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2008
Invasive Weed Education Program Saguache
County
July
24, 2008 9:00
AM – 2:00 PM Enjoy
a fun and educational day learning about the effects of noxious weeds on the
environment. In the first hour, you’ll learn how to identify, control,
and eradicate these harmful weeds before they spread. Then, under
supervision, the weed pulling will commence! Following the weed pull,
you’ll enjoy lunch and a discussion on re-vegetation. Limited
to 50 adult participants For more information: 719-754-3400 ext.108
July 12, 2008
8:00 AM - Noon This noxious weed awareness event offers an exceptional opportunity for the community to get involved in helping protect our open spaces and natural resources against invasive species. Help celebrate and protect our State’s unique resources and initiate or continue to be part of this important and greatly needed weed fighting force. Come learn to identify and control several noxious weeds that are negatively impacting our State including this special place called Bear Creek Lake Park. Enjoy it with friends, family or on your own. Food, beverages and free entrance to the park are provided along with entertainment. Limited to 400 participants. Ages 8 - adult Register online at VOC link July
12, 2008 11:00
AM – 7:00 PM Spend
the day learning how to stop the spread of noxious weeds. During a guided
weed walk, you’ll learn to identify invasive species in various habitats
common to the mid-valley area. You’ll also learn about alternatives to common
invasive perennials and bedding plants found in the home garden. Later in
the day, you’ll have an opportunity to participate in a weed pull followed by
a barbeque. Limited
to 60 participants, All ages welcome For more information: 970-963-8465 Caring
for Our Natural Resources – Pulling 4 South
Platte Valley
Historical Society, July
12, 2008 9:00-11:30
AM Have
fun learning to care for our natural resources. Through hands-on
activities and interactive presentations, you’ll learn about weeds, soil,
grasses, water, and more. Children ages 10 and older will enjoy activities
designed just for them. You’ll also enjoy listening to flute and drum
music by Levi Montoya! Don’t miss this fun morning for all ages! Limited
to 50 adults & 25 youth For
more information: 303-659-0525 ext. 111 or 970-304-6496 ext. 3770 Cherry Creek Stewardship Partners – Outdoor Stewardship Institute Pulling Together 2008 Cherry Creek State Park, Denver July
12, 2008 8:00
AM – 1:00 PM Skills training for crews leaders. In collaboration with Outdoor Stewardship Institute, the Partners are looking to build a network of skilled volunteers for the protection of open space parks in the Cherry Creek Watershed. Focus will be on Russian Olive and Scotch Thistle. Limited
to 20 adults. Minimum age: 18 For
more information: 303-345-1675
July 12, 2008 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM The City of Leadville will host a weed tour to educate participants about noxious weeds and their impacts. Focus will be on yellow toadflax, oxeye daisy, scentless chamomile, common tansy, musk and Canada thistles. Lunch will be provided. All ages welcome Collbran Town Auditorium on Main Street July 12, 2008 8:30 to noon A weed identification workshop sponsored by the Debeque-Plateau Valley Conservation District, Encana Petroleum, Delta Petroleum and Mesa County Division of Pest Management. Bring your own weeds for identification! There will also be a short presentation about the Weed Detection Dog. All ages welcome For more information: 970-255-7120 Colorado Weed Awareness Week – Dalmatian Toadflax Handpull Davidson Mesa Open Space - City of Louisville July 12, 2008 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Davidson
Up to 40 volunteers needed. All ages welcome For more information: 303-335-4742 Dolores
Public Lands – Pulling for San Juan
National Forest
July
12, 2008 9:00
AM – 2:00 PM Help
eradicate noxious weeds in the beautiful Limited
to 30 participants, focus on parents and youth ages 12 and older For more information: 970-385-1310 or 970-882-6816 9:30
AM - 1:00 PM Town
Dump/Recycle Center, From
Hwy 34/36 intersection, take Moraine Ave/Hwy 36 for 1.2 miles towards
Rocky Mountain National Park, then turn right on Elm Road. Round up your family and friends and join us for a weed roundup and day of fun! Through educational booths, demonstrations, and hands-on instruction, you'll learn how to identify and effectively remove noxious and invasive weeds before they spread. Also, bring in your bags of pulled weeds to the event for free disposal, and the first 100 people to bring in at least one full trash bag of weeds gets a free "Pulling for Colorado" weed t-shirt (kid sizes too!!). Prizes will be awarded to those that bring in the most bags of weeds and the biggest weed specimens. There will also be prizes for anyone that can correctly identify all 10 live weed samples on hand. Free food and drink will be provided by local restaurants including Ed's Cantina, Poppy's Pizza and Grill, Big Horn Restaurant, and the Other Side Restaurant. This
event will also kick off the establishment of a new free weed dump site
sponsored by the Town of Estes Park. No bags of non-weed materials will be
accepted. This event is sponsored by Pulling For Colorado, the Estes Land
Stewardship Association, All
ages welcome, no limit to participants Idaho Springs Weed Education Outreach July 12, 2008 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Community
Weed Awareness Campaign volunteers will staff a table outside the Idaho
Springs Safeway with samples of noxious weeds found in All ages welcome For more information: 303-674-1715 July 13, 2008 August 9, 2008 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM For the fifth consecutive year, Gilpin County, the US Forest Service, and VOC are again honoring the spirit of botanist James by “pulling together” to address the oxeye daisy at the gateway to the James Peak Wilderness at the East Portal of the Moffat Tunnel. Limited to 50 participants. Minimum age: 10 Register online at VOutdoors link Basalt,
Snowmass Village, & July
12, 2008 10:00
AM – 2:00 PM Learn
to identify a variety of noxious weeds and foster teamwork in your
community by participating in one of three concurrent events being held by
each of the three municipalities in Every
participant will receive a t-shirt, lunch and a copy of Noxious Weeds of
Colorado, as well as a variety of informative brochures. Don’t
miss out on this great event! For
more information: 970-920-5214 Ridgway
State Park
July
6 & 12, 2008 Work
together with members of your community to control the spread of noxious weeds.
You’ll learn to identify and effectively remove spotted knapweed, Chinese
clematis, houndstongue, common mullein, and Canada thistle. Don’t miss
this chance to pull together and make a difference! All
ages welcome For more information: 970-626-5391 ext. 23 Poudre
Wilderness Volunteers – Invasive Weed Training May
– August 2008 Since
1996, Poudre Wilderness Volunteers have served as stewards to the trail system
in the Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the For more information: 970-484-8002 Breckenridge, Dillon, Frisco, and Silverthorne Other locations to be announced July 12, 2008 A great opportunity to get together to enjoy some great scenery, meet your neighbors and have a fun day learning about noxious weeds in this special section of Colorado. Ages 10 to 80+ For more information: 970-409-8867 or 970-262-3449 9:00 AM –
noon Education
and outreach events for No limit on participation, all ages encouraged For more information, 970-295-6755 or 970-416-8620 ext. 3 (to register)
Wacky
Weeders - Weed Pull at July 12, 2008 9 am - noon Forest
Service Work Station on Volunteers
will encourage campers and visitors to learn about weeds and to “cut one for No limit on participation, all ages encouraged For more information, 970-295-6755 or 970-416-8620 ext. 3 (to register) August 11, 2008 (Monday) 9 am - noon Third annual Wacky Weeder work day around the lake to cut and bag musk thistle, common mullein, and houndstongue. Brown bag lunch following, drinks and desserts provided. No limit on participation, all ages encouraged. Weed
Awareness Weekend Awareness Day July
5, 2008 7:30 AM – 1:00 PM Learn about noxious weeds in Douglas County by visiting our informational booths and visiting with our experts. For more information: 303-973-3959 ...................................................... Pulling for Prairie Preservation 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM Lunch will be provided. Please bring water, sunscreen, a hat and a snack. Limited
to 30 volunteers. Sign up at voutdoors.com Age Minimum: 12 For more information: 303-973-3959 Weed
Warrior Days at the July
10 & 12, July 24, August 7, 14, 21, & 28, and September 9, 2008 8:30
– 11:30 AM Help
eradicate noxious weeds by becoming a volunteer Weed Warrior! At the Limited
to 40 participants each day, ages 8 – adult For more information: 303-973-9530
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