Join Bird Conservancy of the Rockies staff, board, volunteers, Friends and members for a morning celebrating 30 years of progress in conserving birds and their habitats during Earth Day weekend. Guided bird walks, bird banding demonstrations, live bird presentations, educational activities for kids and adults, lunch, birthday cake and a kite festival hosted by Friends of Barr Lake are included in the morning’s festivities.

LOCATION: Barr Lake State Park Nature Center (13401 Picadilly Rd, Brighton, CO 80603)

Admission is $5 per vehicle and includes park entrance fees, lunch and entrance to the kite festival.

Event Schedule:
8:00 – Guided bird walks, bird banding and coffee
9:30 – Live bird presentation by Nature’s Educators
10:00 – Kite Festival sponsored by Friends of Barr Lake State Park, Bird Conservancy educational booths and activities
11:30 – Bird Conservancy 30th anniversary presentation, Nelda Gamble Award and guest speakers
Noon – lunch
12:30 – cake

Special thanks to our event sponsors and partners:

Eagle Sponsor

Adams County Government

Swift Sponsor

United Power Cooperative

Owl Sponsors

Signarama Brighton • New Belgium Brewing • TBK Bank • Birds & Beans Coffee

Event Partners

Colorado Parks & Wildlife • Friends of Barr Lake • Science & Cultural Facilities District

Become a sponsor!

Bird Conservancy is seeking sponsors to help us celebrate this milestone event! Your sponsorship will support a Brighton-based nonprofit that has greatly enhanced bird conservation and science education with impacts felt far beyond Brighton from Canada and down to Mexico. Partner with a local nonprofit leader and celebrate your appreciation of 30 years of success in our community! For more information, click here to download sponsorship information, or contact Kelli Hirsch (Development Manager) via e-mail or by phone: (303) 659-4348 ext.12.

✓  Yes, I’d like to support the 30th anniversary of Bird Conservancy of the Rockies with a gift!

Your donations help us address the most pressing needs for conservation, ensuring birds and healthy lands exist for future generations. Your gift is greatly appreciated. Thank you for supporting our work to conserve birds and their habitats!  Bird Conservancy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and all donations are 100% tax deductible. Click here to donate securely online.  Donations are processed under the name Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory (former name of Bird Conservancy of the Rockies).