To register for Nature Center Programs, please send an email to
Please include participant’s name, age if under 18, contact information and the date and title of the course you are interested in. We will contact you prior to the event to confirm your registration.
Evergreen Nature Center is seeking several volunteers from our membership to staff one of the most prominent and important nature center jobs, that of visitor assistant. The VA is the nature center host, providing visitors with a welcoming atmosphere and information on the importance of the lake environment, including local birds, fish and other wild animals and their habitats.
VAs also perform
administrative tasks such as opening and closing the nature center,
offering impromptu exhibit vignettes, assisting with interpretation of
displays, and answering basic questions about the nature center,
Audubon, Evergreen Audubon and the local environment.
The VA will record
visitor attendance, answer phone inquiries and sell nature center
merchandise. If you possess a friendly demeanor, a professional manner
and a basic understanding of natural processes, we would love to hear
from you. VAs will be supervised by Michael Stills, the nature center
executive director.
At its Jan. 24 meeting, the TENAS board approved the Bear Creek Watershed Breeding Bird Atlas as the chapter’s new birding project. The BCA will focus on public lands during the breeding season. Brad Andres and Mike Foster will describe the new project at the upcoming chapter meeting on Thursday, March 6.
The BCA steering committee is creating a new website, separate from www.dipper.org, which will enable participants to enter data online, store data in a designed database, and allow easy data retrieval. We are making good progress on the development, thanks to Kay Niyo’s colleague, Ann Johnson. We will provide more news on the new website after everything has been set up and tested.
It’s been a long and snowy winter, and you have forgotten what bird song sounds like. When the spring migrants finally arrive, you can’t remember which voice belongs to which bird. Sound familiar? Join us for a refresher course, led by Nathan Pieplow, on the songs of the common spring migrant birds in our area, and start the spring listening season off right.
The next few months will be especially exciting for TENAS members. Not only will our nature center at the lake open on Earth Day, April 19, we are also having a “Friendraiser” on Wednesday, June 11, at the Lake House. This event is to raise money to make Evergreen Nature Center the best we can. We are asking our membership if they know people who might be interested in donating funds for the center and/or coming to the party. We will send them an invitation so they will be informed.
Written by David Wald, David Balogh, Carolyn Fraker, Walt Phillips.
Oct 13, 2007 at 05:00 PM
The Evergreen Nature Center to be located in the old warming house at Evergreen Lake will open to the public for a sneak peak at the Earth Day Celebration on April 19.
This cozy, charming structure will host exhibits on local birds and their migration patterns, the Bear Creek Watershed, information about the mammals that we live with in our environment, and the aquatic life in Evergreen Lake.
Teaching OUTSIDE the Box Conference April 25-27, 2008 Snow Mountain Ranch, YMCA of the Rockies Winter Park
Presented by Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education
This conference is for YOU! Naturalists • Interpreters • Environmental Educators • Teachers • Students Anyone who appreciates learning about the world where we live!
MONTHLY MEETING PLACE All Chapter meetings (1st Thursdays) are held at Church of the Hills, 28628 Buffalo Park Rd, Evergreen (across from the JeffCo Library).
TENAS Art Exhibit at Library TENAS members will be featured in the Art Exhibit at Evergreen Library for the month of May. Stop by to view works by many of our talented members. While there don’t miss the display case presented by the Weed Awareness Committee.
Botany Group Resumes Meeting Spring is here, the flowers are blooming and we want to know their names and lineage. The Botany Group will resume meeting in May for study and enjoyment of the flora of our area. For more information, call Sylvia Brockner, 303-674-4851.
Books, Binoculars Needed The Exhibits Subcommittee for the new Evergreen Nature Center is in need of books and binoculars for the nature center. We are looking for nature books, including field guides, natural history, children’s storybooks or conservation related topics. In addition, we would like to have a few pairs of binoculars for people to view the birds on Evergreen Lake. If you are interested in making a donation, please call Heather Johnson at 303-670-0101, or
her.
Beaver Brook Watershed Volunteers The friends of the Beaver Brook Watershed are actively seeking volunteers for their weed management and volunteer patrol programs. Help us maintain the beauty and pristine nature of this wild place. For more information, call Kay Axtell, 303-674-5709.
Bear Creek Atlas For questions or to get involved, call Mike Foster, 303-456-2647.
Speakers: TENAS Monthly Meetings June: Paul Marinari: North America’s Rarest Mammal— the Black-footed Ferret July: Picnic: Everyone shares a few fun slides at the picnic. August: John Drummond: The Birds of Sri Lanka
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