Fountain Creek Nature Center Craft Fair Saturday, November 10 9:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. Booth $40: (donation benefits Friends of El Paso County Nature Centers) Booth size: 6 feet wide x 5 feet deep Location: Fountain Creek Nature Center 320 Pepper Grass Lane, Fountain, CO 80817 Contact: 719-520-6745 or poeconn@gmail.com Deadline to register: October 20.
Bear Creek’s 4th Annual Bear Run 3K Fun Run & Walk Fundraiser Saturday, November 10, 10:00 a.m. Bear Creek Nature Center, 245 Bear Creek Road, Colorado Springs Join us for Bear Creek’s 4th Annual 3K Bear Run; a silly, charity fun run and walk for a cause. All new runners receive a bear suit to wear during the run and…
Jack-o-Lantern Trail Saturday, October 27, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Fountain Creek Nature Center, 320 Pepper Grass Lane, Fountain, CO 80817 Enjoy the lighted Jack-o-Lanterns along the nature trail, make a craft, roast a marshmallow, and other fun along the trail. Wear a costume. If you carved a pumpkin for the trail, you may retrieve it after 7:30 p.m.…
Pumpkin Carving Party Saturday, October 27, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Fountain Creek Nature Center, 320 Pepper Grass Lane, Fountain, CO Carve a pumpkin to leave at the nature center to help line the nature trail for the evening Jack-o-Lantern event. Pre-scooped pumpkins, patterns, and carving tools provided. Return at night to experience the lighted trail. Pumpkins may be retrieved after 7:30 p.m.…
Summer Naturalist Notes Newsletter ’18
El Paso County Nature Bus Trip to Sand Dunes National Park Saturday, September 29, 7:30 a.m.- 7:00 p.m Take a ride on our comfy, worry-free motor coach bus to the Great Sand Dunes National Park. We will begin with a guided exploration of the Visitor’s Center then an optional geology hike to the dunes led by geology professor Mark…
