AVAS Bird Watch
July 13, 2024 AVAS Bird Walk
The AVAS bird walk on July 13, 2024 attracted 14 participants who together observed a total of 19 different bird species.
July 16, 2024
NWDC News
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Ranger Ramblings
July 2024 – Ranger Ramblings
This spider is the goldenrod crab spider, or more generally, the flower (crab) spider. It is most commonly found hunting in flowers.
July 2, 2024
AVAS Bird Watch
June 22, 2024 AVAS Bird Walk
The AVAS bird walk on June 22, 2024 attracted 14 participants on a warm, humid day with thousands of mosquitoes and 17 bird species.
June 27, 2024
Nature Journal
Summer 2024 – Nature Journal
Throughout the year, our young adventurers developed a wide array of outdoor skills and knowledge like conducting nature-related experiments.
June 26, 2024
AVAS Bird Watch
June 8, 2024 AVAS Bird Walk
On the lovely morning of June 8, 2024, participants chose to do a Big Sit and let the birds come to us. A total of 16 species obliged.
June 15, 2024
Other News
Artists for Nature: a Juried Exhibition at the Beulah Arts & Crafts Festival
Artists for Nature invites Colorado artists to participate in a juried exhibit supporting nature education at the Nature Wildlife Discovery Center. All styles of nature-inspired 2D and 3D artwork will be considered.
June 11, 2024
Ranger Ramblings
June 2024 – Ranger Ramblings
After we fed and monitored the little owlets for a few days, we moved them out to their new and temporary home.
June 5, 2024
AVAS Bird Watch
May 25, 2024 AVAS Bird Walk
On the lovely, warm, birdy morning of May 25, 2024, twenty participants observed a total of 20 different bird species.
May 28, 2024
Ranger Ramblings
May 2024 – Ranger Ramblings
We participated in a silent hike, an egg dissection, and an egg experiment (pictured above), which was my favorite activity of the day.
May 2, 2024
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