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Kid going down a ramp on a mountain bike

Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day

August 20, 2025

Adult with 2 children stands near telescope operated by a man wearing a sun hat

Sidewalk Astronomy with Colorado Springs Astronomical Society at Homestead Ranch Regional Park

August 16, 2025

Three adults laughing and taking food from a buffet line.

Happy Trails BBQ Fundraiser

group of visitors listening to guide in front of paint mines

Paint Mines Guided Hikes

Art supplies and snacks surround a painting of wildflowers in front of a mountain.

Painting with a Purpose

A person stands in front of cattails and cottonwoods, focusing their camera for a photo of a tree.

Shutter & Strum Photography Workshop

In foreground, a group of four women sit around a square table with Bunco cards visible on table. One woman raises her hand excitedly. I background another table of people is visible.

Bunco! at Bear Creek Nature Center

A group of about twelve adults stand in a group in foreground. In background are colorful rock formations of the Paint Mines Interpretive Park.

Paint Mines Guided Hikes at the Paint Mines Interpretive Park

Purpose of the Board

Nature Center Sticker Design Contest

February 28, 2025

Two children wade through Fountain Creek on a summer day.

World Water Day Walk

February 26, 2025

Image of Kane Ranch Open Space welcome sign with a post and rail fence behind and wide open sky with clouds in background

Storytelling Moonlight Hike and Star Party at Kane Ranch Open Space

February 14, 2025