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Events Archive

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Jun 15, 2024
HPEC & NoCo Wildlife Center: Human & Wildlife Coexistence Class

Join the High Plains Environmental Center and NoCo Wildlife Center for a class with live animals on human and wildlife coexistence. Learn more & RSVP […]

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A person wearing a gray long-sleeve shirt and a beaded bracelet is tending to pink flowers in a garden.
Jun 12, 2024
HPEC Mid-Season Gardening Class: Organic Pesticides & Soil Quality

Come to the High Plains Environmental Center for a master gardening class on using organic pesticides and understanding soil quality for the summer season. The […]

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Jun 8, 2024
June Guided Interpretive Trail Walk w/ HPEC Restoration Ecology Staff

Join our friends at the High Plains Environmental Center for a fun and casual interpretive walk around Houts Reservoir and Equalizer Lake, guided by our […]

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Jun 1, 2024
June HPEC Bird Walk & Bird Banding

Join our friends at the High Plains Environmental Center for participants of all ages to learn from two birding experts, Shiela Webber and Scott Rashid, […]

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Image of a book titled "Suburbitat: A Guide to Restoring Nature Where We Live, Work, and Play" by Jim Tolstrup, with text announcing a book launch party on 5/29 at Kinston Hub.
May 29, 2024
Suburbitat Book Release Party

Join us for a good book and a tasty bite Jim Tolstrup, executive director of the High Plains Environmental Center here in Centerra, literally wrote […]

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May 25, 2024
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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May 11, 2024
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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Ripe and unripe cherry tomatoes on a vine, with a sharp focus on the bright orange and green fruits against a blurred green background.
May 9, 2024
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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A red-winged blackbird perched on a metal post, displaying its distinctive orange and yellow shoulder patches.
May 4, 2024
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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