Evergreen Audubon & Nature Center
Local chapter of the National Audubon Society
written by Robert Macfarlandreview by JoAnn Hackos A few years ago, Boulder Audubon considered giving Boulder Creek personhood, giving it rights like those of living people. Personhood would enable it to sue in court to stop pollution. The Whanganui River in New Zealand, the Magpie River in Canada, and the Klamath River in the United[…]
Have you ever met an Eagle Scout and wondered what it is all about? Recently Evergreen Audubon, Evergreen Park & Recreation, and Denver Mountain Parks benefited from the efforts of Simon House, an Eagle Scout candidate from Troop 217 in Denver. Did you know that many of the park benches and picnic tables at Evergreen Lake are[…]
On July 13, four birders met co-leaders Kathy Madison and Steve Garman for what has become a favorite Audubon field trip to Wigwam Creek, a small stream near Cheesman Canyon in southwestern Jefferson County. The Hayman Fire burned this area in 2002, and as a result, numerous snags dominate the landscape—prime habitat for Lewis’s and[…]
written by Scott Weidensaulreview by JoAnn Hackos Scott Weidensaul has written another blockbuster account of bird migration–this is an extension of A World on the Wing: A Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds. He follows the people who are working to bring back the migratory birds that have been lost to climate change and the destruction[…]
The June 5 Bash and Benefit, “A Soaring Soiree,” was a soaring success! The highlight of the evening was having a majestic Red-Tailed Hawk, a wise Great Horned Owl, and an unbelievably adorable Saw Whet Owl, in attendance. The birds were available for close study and photo ops early in the evening. Later, their handlers,[…]
– written by Dave Kwasnick There’s a sound Colorado has forgotten. Not the bugle of an elk in a frosted valley. Not the chatter of magpies in a cottonwood grove. Not even the howl of wind racing across North Park at dusk. I’m talking about the howl of a wolf. For more than 80 years,[…]
written by Leigh Ann Henionbook review by JoAnn Hackos I’ve always wanted to see the synchronous fireflies in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The male fireflies assemble and begin to flash until they are all flashing at exactly the same time while the females wait in the dark. It’s magical! From her experience with[…]
written by Gabbie Lochbaum The Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB) is native to western North America, spanning from Canada to Mexico. Intensifying outbreaks have resulted in expansion from their historic range into northern British Columbia and eastern Alberta. Concern is mounting, with at least two states currently prohibiting imported wood from states with known MBP outbreaks.[…]
