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Events Archive

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HPEC May Chapungu Sculpture Park Interpretive Garden Walk

Join HPEC stafff for a walk through the gardens of Chupungu Sculpture Park, with an emphais on native plantings. Learn more & get tickets >

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HPEC May Guided Interpretive Trail Walk

Participate in a guided interpretive trail walk with High Plains Environmental Center Restoration Ecology Staff around Houts Reservoir and Equalizer Lake in Centerra. Learn more […]

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HPEC May Warm Season Vegetable Class

Join us at the High Plains Environmental Center for a warm weather vegetable gardening class led by master gardeners. Learn more and get tickets >

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HPEC May Bird Walk & Bird Banding Event

This is an opportunity for participants of all ages to learn from two Northern Colorado birding experts, and meet the wild birds of Centerra and […]

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HPEC 2024 Earth Day Cleanup

Join us for the High Plains Environmental Center Earth Day Clean-Up on April 20th from 9 am – 12 pm. Give back to your community, […]

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2024 native plant sale in Loveland, CO
 - Sep 1, 2024
2024 HPEC Native Plant Sale

Ready for a more beautiful, water-wise, pollinator-friendly yard? Then don’t miss the yearly Native Plant Sale at the High Plains Environmental Center, happening now and […]

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 - Apr 6, 2024
Project Prom 2024

Project Prom Colorado and the Thompson Education Foundation want to make sure every high school student in northern Colorado attending prom this year has access […]

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HPEC Presents: Sustainable Landscape Design Class at Kinston Hub

For many years the HPEC has worked closely with Jason Oldham, a landscape architect based in Loveland, Colorado. Jason’s designs are driven by the same […]

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HPEC Presents: Cool Season & Vegetable Gardening Class

This is the HPEC’s first class of the season for vegetable gardeners. Master gardener, Micaela Truslove, will tell you what crops are best for cool […]

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