Events
Upcoming Events
- Ecology Park Dayhike, a BLM Wildlands Outing
- Sunday, April 27, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Ecology Park is an area near Cañon City, south of Royal Gorge, jointly managed by the Bureau of Land Management and Cañon City, which offers hiking and mountain biking trails. This moderate hike of approximately 5 miles with less than 700 feet elevation change will explore trails in the western part of the area. We will learn about proposed mining in the area, which could affect it as well as nearby Grape Creek Wilderness Study Area.
We'll also learn about the recently completed BLM resource management plan and how it could affect the area and threats to the area from changes in federal mgmt land use policy.
Bring plenty of water, lunch, snacks, and clothing and footwear suitable for the weather conditions. Carpooling or a car caravan from Colorado Springs to the trailhead will be arranged.For more information or to register for the hike, contact Jim Lockhart at 719-385-0045 or jlock@datawest.net. Please contact Jim no later than Friday evening, April 25th.
Pint Night at Seven's GateTuesday, May 13, 4:00 - 7:00 PM
Support local conservation and enjoy a great brew! Join the Wild Connections team at Seven's Gate Taproom in Colorado Springs for an evening of community, education, and action. By attending, you’ll support a local brewery and contribute to Wild Connections' mission.
Support Conservation: Every pint sold donates $1 to Wild Connections, directly contributing to the protection and restoration of our local wildlands. Learn About Local Public Lands: Engage with Wild Connections’ representatives and learn about our efforts to conserve wildland areas in the Upper Arkansas and South Platte watersheds.
Support Conservation: Every pint sold donates $1 to Wild Connections, directly contributing to the protection and restoration of our local wildlands. Learn About Local Public Lands: Engage with Wild Connections’ representatives and learn about our efforts to conserve wildland areas in the Upper Arkansas and South Platte watersheds.
Past Event Recordings
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Pika Presentation with Rocky Mountain Wild, A Webinar
Watch the video
Rocky Mountain Wild's conservation biologist, Megan Mueller, told us about their Colorado Pika Project!
In the face of climate change, this collaborative project engages community scientists to conserve the American pika and safeguard the health of alpine ecosystems in Colorado. Rocky Mountain Wild has more info about this project, the Pika Patrol app, and how you can get involved
Community Impact: Join fellow nature lovers and conservation enthusiasts in supporting a cause that helps sustain our beautiful Colorado wild areas.
Pikes Peak Birding and Nature FestivalMay 15 - 18
Sign up today to attend the Pikes Peak Birding and Nature Festival! As the festival heads into 2025, birders can look forward to another amazing array of bird species. The festival motto is “prairie to peak” and it lives up to that billing.
Wild Connection's is sponsoring the festival and we will be celebrating with fellow bird and nature lovers at the festival’s Birds, Bites & Brews social event on May 17 from 5:00-7:00 pm.
Wild Connection's is sponsoring the festival and we will be celebrating with fellow bird and nature lovers at the festival’s Birds, Bites & Brews social event on May 17 from 5:00-7:00 pm.
Spring migration along Colorado’s Front Range is often full of surprises and the festival weekend is peak migration time. The Pikes Peak region has much to offer, with the short-grass prairie rising to meet the forested foothills and deep canyons of the southern Front Range, and rich, riparian forests providing for countless birds, insects, and other wildlife. The Pikes Peak Birding & Nature Festival can be very special for visitors and locals alike. They have recorded 10 out of 12 woodpecker species which regularly occur in Colorado. And there have been over 15 species of flycatchers and shorebirds, 20 species of sparrows, and that one lone White Ibis.
Fountain Creek Clean-up,
Colorado Public Lands DaySaturday, May 17, 9:00 - 11:15 AM
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Fountain Creek Regional Park, by Colorado Springs Trails and Open Space
As part of Colorado Public Lands Day, May 17th, Wild Connections and the Pikes Peak Sierra Club Group invite you to join them for a cleanup of the Sierra Club’s Adopt-A-Waterway section of Fountain Creek, adjacent to El Pomar Youth Sports Center along the Pikes Peak Greenway Trail in Colorado Springs.
This is an opportunity to help the environment and also learn more about our waterways and their importance to wildlife and to wildlife movement. Dress for the weather, including work gloves, long pants, and sturdy shoes or boots. Wear sunscreen & bring drinking water.
This is an opportunity to help the environment and also learn more about our waterways and their importance to wildlife and to wildlife movement. Dress for the weather, including work gloves, long pants, and sturdy shoes or boots. Wear sunscreen & bring drinking water.
Park in the northeast corner of the Kohl’s parking lot at 2725 Janitell Rd, Colorado Springs, where we will meet for a short safety briefing and provide information on items that should not be picked up, but left for a special crew.
Pre-event registration is required. Please sign up no later than Thursday, May 15th. For more info and to register, contact Chuck Donachy at 719-330-5580 or donachy834@aol.com.