautiful sites all across Colorado with Wildlands Restoration Volunteers. Public registration for their 2023 events opens Wednesday, March 15th! WRV offers opportunities to take direct action healing the land in the following program areas:
Natural Habitats – Benefit wildlife from plains to alpine.
Vital Rivers – Promote stream habitats & flood resilience.
Healthy Forests – Reduce wildfire risks & revive woodlands.
Sustainable Trails – Give back to the lands we all love.
Native Seeds – Collect seeds to rewild local areas.
Invasive Weeds – Win back land for native plants and animals.
Families & Youth – Inspire the next generation of nature-lovers.
WRV Basecamp – Help out at our Longmont & Ft. Collins offices.
Leadership & Training – Develop your skills and make a difference.
Public registration opens Wednesday, March 15th; Click here to view past event photos!
New to Colorado Landscaping: Resource Central Webinar
With in-ground irrigation systems and a dry landscape, gardening in Colorado can be a bit different than in other places. Master Gardener, Mike McNulty, will cover the basics and best practices to help you have the most successful waterwise garden possible!
Thursday, March 23rd; Click here to sign up for the webinar!
2023 Volunteer Orientation: Drylands Agroecology Research
Are you interested in getting involved with Drylands Agroecology Research, Yellow Barn, or Elk Run Farm this year? Join this orientation to learn about our projects, our vision, and how you can plug in! This orientation is a chance to connect with other volunteers and learn about the bigger picture of the work Drylands Agroecology Research is doing and opportunities to get involved. We will begin with a deep dive into the regenerative framework DAR is using and a broad overview of the farm systems. We'll also share the full organizational mission and plan for the next few years, followed by the opportunities to get involved and some logistics for volunteering. We'll end with an optional tour of DAR's farm systems at Yellow Barn Farm and some time to mingle with other volunteers.
Saturday, March 25th; Click here to RSVP!
Workshop: Farm Tour and No-Till Workshop with Esoterra Culinary Garden and Cool Boulder
Join Cool Boulder and farmer/owner Mark DeRespinis for an informative, practical and tasty no till garden tour and workshop at Esoterra Culinary Garden.
Participants will experience first-hand the workings of a no till market garden growing food for 25 area restaurants on under 2 acres of permanent in-ground garden beds. Soil improving techniques will be described and demonstrated. Materials and cultural practices, as well as growing strategies for food abundance will also be covered. This workshop will emphasize the ecological and nutritional benefits of no-till soil management from backyard garden to community farm scale.
Saturday, April 1st; Click here for more information and to register!
April Theme: Tree Planting & Tree Care
2023 Grafting & Propagation Fair at Benevolence Orchard: Widespread Malus
Come learn propagation techniques with Widespread Malus, Benevolence Orchard, and the Boulder Apple Tree Project! This year, the good folks at Widespread Malus, Benevolence Orchard and the Boulder Apple Tree Project are teaming up for grafting and propagation techniques education.
Saturday, April 8th; Click here for more details!
Cool Boulder Campaign Tree Planting Event: Drylands Agroecology Research
Join the Cool Boulder network for a day of tree planting at Yellow Barn Farm with Drylands Agroecology Research, a Cool Boulder partner! This event is a wonderful chance to learn more about the work of both Cool Boulder and DAR in a fun, active, outdoor setting. DAR works at the intersection of restoration and agriculture, designing farm ecosystems that sequester carbon, reverse desertification, and support biodiversity. This spring, DAR is planting 6000 trees and shrubs across 50 dryland acres at one of our partner properties, Yellow Barn Farm! These are a mixture of fruit, forage, and nurse trees that will help rehydrate the landscape, produce valuable forage for livestock, create habitat, and produce abundant food for humans. We are inviting you to join us for a fun, educational, and impactful planting day! This is a public event open to anyone.
Saturday, April 15th; Click here for more information, and here to RSVP!
Tree Sapling Giveaway at McGuckin’s Hardware: PLAY Boulder & City of Boulder Forestry
First come, first treed! Details are still coming together, but we will update this post and our calendar as everything is finalized!
Saturday, April 29th
Earth Day Weekend Tree Planting: Drylands Agroecology Research
Join us Earth Day weekend, in partnership with Left Hand Watershed, to help plant 6000 trees and shrubs at Yellow Barn Farm as part of a 50-acre agro-restoration project! Join us for one or both days. Saturday will be our biggest planting event, in partnership with Left Hand Watershed, with various organizations tabling during the lunch hour. Sunday will be a more low-key planting day. If you have to leave early, no problem, but please try to make it by 9:00am each day for the planting orientation.
April 22nd - 23rd; Click here for more information, and here to RSVP!
