“Wildlife learns to watch you. Why not learn to watch wildlife?”
That’s the pitch of the Colorado Division of Wildlife’s Wildlife Watch Workshops, four-hour sessions held throughout the summer. The workshops begin with presentations and activities tailored to promote safe, respectful wildlife viewing as well as teach a basic understanding of Colorado’s wildlife and habitat. The workshops are in various parks and natural settings and include a nature walk. Specifically, wildlife experts will teach what to look for, when and where to look and how to blend in with surroundings. They also will demonstrate how to use guidebooks and which kind of wildlife to look for in Colorado’s nine ecosystems. A workshop is planned from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at the Bluff Lake Nature Preserve, a 123-acre, wildlife-rich island of wetland, woodland and prairie on the banks of Sand Creek at the eastern edge of Stapleton (7950 E. 25th Ave.). A June 4 workshop is scheduled at Castlewood Canyon State Park outside Franktown. Reservations are required and workshops are $15 for individuals and families with children older than 10.
Get there — For more information, visit www.wildlifewatch.net or call 303-291-7258.
