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Friday, September 12, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Bear Creek Nature Center
245 Bear Creek Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

Break out your best western wear and add a little bird flair for the 16th annual Happy Trails BBQ Fundraiser – The Hoot-enanny at Bear Creek Nature Center. With Santa Maria style tri-tip from Buffalo Gals Catering, wine, beer & spirits, and decadent desserts from a variety of local businesses, you’ll be sure to leave with good grub in your belly. Grab your best partner to dance the night away to live music, boot scoot through “owl” the stations hosted by Nature Camp ambassadors, and meet & greet with live owl ambassadors! Whoooooo wouldn’t want to be at the Hoot-enanny? Birds of a feather flock together to raise funds for nature center programming and camp scholarships!

Click here to purchase tickets online, or to purchase directly and avoid fees, contact Mary Jo Lewis at 719-520-6388.

Your contribution to this year’s Happy Trails fundraiser will support Bear Creek and Fountain Creek Nature Centers’ education programs and scholarships. The El Paso County Nature Centers offer over 1,000 program opportunities each year for all ages at affordable rates- making field trips, nature camps, and public programs accessible to all members of the community. Through the non-profit, Friends of El Paso County Nature Centers, free programming, camp and program scholarships, and free accessible resources allow all members of our community to recreate, learn, and steward the natural world. Your support enables us to continue to serve the community with affordable programs that connect people to their natural and cultural resources and inspire stewardship.

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