Saturday, June 20 Falcon Regional Park Come out to celebrate mother nature’s gift of wind and help us fill the sky with color! Bring your friends and family to fly a kite, create a wind propelled craft project, eat a delicious treat, explore vendors, and enjoy other colorful attractions. Free, All Ages, Open to the…
Saturday, August 22 10:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. Bear Creek Nature Center, 245 Bear Creek Road Party like a bear! To celebrate the Bear Creek Nature Center’s 50th Anniversary, El Paso County is hosting a Bear-thday Party at Bear Creek Nature Center. Join us on Saturday, August 22, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Bear Creek…
Saturday, May 30, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Fountain Creek Nature Center 320 Peppergrass Lane, Fountain CO As migration winds down, the birds are just getting started! The wetlands, meadows, and forests along Fountain Creek will be a cacophony of songs and calls of nesting birds. We’ll learn some tips and tricks for identifying birds…
245 Bear Creek Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80906
719-520-6387
Be a steward of our parks and join the Restoration Crew at Bear Creek Nature Center. Work includes trail maintenance, introduced species removal, fire mitigation, and habitat restoration. Varying levels of work available at each workday.
Email kyleetaylor2@elpasoco.com to join!
Join Christoher Robin and that “Silly Old Bear,” Winnie the Pooh, for a cozy adventure perfect for young audiences ages 0-10. We’ll search for honey, do some exercise and take a balloon ride with Pooh Bear. We’ll also make a honey bee craft, throw a make-believe party and tumble along the nature center trail with the characters. Wigglers welcome! $10/person, prepaid registration required
Discover the world of nature with your 4 or 5 year old. $3 per person including siblings and adults. Preregistration required.
Discover the world of nature with your 2 or 3 year old. $3 per person including siblings and adults. Preregistration required.
Rocky Mountain Women’s Film in Community, in partnership with Bear Creek Nature Center, allows community members to watch from RMWF film collection.
Free to the public, donations appreciated! Preregistration required at rmwfilm.org
Discover the world of nature with your 4 or 5 year old. $3 per person including siblings and adults. Preregistration required.
Discover the world of nature with your 2 or 3 year old. $3 per person including siblings and adults. Preregistration required.
Be a steward of our parks and join the Restoration Crew at Bear Creek Nature Center. Work includes trail maintenance, introduced species removal, fire mitigation, and habitat restoration. Varying levels of work available at each workday.
Email kyleetaylor2@elpasoco.com to join!
Join Native Plant Masters, Jan Berry and Pat Shepperdson, in exploring the native flora of Bear Creek Park. We will hike uphill along the creek and then cross the meadows to complete a three-mile loop. You will learn to identify native and non-native plants as well as some noxious weeds. Come prepared for 2 hours in any weather: sun hats, sunscreen, hiking poles, rain jackets, and water. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to class (7:45) to check in and complete an emergency contact form. $5 per person
Observe the sun though special solar telescopes operated by CSASTRO members. These telescopes enable amazing views of surface features, filaments, prominences and flares on the Sun that can’t be seen with ordinary telescopes. CSASTRO members will also discuss the benefits and dangers of UV. Drop-in program, $2 per person suggested donation
Cyanotype is one of oldest and most accessible forms of photography. An elegant combination of chemistry and botany practices came together in Anna Atkins’ work to produce the first book of photography, Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions. Before modern print practices, blueprints were made by layering original architectural designs over cyanotype-treated paper. Now, artists and hobbyists across the globe use this process to develop their own designs and images, using all kinds of materials. Join us as we walk in Anna Atkins’ footsteps by foraging for specimens on a nature walk. In Foraged Refresh, explore and experiment with this process on different materials. Participants are strongly encouraged to bring a clothing item from home they’d like to transform. $40/person. Preregistration required
Celebrate the importance of our native pollinators and what you can do to support pollinator habitats, health, and biodiversity. Learn about the insects of Bear Creek Nature Center through hands-on activities including bug sweeps! $5/person, great for the whole family!
Learn to paint brilliant summer greens with soft pastels, a wonderful, colorful, and forgiving medium! Follow a step-by-step demonstration as you learn about composition, value shapes, perspective, and pastel painting techniques. Lisa provides a welcoming workshop environment that encourages students to abandon fear and find their own joyful artistry in the creative process. This class is for beginner students interested in exploring painting techniques with soft pastels. $55/person includes pastels, paper, and desktop easel. Ages 18+.
Living in Colorado Springs means learning to live alongside our bear neighbors! Chat with Colorado Parks and Wildlife volunteers at the pop-up booth to learn about bear biology, bear/human interactions, and bear populations in Colorado Springs and surrounding areas. Keep bears safe this summer and learn to avoid bear/human conflict. Free!
320 Peppergrass Lane, Fountain, CO 80817
719-520-6745
Explore nature with your 3-6 year old. $3/person. Prepaid registration required for all attendees.
Beginning to advanced birders count and record the numbers of bird species and populations found in Fountain Creek Regional Park during the height of spring migration. $5 donation recommended per participant to support our bird feeders.
Explore nature with your 2 or 3 year old. $3/person. Prepaid registration required for all attendees.
May is the month of the much-maligned Miller Moth migration. Considered pests by many, Miller Moths are harmless to us and important contributors to our ecosystem. Celebrate with us as we learn why we should welcome them and how we can coexist with these curious creatures. $3 per member, $4 per nonmember
Geared toward ages 8 and up. $4 per person. Prepaid registration required.
Not “bugs”, arthropods! Learn about insects, spiders, and some of their other creepy crawly relatives with a puppet show, arthropod activity, and a guided hike to catch wild arthropods.
Designed for grades K-2. $4 per person. Prepaid registration required.
As migration winds down, the birds are just getting started! The wetlands, meadows, and forests along Fountain Creek will be a cacophony of songs and calls of nesting birds. We’ll learn some tips and tricks for identifying birds by the sounds they make, then take a stroll to practice. Ages 10+. $5 per person. Prepaid registration required.
Explore nature with your 3-6 year old. $3/person. Prepaid registration required for all attendees.
Learn some basic stitches then practice those skills while you embroider an iconic plant or animal from Colorado! This is a beginner friendly class, and all materials will be provided. After completing your piece, take a guided walk along the nature trail searching for summer inhabitants of the park. For ages 18+. Program is free but space is limited. Pre-registration required.
Explore nature with your 2 or 3 year old. $3/person. Prepaid registration required for all attendees.
A dead tree, or “snag” can spend decades providing new life and opportunities for a host of living things, from microbes to mammals. It acts as a “high-rise” habitat for wildlife, providing food and nesting cavities. Join us in discovering the secret life of our dead trees in the park. Best for ages 5+. $4/member, $5/nonmember. Prepaid registration required.
Pre-registration is required for most programs. Space may be limited. General cancellation policy: No refunds are given for public program registrations unless the program is cancelled by the Nature Centers. In the case of severe or dangerous weather staff may deem the conditions unsafe and may reschedule or cancel an event or program. All refunds will be paid by check. Check refunds may take 3-4 weeks to process.
