Our banding trainee position strives to provide technical bird banding experience to foster future ornithologists. While learning these skills the trainee also becomes part of the community at the banding station. Lauren is our second banding trainee at the Barr Lake banding station. Read on to hear more about her time at the station.
During this month’s session we will explore how we can find out what animals have visited an area, all without laying eyes on them! We will learn about animal tracks and other signs, and sharpen our observation skills as we search for any clues that point to what animals are visiting our neighborhood.
Tracking Wildlife will be outside the entire time. Please dress comfortably for the weather and bring snacks/water as needed.
Register here by January 4, 2024: https://bit.ly/FNCTrackingWildlife
Thanks to generous support from individual donations, like you, and Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, our programs are offered at NO COST to you!
Family Nature Club is intended for children and their grownups. Each family group will receive an Exploration Kit to use during the series to investigate the nature around them and to complete challenges at home between sessions.
All are welcome. Our community of practice is to be an organization that empowers people of all backgrounds, beliefs, colors and creeds to join in, benefit from and contribute to our mission. We strive for inclusivity of all persons regardless of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other status.
As I look back on my seasons as a Camp Director and counselor before that, the moments I think of most often are the moments in between the big things. They’re the glue that holds it all together and cements the impact had by camp on my life. This summer at Bird Camp is no different. I’ve included a few of our favorite stories of awe, wonder, and dirt that wove together the whole of what we did this season.
Ages: 12-14
Dates: July 7 – 12, 2024
Tuition: $950/week
Location: Camp takes place in Jamestown, CO. Drop-off and pick-up take place at the Environmental Learning Center in Brighton, CO.
Learn the ecology of the Rocky Mountains and the birds that call these spaces home. Our Taking Flight campers work toward a deeper understanding of the flora and fauna that exist here and the ways that they interact with our avian residents. We aim for these campers to come away with better observational skills and lasting memories of hiking, birding and so much more.
Scholarships are available for all camps
Applications for scholarships can be made through our online scholarship application. Please complete this form BEFORE you register and wait for a reply from a Bird Conservancy staff member.
Ages: 15-17
Dates: June 20 – June 28, 2024
Tuition: $1,400/week
Location: Camp takes place in Jamestown, CO. Drop-off and pick-up take place at the Environmental Learning Center in Brighton, CO
In our longest running camp program, we aim to provide our eldest campers with opportunities to learn about careers in natural resources, spot new lifer species and create an investigative research question about the things that inspire them. From trekking through the tundra of Rocky Mountain National Park to camping among the woodland forest in the foothills, we aim to truly take these campers soaring over different unique spaces learning and having fun throughout.
Scholarships are available for all camps
Applications for scholarships can be made through our online scholarship application. Please complete this form BEFORE you register and wait for a reply from a Bird Conservancy staff member.
Ages: 4-5
When: July 29-August 2, 2024. 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Daily.
Tuition: $120/week; scholarships are available.
Location: Environmental Learning Center, 14500 Lark Bunting Lane, Brighton, CO
Our youngest campers will explore the great outdoors through nature walks, crafts, stories, games, and structured outdoor play. Mini-Camps focus on building connections to the outdoors through sensory experiences, and building friendships among campers.
Scholarships are available for all camps
Applications for scholarships can be made through our online scholarship application. Please complete this form BEFORE you register and wait for a reply from a Bird Conservancy staff member.
Ages: 8-9
When: July 15-19, 2024. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Daily.
Tuition: $240/week; scholarships are available.
Location: Environmental Learning Center, 14500 Lark Bunting Lane, Brighton, CO
Raptors are top predators here on the grassland! Campers will learn all about the variety of raptors that live in Colorado, as well as their adaptations and the food webs that they dominate. All of our Day Camps strive to balance learning and fun through games, hikes, crafts, scavenger hunts, and structured outdoor play.
Scholarships are available for all camps
Applications for scholarships can be made through our online scholarship application. Please complete this form BEFORE you register and wait for a reply from a Bird Conservancy staff member.
Ages: 6-7
When: July 22-26, 2024. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Daily.
Tuition: $240/week; scholarships are available.
Location: Environmental Learning Center, 14500 Lark Bunting Lane, Brighton, CO
Hone your birding skills in this camp designed to take your birding to the next level! Campers will become experts in binocular and field guide use, and build their observational and scientific skills. All of our Day Camps strive to balance learning and fun through games, hikes, crafts, scavenger hunts, and structured outdoor play.
Scholarships are available for all camps
Applications for scholarships can be made through our online scholarship application. Please complete this form BEFORE you register and wait for a reply from a Bird Conservancy staff member.
Ages: 12-13
When: June 3-7, 2024. 9 a.m. to 4 pm. Daily
Tuition: $340/week; scholarships are available
Location: Environmental Learning Center, 14500 Lark Bunting Lane, Brighton, CO
Take your birding to the next level by visiting different birding hotspot locations along the front range. Campers will go on three field trips away from Barr Lake to find new birds to add to their life lists while exploring some of the different ecosystems that birds thrive in.
Scholarships are available for all camps
Applications for scholarships can be made through our online scholarship application. Please complete this form BEFORE you register and wait for a reply from a Bird Conservancy staff member.
Ages: 12-13
When: June 3-7, 2024. 9 a.m. to 4 pm. Daily
Tuition: $340/week; scholarships are available
Location: Environmental Learning Center, 14500 Lark Bunting Lane, Brighton, CO
Take your birding to the next level by visiting different birding hotspot locations along the front range. Campers will go on three field trips away from Barr Lake to find new birds to add to their life lists while exploring some of the different ecosystems that birds thrive in. REGISTER HERE on November 1st!
Scholarships are available for all camps
Applications for scholarships can be made through our online scholarship application. Please complete this form BEFORE you register and wait for a reply from a Bird Conservancy staff member.
