GARNA
Experience the thrill of a zipline tour while supporting GARNA(0)
Captain Zipline Lost Canyon Zipline Tours is sponsoring a fundraiser for the Greater Arkansas River Nature Association (GARNA). On Saturday, May 12, Captain Zipline will offer their “Classic Zip Trip” tour and will donate a significant portion of the ticket price back to GARNA. The experience consists of seven thrilling cables rides, including the new [...]
Explore the Ruby Mountain area for rocks and gems(0)
On Saturday, May 5 the Greater Arkansas River Nature Association (GARNA) is offering a geology and gem exploration program and accompanying hike in the Ruby Mountain area of Brown’s Canyon Wilderness Study area. Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area volunteer geologist Bob Hickey will talk about the rock formations in the Ruby Mountain area and then lead [...]
GARNA sponsors sustainable high-altitude gardening series(0)
This five week course will cover everything gardeners need to know to plan and prepare for a fruitful high-altitude garden. Instructor Maggie Gaddis, M.S. teaches biology at Colorado Mountain College and Colorado Community Colleges online. She formerly owned a landscaping business in Colorado and has maintained gardens from 5 to 10,000 ft. in elevation. She [...]
GARNA presents “Overallocated : Water of the Upper Arkansas River”(0)
Are you curious about the allocation and management of the water in the Upper Arkansas River?
Volunteer to monitor nest boxes(0)
GARNA/Division of Parks & Wildlife Nest Box Monitoring Workshop April 7 Spring is early this year and it is time for monitoring local bird nesting boxes. Each spring and summer GARNA partners with the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife to monitor bird nesting boxes in Chaffee County. Boxes are at various locations and volunteers [...]
Bats will be the topic of GARNA’s annual meeting program(0)
On Wednesday, February 8, the Greater Arkansas River Nature Association (GARNA) will host a program on bats following their annual association meeting. This year’s program will be led by GARNA Board Member Dr. Paul Robertson. The fact that 2011-12 has been declared the European and International Year of the Bat by the International Union for [...]
Free ‘Ski with a naturalist tour’ available Sundays at Monarch Mountain(0)
Sunday, Dec. 18, marks the first Ski with a Naturalist tour of the season at Monarch Mountain. The tour is free and lasts for approximately 45 minutes. The group meets every Sunday at 11:00 a.m. next to the sign in front of Ski Patrol headquarters across from Pioneer Lift and the tour follows beginner runs. [...]
Presenting the 2011 Living Green Home Event(0)
See…a home sculpted into a hillside; a home heated using geothermal water; a production home modified to be a Net-Zero energy home…and more.
Small mountain owls of Colorado(0)
On Thursday, September 8, GARNA will present a program on small mountain owls. The presentation will be led by author, artist, bird rehabilitator and bird bander Scott Rashid. Scott has been working with birds such as hawks, falcons, owls, hummingbirds and a variety of songbirds for the past 20 years. He the author of numerous [...]
Finding fault in the San Luis Valley(0)
On Saturday, September 10 geologist Jim McCalpin will lead a driving loop field trip at the north end of the San Luis Valley. The group will stop to look at evidence of the geologically-recent creation of the Rio Grande Rift and the San Luis Valley by down-dropping along the Sangre de Cristo fault. This is [...]
Prepare for winter with preserving and canning class(0)
On Wednesday, August 24, join GARNA, Central Colorado Foodshed Alliance and CSU extension personnel to learn how to prepare for the upcoming winter months by canning fresh produce. Instructions for preserving food will be covered and participants will learn to cook and can food items. The class will be held from 6:00 until 9:00 p.m. [...]
Digital photography workshop to be offered(0)
On Saturday, August 7, Ed Berg, local photographer, will teach the basic rules of composition and lighting in photography while focusing on discovering and observing imagery that pleases the eye. The group will experiment with ways to capture and communicate observations of the natural world. The workshop will take place from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 [...]
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