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High Plains Environmental Center’s online native plant sales begin April 5, 2021. Native plants help to conserve water and support native wildlife, especially pollinators! All plants come in 3.5-inch or 5.5-inch (narrow) pots (all have same soil volume. Plant ordering will resume on April 5, 2021 in time for the spring planting season. We invite […]
Want to keep the Lakes looking beautiful? Join your fellow neighbors in a community Earth Day Clean up Saturday, April 24! REGISTER HERE About this Event Join your neighbors to help beautify the Lakes! No one is too old or too young to help. Involving kids in a neighborhood cleanup is a great way to […]
Join seasoned birder, Sheila Webber of the Ft. Collins Audubon Society, and Scott Rashid, Director of the Colorado Avian Research and Rehabilitation Institute at the High Plains Environmental Center on Saturday, May 1st from 2:00 to 4:00. We will start at the visitor’s center with the guided bird walk with Sheila around Equalizer Lake, and […]
The Loveland Classic returns this spring with a continued celebration and focus on the local community. This annual health and fitness event celebrates and supports the local community, raising funds to support local Thompson Education Foundation and early childhood education in Loveland. The Loveland Classic 5k/10k is one of the oldest races in Loveland, Colorado […]
HPEC is partnering with the Butterfly Pavilion and the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project (MLMP) to bring this important citizen science opportunity to the communities near HPEC. Created to inform monarch conservation, the MLMP focuses on understanding the distribution and abundance of breeding monarchs throughout the US and Canada. We are looking for volunteers to work […]
HPEC is partnering with the Butterfly Pavilion and the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project (MLMP) to bring this important citizen science opportunity to the communities near HPEC. Created to inform monarch conservation, the MLMP focuses on understanding the distribution and abundance of breeding monarchs throughout the US and Canada. We are looking for volunteers to work […]
Nature Immersion is inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin-Yoku, which translates to “forest bathing”. Since the 1980’s scientists in Japan started experimenting with the effect spending time in a natural environment has on the physical body. They discovered and documented amazing health benefits from lowered blood pressure and pulse rate, to decreased levels of […]
Online Lecture Series: Landscaping with Native Plants Saturday, September 12, 2020, 9:00am-10:00am MT Instructor: Jim Tolstrup, HPEC Executive Director This is the first in a series of online lectures presented by Jim Tolstrup, the Executive Director of the High Plains Environmental Center. Jim works to promote the conservation, restoration and landscape use of native plants […]
Join us on Saturday, September 5th, for a Bird Banding experience with Scott Rashid, Director of Colorado Avian Research and Rehabilitation Institute. Scott, an expert Ornithologist, will talk to the group about what bird banding is, which birds we may expect to see/band, and why bird banding is vital for collecting data on avian species, […]
Whether you’re a seasoned birder or an amateur, join Sheila Webber for a bird walk around Equalizer on the First Saturday of each month 8am-10am from now through November 2020. Walking will be at a slow pace on approximately 2 miles of level walking paths. Consider bringing binoculars and a field guide to enhance your […]
In light of state and county public health orders, the City of Loveland, Colorado – Government is moving its Fourth of July fireworks display, a time-honored North Lake Park tradition, to The Ranch Events Complex for 2020. The fireworks show is the result of a partnership between the City of Loveland, City of Fort Collins […]
Required Materials: Notebook, Pen, Layers & Appropriate Footwear for Field Work *COFFEE, TEA, & SNACKS WILL BE PROVIDED; PLEASE BRING SACK LUNCH* Cost: $55.00 People have lived in Colorado for over 10,000 years. Looking at native plants through the lens of these first people’s offers us a view of a world that existed before grocery stores and […]
