Events
EVENTS
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PRESENTATIONS
The Colorado Trail in Crisis
with Karl Ford
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Ecosystems as Models for
Restoring Our Economies
with John Giordanengo
Watch the recording here
Join environmental scientist Karl Ford in a presentation about his hikes on the spectacular Colorado Trail. He first hiked the Trail in 2008. He re-hiked the Trail in 2021 and was dismayed to see 100 miles of dead and dying forest. That trip prompted Karl to write a book not only about the journey, but about recent scientific research done in Colorado on climate change and its effects on our forests, wildlife, and watersheds.
The presentation will also include information about Wild Connection's work, inspired by Karl's research, to identify places to protect to preserve biodiversity as the climate changes.
Discover how the symbiotic relationship between our environment and economic development can lead to a more sustainable future with national speaker and Colorado author, John Giordanengo, who spent the last three decades in the trenches of conservation, restoration ecology, and small-business ownership. That work led to his recent book, Ecosystems as Models for Restoring Our Economies, which was a finalist in the 2023 Colorado Book Awards. With his wealth of experience, Giordanengo shared insights on aligning environmental values with economic goals and bridging the gap between the inherent value of our environment and economic development in Manitou Springs.
This event is a collaborative effort with sponsors including the Manitou Pollinators, the City of Manitou Springs Parks and Recreation department, Wild Connections, Fountain Creek Watershed Flood Control & Greenway District, Colorado Humanities & Center for the Book, Beth Chorpenning, and the Butterfly Pavilion.
This event is a collaborative effort with sponsors including the Manitou Pollinators, the City of Manitou Springs Parks and Recreation department, Wild Connections, Fountain Creek Watershed Flood Control & Greenway District, Colorado Humanities & Center for the Book, Beth Chorpenning, and the Butterfly Pavilion.
Bluebird Seasons:
Witnessing Climate Change
in My Piece of the WildPresented by Mary Taylor YoungView the recording here!
Mary Taylor Young will take you on a virtual up close encounter with many animals and plants. Young, a noted Colorado naturalist and author, will share her latest book, Bluebird Seasons : Witnessing Climate Change in My Piece of the Wild. Reviewer Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature, states: "This wonderful book is faithful both in its witness to the world's beauty and to our need to act now to preserve something of that wonder and grace."
Climate Change with
Rocky Mountain Biological Lab
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"The Experiment" film image, by the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
View the video, "The Experiment," filmed at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory with David Inouye and Paul Erhlich. These scientists have up to 50 years of monitoring data on snowpack melt, phenology of wildflower blooms, arrival of hummingbirds and pollinators out of synch. The film shows 20+ years of artificial climate change plots' response to heating, presented by these engaging scientists.
Karl Ford previewed his new book Colorado Mountain Ecosystems in Crisis, A Field Report from the Colorado Trail. And Alison Gallensky updated us on Wild Connections Climate Change Resiliency Project.
Hard work in N Farnum.
Video by Wild Connections
The weather was just right with a Colorado blue sky and aspen in the hills for the final step in recovering a once-abused camping and dumping site. Winter snow will add moisture to give the native grasses planted here a headstart for the coming spring.
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Rewilding with Beavers
with
Heartland Rewilding and Superior Bio-Conservancy
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This presentation will have you believing in the power of beavers as ecosystem enginers!
Beaver, Photo Getty Images