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We're making great progress on our building! Join us on Saturday, May 13 for HPEC's Grand Opening and Native Plant Sale. Come buy native plants, tour our new visitor center, check out our partner’s booths, participate in activities, and eat! More details coming soon!
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The garden at our new center will be one of the premier examples of native/sustainable landscaping in Colorado when we officially open on May 13th!
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Landscaping with Colorado Native Plants Conference
Saturday, February 11, 9am-5pm at The Ranch Events Center in Loveland!
Learn how to create a beautiful native landscape from the ground up!
Topics will include:
- Native plant options for your specific region of CO
- Both in-depth and basics of design
- Propagation of natives
- And more!
The Landscaping with Colorado Native Plants Conference promotes the inclusion of native plants in our landscaping to benefit pollinators and songbirds, save water, and restore the beauty and health of nature in the places we live, work and play.
While we recommend the use of straight species and local ecotypes wherever possible, we support the use of varieties and cultivars of native species as long as their breeding doesn’t interfere with their ability to function in nature and maintain key relationships with pollinators and other lives.
Register https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2017-landscaping-with-colorado-native-plants-conference-tickets-29384420593
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As a Master Gardener with Larimer County since 1999, Susan Bonsall is an expert on vegetable gardening. Come learn from Susan about growing your own vegetables from seeds and transplants on Tuesday, March 14 from 6:00-7:00 pm at the Loveland Public (Gertrude Scott Room). You’ll also receive some vegetable seeds to take home! In this presentation, you will learn:
• How to plan and create a vegetable garden including choosing the best location, garden configuration, tips on soil preparation, fertilization, watering and mulching.
• How and when to plant both seeds and transplants successfully, both indoors and outdoors.
• The specific growing requirements of a variety of vegetables that can be grown in this area.
Pre-registration is required. Click cityofloveland.org/LWPLectures to register.
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Wildscaping Ambassador Train-the-Trainer 2017 Workshops Announced
Audubon Rockies formed a partnership with Colorado Native Plant Society and High Plains Environmental Center to solidify a speaker’s bureau. Our pilot Wildscape Ambassador Train-the-Trainer workshops were a success—53 volunteers were trained on spreading the word about actively restoring natural habitat for birds, butterflies, and other pollinators by implementing water-wise and native gardens on our landscapes. We provided these future ambassadors with the tools of the trade, including how to present to a local garden center/nursery, HOA, library, community organization etc… on the importance of creating native plant gardens, that not only create a welcome place for birds, but benefit the environment and our communities too!
**Special Notes: Attendees will receive a Wildscape Ambassador Handbook and invitation to our network sharing platform. Food provided.
We are now excited to announce these dates and locations for our 2017 workshops. Registration links are below.
Wildscape Ambassador Training, February 25
1-4pm
First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Longmont
Register
Wildscape Ambassador Training, February 28
10-12pm & 1-3pm
Morrison Nature Center, Aurora
More Details & Registration Coming Soon!
Wildscape Ambassador Training, March 4
10-12pm
Penrose House Conference Center, Colorado Springs
Register
Wildscape Ambassador Training, March 17
11-1pm
Audubon Society of Greater Denver Nature Center, Littleton
Register
Wildscape Ambassador Training, March 18
11-1pm
Rawlings Public Library, Pueblo
Register
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