High Plains Environmental Center @highplainsenvc

Zzzz.... Curling up and getting cozy for the weekend 😴

Happy Thanksgiving! We are grateful for flowers, birds, long walks, books, tea, and good friends. What are you feeling grateful for this year?

Blue Jay watercolor by Scott Rashid, Director of Colorado Avian Research and Rehabilitation Institute (CARRI). To see more of Scott's art and learn more about CARRI's outstanding conservation efforts, visit carriep.org #conservation #wildlife #birds

Looking for something to do this weekend? Take a stroll around Chapungu Sculpture Park in Loveland to discover beautiful Zimbabwean sculptures, innovative landscaping, and educational signage such as this masterpiece by Susan Quinlan.

"I learned there are 300 kinds of bees on this property and five kinds of sunflowers." (HeidiTown.com) Uncover the secrets of the garden and more insider land management knowledge with Jack and Kristin, Restoration Ecologists, on our monthly Guided Interpretative Walks

Learn how to preserve and present botanical specimen at this Saturday's herbarium class! Register: eventbrite.com/e/104707377484…

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! Celebrate Native American culture with the Iron Family this Saturday, Oct 19 from 11AM - 1PM at High Plains Environmental Center. Get tickets: eventbrite.com/e/773952722427…

🎵 Summer has come and passed...🎵 That means its time for the end of season Native Plant Sale. Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 5th from 8AM - 2PM. We'll have our nursery doors thrown open and all stock discounted.

Our insect hotels, or "Bug B&Bs" 🐝 if you will, are home to hundreds of native pollinators and make great garden decor! Learn how to make your own: woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2019/09/h…

Join us for a guided bird walk this Saturday, September 28th from 9AM - 11AM at Chapungu Sculpture Park. Tickets: eventbrite.com/e/809504237967…

Native American Powwow with the Iron Family Music, Dancing, Culture, and Nature Saturday, October 19th from 11AM - 1PM Register: eventbrite.com/e/773952722427… We would love to see you there! Please invite family and friends.

We are posting past webinars to our YouTube so that you have access to free Native Plant Landscaping education. Here is the link to "How Low Can You Go? Low Water Landscaping." youtube.com/watch?v=MxnMti…

Our final Native Plant Sale of the year is coming up on Saturday, October 5! Don't miss these great deals on grasses, perennials, shrubs, and more.

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“We Do Not Inherit the Earth from Our Ancestors; We Borrow It from Our Children.”

This Saturday, September 14th from 9AM - 12PM we are having a pop-up sale at our center. These "Autumn Interest" species and more will be available. 🍂

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Persephone, a turkey vulture, suns her wings during Educational Raptor program at HPEC. Rocky Mtn Raptor Program: rmrp.org/about/

Get a closer look at the native gardens of Chapungu Sculpture Park this Saturday, August 24, from 10a - 12p. Tour is led by executive director Jim. Register: eventbrite.com/e/chapungu-scu…

In person pop-up native plant sale on August 10th from 8am - 12pm!

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