fbpx

Join High Country Conservation Center for these events

Mar
15
Thu
“What Will Summit County’s Winters Be Like in 2050” with NOAA Research Scientist, Klaus Wolter @ Colorado Mountain College Breckenridge
Mar 15 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Klaus Wolter - NOAAJoin the High Country Conservation Center and Friends of the Dillon Ranger District for a presentation at Colorado Mountain College in Breckenridge about climate issues in Summit County, including snowpack, drought, wildfires, and pine beetle epidemic.

Klaus Wolter is UC-Boulder Scientist that works with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). He recently has been working on predicting climate patterns for the entire country. He has created statistical tools that help to predict season climate and assess extreme weather events. Klaus is also involved in studying the level of impact that humans have on our current climate patterns, especially in regards to weather extremes.

Jun
1
Fri
Blue River Explorer Hike @ Bandstand on the Blue
Jun 1 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Blue River Explorer HikeJoin the High Country Conservation Center (HC3), Blue River Watershed Group, Town of Silverthorne and Trout Unlimited for the Blue River Explorer Hike – a part of Silverthorne’s First Friday lineup –  from 4-7pm on June 1, 2018.

Taking place at the Bandstand on the Blue at the Silverthorne Pavilion, this celebration will showcase Cycle Silverthorne and the Blue River Explorer Hike, a ¾-mile activity-based hike where one can record their observations about water management and stream ecology. Interpretive signs along the Blue River Trail through the Silverthorne Town Core highlight various aspects of the river system including water management, trout biology, watershed mechanics and water conservation.

Bring the kids as the Wish for Wheels organization will be building 25 bikes for needed children. With the Explorer Hike the kiddos will also receive a free kids activity booklet and stickers.

The Shaky Hand String Band will be on hand with live music and vendors on-hand to help you learn about water conservation and the case for action for managing water.

Meeting the Demand For Water – Water Usage
Meeting the Demand For Water – Challenges
Water Conservation

Jul
5
Thu
Ribbon Cutting – Leslie’s Community Garden @ Leslie's Community Garden
Jul 5 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Ribbon Cutting - Leslie's Community Garden @ Leslie's Community Garden | Dillon | Colorado | United States

Town of Dillon was the only community without a community garden until now! Thanks to a generous donation from the Stair family and the hard work of town staff, Dillon now has a community garden to call its own. Join us for a special ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, July 5 from 6-7pm.

Please RSVP to Linda Oliver, Event Coordinator, at lmook3@gmail.com or 773-575-2623 by June 29, 2018.

Sep
18
Tue
10th Annual Harvest Dinner @ Frisco Prime
Sep 18 @ 5:00 pm – 9:30 pm
10th Annual Harvest Dinner @ Frisco Prime | Frisco | Colorado | United States

Growing and distributing local and sustainable food is part of the mission of the High Country Conservation Center (HC3). This year, HC3 celebrates our locally produced foods at the 10th Annual Harvest Dinner, Tuesday, September 18th from 5-9:30pm at Frisco Prime. This four-course meal is created solely with donations from local farms and food sources. Plates are $65 for adults and $30 for children, with all proceeds benefitting HC3.

Chef Vincent Monarca prides himself on being eco-minded as he prepares this five-course meal based on locally sourced, organic, or sustainably produced ingredients.

Limited reservations available. The following are current times and party sizes available. Please contact Barry Rubenstein by calling 970-668-5703 or emailing barry@staging.highcountryconservation.org to reserve your spot!

  • Party of 6 at 8:45 pm

Visit our EVENT PAGE for more resources and information.

[mk_button dimension=”three” size=”large” outline_skin=”dark” bg_color=”#f7941d” text_color=”light” icon=”moon-quill” url=”https://squareup.com/store/high-country-conservation-center/item/harvest-dinner-1″ target=”_blank”_self” align=”center” id=”Buton ID” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”15″]Click Here to Purchase Tickets[/mk_button]
Nov
14
Wed
Climate Action Collaborative Open House @ Frisco Adventure Park Day Lodge
Nov 14 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Climate Action Collaborative Open House @ Frisco Adventure Park Day Lodge | Frisco | Colorado | United States

Please join HC3 and its community partners for a Climate Action Open House! We’ll kick off the evening with a brief presentation about the process we went through to develop a Climate Action Plan for our community. Afterwards, attendees will have the opportunity to visit stations to learn about different aspects of the plan and to provide their feedback.

Light refreshments will be provided, and the bar will be open.

Jun
1
Sat
Leslie’s Garden: New Gardener Orientation & Planting @ Leslie's Community Garden
Jun 1 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Leslie's Garden: New Gardener Orientation & Planting @ Leslie's Community Garden

If you are a plot holder or someone interested in signing up for a plot at Leslie’s Garden, then please join us on Saturday, June 1 from 10 am – 12 pm for an orientation and planting session at Leslie’s Community Garden in Dillon.

We will have a meet and greet from 10 am – 10:30 am followed by the orientation from 10:30 am – 11 am. After that, there will be a planting session for those who are interested and some time to mingle from 11 am – 12 pm.

We hope to see you there!

Jan
24
Fri
CLIMATE TALK: Disruption: Defining Radical in the Age of Humans @ Colorado Mountain College, Breckenridge
Jan 24 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
CLIMATE TALK: Disruption: Defining Radical in the Age of Humans @ Colorado Mountain College, Breckenridge

DISRUPTION: DEFINING RADICAL IN THE AGE OF HUMANS

Speaker: Rob Davies

Bio: Robert Davies is a physicist and noted science communicator whose work focuses on complexity, global change and human vibrancy.  Over the past decade Rob has delivered hundreds of public lectures ― to policymakers, business leaders, civic organizations and faith communities ― and his “performance science” theatrical collaboration The Crossroads Project | Rising Tide has been performed across the U.S. and in three countries.  Dr. Davies has served as a scientific liaison for NASA on the International Space Station Project; as a project scientist with USU’s Space Dynamics Laboratory; and an officer and meteorologist in the United States Air Force.  Originally hailing from the Black Hills of South Dakota, Rob is currently Associate Professor of Professional Practice in Utah State University’s Dept. of Physics, in Logan, Utah.

About the talk:

The BAD news…Sixty percent of Earth’s wildlife has disappeared in the past forty years.  Ninety-nine percent of Earth’s coral reefs will likely be gone within two decades; and  humanity’s disruption of the planetary climate is accelerating toward thresholds of extreme risk.  Meanwhile forty million people today exist in modern slavery; seventy million are forcibly displaced from their homes; more than two billion live in states of critical deprivation; and just thirty individuals today possess the wealth of the world’s poorest half ― 3.8 billion people.

The GOOD news…The human systems driving this situation… are going away. Humanity’s systems of food, energy, and economy require more resources than Earth can provide ― by a wide margin. The physics is crystal clear: The likelihood that these systems of ecological devastation will persist, for even a few more decades, is essentially zero.

The BAD news…We exist in a state of planetary emergency.  The party’s raging and we’re nowhere close to meeting the challenge.

The GOOD news…We haven’t really tried.

We have what we need to build a sustainable, just, and vibrant space for humanity.  With courage and resolve, we stand on the edge of extraordinary achievement.

Let’s try.

——

Presented by HC3, the Towns of Breckenridge, Dillon, Frisco, and Silverthorne, and Summit County government.

Apr
14
Wed
Planning Your Space: Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your High Altitude Vegetable Garden @ Zoom
Apr 14 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

Free Event | Registration for this event has closed. Sign up for the recording of this event, and tune in LIVE on Facebook

Presented by High Country Conservation Center and Summit County Library

Proper planning is one of the keys to getting the most out of a short-season garden. In this virtual workshop, Summit CSA Farmer and high altitude growing expert Kyla Laplante will offer tips on how to plant garden space for your family size and how to choose vegetable varieties that thrive in Summit County’s mountain environment. Attendees will also learn about timing the harvest and succession planting to make your garden more productive in a short growing season. This workshop is geared to gardeners of all levels and those new to Summit County’s growing environment.

Registration for this event has closed: Sign up to receive the recording of this event and tune in LIVE on Facebook. 

Remember, community garden space is available through High Country Conservation Center, so even if you don’t have vegetable beds at home, you can grow your own food all summer long.

Contact Us

We're not around right now. But you can send us an email and we'll get back to you, asap.

Start typing and press Enter to search