Ranger Ramblings

Winter Solstice wonders, birdseed crafts, Great Blue Heron sightings, and more! Read our January 2025 Ranger Ramblings now.

In our December newsletter, read all about how NWDC’s environmental education programs take students out of their comfort zone by just traveling from the plains to the mountain foothills.

Great Horned Owl releases, Earth Studies adventures, and more! Read our November newsletter now.

Unfortunately, most insects like moths are specialists, meaning they only eat one type of plant, and lay their eggs on these plants.

On Thursday August 8th, the Nature & Wildlife Discovery Center team had an incredible staff retreat at the Mountain Campus!

On Wednesday morning, we met our campers at the River Campus before heading to Lake Pueblo Archery Range to practice shooting archery.

This spider is the goldenrod crab spider, or more generally, the flower (crab) spider. It is most commonly found hunting in flowers.

After we fed and monitored the little owlets for a few days, we moved them out to their new and temporary home.

We participated in a silent hike, an egg dissection, and an egg experiment (pictured above), which was my favorite activity of the day.