Date/Time: Saturday, October 12, 2024 from 9:30-11:30 AM

Come help EVWC, Estes community members and other volunteers as we clean up discarded fishing line and gear along Lake Estes. This clean up will help protect Estes wildlife, especially birds, and help keep our lake beautiful. This event will require some walking along uneven terrain and near the water so please dress appropriately!

If needed we have a weather make up day scheduled for Saturday, October 19th from 9:30-11:30 AM.

Come learn more about Northern Colorado bat ecology, evolution and development with Dr. Rick Adams.

Join us for a community wide pine cone/pine needle drop off event. LIMIT 6 BAGS PER CAR UNTIL CONTAINERS ARE FULL.

Dr. Ken Kassenbrock, who is a self described mushroom stalker and fungi forager, will be sharing information with us about the mushrooms of the Colorado Rockies.

Join us to learn more about the geological features of the Estes Valley.

Join us in July as we take a field trip to talk about forest management, programs, and how one Estes property owner is managing their land.

Come hear Daniel Godwin talk about how the USFS is working on the National Wildfire Crisis Strategy. Daniel is the Wildfire Crisis Strategy Program Manager for the Unites States Forest Service for the Arapaho Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grasslands and the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland.

Join us at the Estes Park Safety Fair to learn more about local emergency response and other cool information!

Gary Miller will be sharing an update of Proposition 114 that was passed by Colorado voters in 2020. Gary will talk about updates on how the plan has progressed for the reintroduce gray wolves to western Colorado by the end of 2023.

Come join in the fun at the 36th annual Duck Race Festival! There will be live music and a family fun run and don’t forget to adopt a duck (or ducks) to cheer along Fall River during the Duck Race! Come find EVWC’s table during the event to learn more about what we do. Make sure to adopt your ducks and help support the water, forests, and wildlife in the Estes Valley!

Is our water supply in peril? Earth has only a finite amount, same amount when dinosaurs ruled. And demand for freshwater is increasing. Join us on a journey of discovery with esteemed speakers: Mike Nelson, Russ Schumacher, Jean Lever, and Jeff Stahla.

Come join us at the Estes Valley Community Center for an engaging discussion on sustainability in our community. This in-person event is a great opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals, share ideas, and learn about local initiatives.

Come listen to Scott Rashid and learn about birds of spring in Estes. Scott Rashid is the Founder and Director of CARRI where members research and rehabilitate birds. Scott will be discussing the natural history of spring birds that can been seen around the Estes Valley. The following birds are the focus of Scott’s talk: the hummingbirds and bluebirds.

Join award-winning photographer and local writer Dawn Wilson for a presentation about the ‘junk birds.’ Content will include a discussion about birds such as crows, magpies, and turkeys.

Chase Rylands is the District Wildlife Manager for Colorado Parks and Wildlife. His main goal is to empower our community to protect our wildlife in all seasons. In this Talk, we will learn about elk migrations around the Estes Valley and Northern Colorado.

Date/Time: Thursday, December 7, 2023 from 6-7 PM

Come learn more about the geology and formations around the Estes Valley. Dr. Ellen Wohl is a fluvial geomorphologist who has studied channel morphology and the processes that created and maintained this morphology along with many of the facets that make up mountain streams.

Date/Time: Thursday, November 9, 2023 from 6-7 PM

Located in Lyons, Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center has been treating wild birds, waterfowl, and mammals along the Front Range since 1982. Ali Moreno will give us the behind the scenes look at what they do day and night!

Date/Time: Thursday, October 19, 2023 from 6-7 PM

Come and join us as Ducks Unlimited’s very own Greg Kernohan shares his knowledge of ducks and their unique habitats. Greg’s role as a Conservation Director of Ecosystem Services with Ducks Unlimited helps to meet their mission that conserves, restores and manages wetlands and associated habitats for North America's waterfowl. These habitats also benefit other wildlife and people. This talk will be at the ESTES VALLEY COMMUNTIY CENTER - LOWER LEVEL.

Date/Time: Saturday, October 14, 2023 from 9:30-11:30 AM

Come help EVWC, Estes community members and other volunteers as we clean up discarded fishing line and gear along Lake Estes. This clean up will help protect Estes wildlife, especially birds, and help keep our lake beautiful. This event will require some walking along uneven terrain and near the water so please dress appropriately!

If needed we have a weather make up day scheduled for Saturday, October 21st from 9:30-11:30 AM.

Date/Time: Thursday, September 14, 2023 from 6-7 PM

Steve Armstead, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation will provide amazing insights into current efforts around pollinator conservation. He will also share his thoughts on how we too can assist in helping with conservation efforts.

Date/Time: Friday, August 18, 2023 from 9:30-11:30 AM

Join us on a Estes Valley Land Trust Conservation Easement and help remove and bag noxious weeds.

Date/Time: Wednesday, August 16, 2023 from 5-7 PM

Come join the Estes Valley Watershed Coalition at Rock Cut Brewery and learn more about what we do or just join us and chat!

This event has been cancelled for now but check back in the Fall for a rescheduled date!

Monday August 14, 2023 from 9-2 PM

Guests will enjoy time hiking in the woods while learning about different types of forest treatments including hand thinning, pile building and burning, and mechanical whole tree removal on both public and private lands. Our co-hosts will also discuss some of the post-fire recovery work that has taken place since the fires of 2020.

Co-hosted by: NoCo Fireshed Collaborative, Estes Valley Watershed Coalition, Larimer Conservation District, Larimer County, U.S. Forest Service, Big Thompson Watershed Coalition, Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Valley Land Trust & the Estes Valley Fire Protection District.

Meet at the Estes Valley Parking Garage - we will carpool in vans from there.

What to bring: Water, sunscreen, snacks, jacket, layers, comfortable shoes/boots for hiking in forested areas and a lunch.

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR YOUR FREE TICKET!

This hike is for EVWC and Estes Park Garden Club members.

If you’d like to join us please click here to become a member today!

We will start at the Alpine Visitor Center (elevation 11,796 feet) and hike downhill to Poudre Lake/Milner Pass (elevation 10,758 feet). The hike is 4.5 miles one-way with an elevation loss of 1,038 feet. There are a couple of stretches of up-hill on the way. We will hike one-way and car shuttle back from Milner Pass to the Alpine Visitor Center. This is extraordinary hike starting in the alpine and finishing in the subalpine forest. It offers several types of habitats so we will see a diversity of flowers. Meet at 7:30 am to carpool. This is a morning hike with lunch on the trail. Expect to get back early afternoon. (More details will be sent to participants closer to the event.)

The details and how to sign up!

• The walks will be limited to 12 people, on a first come-first served basis

• One walk per participant

• If there is space, you may attend an additional walk

• We will also be creating a waiting list

• You will be notified once your position on the walk is confirmed

If you have any questions, please reach out to the Estes Park Garden Club at the email below.

PLEASE RSVP to  estesparkgardenclub1@gmail.com with the following information: Date of Event; Your Name; Your email address.

This hike is for EVWC and Estes Park Garden Club members.

If you’d like to join us please click here to become a member today!

The trailhead for this walk is the Tundra World Nature Trail & Toll Memorial, elevation 12,110 feet. This is a mostly paved asphalt trail with elevation gain of 194 vertical feet. It is one-mile round trip. This trail walks you through the amazing world of alpine wildflowers. Also frequently seen are marmots and pikas. Meet at 7:30 am to carpool. (More details will be sent to participants closer to the event.)

The details and how to sign up!

The walks will be limited to 12 people, on a first come-first served basis

• One walk per participant

• If there is space, you may attend an additional walk

• We will also be creating a waiting list

• You will be notified once your position on the walk is confirmed

If you have any questions, please reach out to the Estes Park Garden Club at the email below.

PLEASE RSVP to  estesparkgardenclub1@gmail.com with the following information: Date of Event; Your Name; Your email address.

EVWC board members, avid naturalists and photographers, Andy and Rachel Ames are involved with black bear education and outreach in Boulder and the Estes Valley. Come join us for an in-depth look into the life of a bear.  We will cover bear basics, behavior, diet through the seasons, as well as learn why black bears are considered the super hibernators of the animal world.

Join us IN PERSON at the Estes Valley Community Center or via ZOOM. Please RSVP using the links below.

IN PERSON CLICK HERE or email RSVP (at) evwatershed (dot) org

Register for Zoom HERE

EVWC Members: FREE

Non-Members: $5 Suggested Donation

EVWC and the Estes Park Middle School Environmental Resiliency Team is partnering to plant some riparian plants along Fish Creek. Cemex Global funded the purchase of native riparian plants that we will plant along a conservation easement property. These plants will help stabilize the river banks and provide wildlife forage and habitat!

Our weather/backup planting day is scheduled for Friday, May 26th.

We will meet at Fish Creek Road and Brook Lane so feel free to join us when you can: please click here OR email evwatershed (at) evwatershed (dot) org to RSVP!

Dr. Gregory Florant earned his Ph.D. from Stanford University where he was the first researcher to successfully trap marmots. He started by asking himself what he would like to eat after a long winter’s hibernation–something fat and greasy. To this day, bacon grease is the choice for baiting marmots. He went on to CSU where he taught biology and physiology, but also advanced programs to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion, a legacy that continues.

Join us IN PERSON at the Estes Valley Community Center or via ZOOM. Please RSVP using the links below.

IN PERSON CLICK HERE or email RSVP@evwatershed.org

Register for Zoom HERE

EVWC Members: FREE

Non-Members: $5 Suggested Donation

The annual Estes Park Rotary Duck Race will be held on Saturday, May 6th. Festivities will begin at 10am at the George Hix Riverside Plaza, where EVWC will host a booth offering free fly-fishing lessons for all ages, along with a fun fishing game just for kids. We hope you’ll bring the family out and help us to educate and inspire the next generation of our watershed’s caretakers.

This event has raised over $3 million for local charities and organizations, and we receive $22 for every $25 duck you adopt in our name. You can adopt single ducks, or a “quack pack” of 6 for the price of 5, and get an extra chance to win.

To adopt your Duck for EVWC CLICK HERE. To learn more about the Rotary Duck Race CLICK HERE