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Upcoming Activities Calendar

Sign Up	A Teddy Bear Picnic Celebration (KIDS Ages 3-6) Thursday, 06 April 2023 \| 01:00 PM \| Chautauqua Ranger Cottage Bring your dolls and stuffies to help celebrate springtime. We will start with spring-themed picture books, then go on a short hike, searching for signs of spring, before spreading blankets for a peppermint tea picnic. (Feel free to bring your fav... more
Waitlist	Boulder Creek Clean Up -- Hospital Property Saturday, 08 April 2023 \| 08:30 AM \| Other OSMP Location \| Registration Required Volunteers will clean up a section of Boulder Creek. Litter is fatal to wildlife on OSMP. Leaving litter with food smells (e.g. pizza boxes, sports bars or gum wrappers) causes bears to stop fearing humans and increases conflict, ultimately leadin... more
Sign Up	Flora of the Foothills: A Hike & Native Garden Tour Saturday, 08 April 2023 \| 10:00 AM \| Chautauqua Ranger Cottage Enjoy a short hike searching for early spring bloomers while renewing inspiration for our own blooming this season. We will finish with a tour at Chautauqua’s native garden, where pollinator of the month will be revealed! Learn how native wildflow... more
Sign Up	The NCAR Fire: A Story of Resiliency Sunday, 16 April 2023 \| 09:30 AM \| Bear Canyon Trail (Bear Mtn Dr. Access) Living in a fire adapted ecosystem offers wonderous beauty and unique experiences. On this two-mile hike, join OSMP Wildland Firefighters to the 2022 NCAR fire’s ignition point and hear stories from the front line. Connect to this amazing area and... more
Sign Up	StoryTime: Hello Flowers! (KIDS Ages 3-6) Sunday, 16 April 2023 \| 10:00 AM \| South Boulder Creek West The plants and flowers are waking up after a long winter nap! Join naturalist Basil in saying hello to our plant friends waking up for the season. We will enjoy a spring focused story book, take a short nature walk at South Boulder Creek West, and... more
Sign Up	Every Day is Earth Day: A Biodiversity Hike Saturday, 22 April 2023 \| 10:00 AM \| Gregory Canyon From shaded creeks to craggy peaks and tiny habitats to the all-encompassing, Boulder is home to an amazingly diverse suite of life. Celebrate Earth Day with your community and OSMP naturalist Jessie on a short hike highlighting the many neighbors... more
Register	A Nature Play Date (KIDS- All Ages) Monday, 24 April 2023 \| 10:00 AM \| Sawhill Ponds \| Registration Required Spend your day off from school by bringing it back to the basics at a Nature Play Date. Play Dates offer an opportunity for kids and their parents to have unstructured time in nature, full of play and discovery. Spring has brought some changes to ... more
Sign Up	Art in a Mountain Park Sunday, 30 April 2023 \| 10:00 AM \| Sawhill Ponds Liberate your inner artist on this easy hike! We’ll make several stops to draw or paint what we see. By looking closely at patterns in nature and putting them to paper, we can reach a new appreciation of the beauty around us. OSMP will supply pape... more
Sign Up	Nature Explorers: Rodents, Rabbits and Relations (KIDS Ages 5-10) Sunday, 30 April 2023 \| 12:30 PM \| South Boulder Creek Trail - Marshall Rd. Rodents are found from urban cities in the foothills to remote alpine burrows. Join naturalist Kelly to explore the quirky characteristics of these small mammals, and how they are adapted to live in different ecosystems! This family-focused hike i... more
Sign Up	Recovery and Wellness Series: A Wellness Walk Saturday, 20 May 2023 \| 09:00 AM \| Shanahan Ridge / Lehigh Geared towards those in recovery, join OSMP, recovery coach Brian Klink, and recovery veteran Jim Veraldi to learn about the value of local nature from a recovery perspective, and experience how these lands and inhabitants help give your immune sy... more