Teller-Park Conservation District

HARVEST CENTER MAY CALENDAR

SiteAdmin — Thu, 03 May 2012 14:55:25 +0000

Spring beckons us to the trails and

gardens!

Our first community garden: Volunteers created the Community Garden of Hope and Peace in 2009. After three successful growing seasons, the garden structures needed repair. Thanks to volunteers and funding from Community Partnership Family Resource Center we are well on the way to restoring the raised beds. A special “thank you” goes to Ron Beyers and Ron Capen for readying the beds for planting.

Garden space available: Space for gardening is available at CGHP and in a couple of Woodland Park backyards. If interested, send a note to email@wpharvestcenter.org to reserve a spot.

May 5: Climate Impacts Day will be observed here in Woodland Park, we’ll gather for a community hike 1:30-4:00pm to the Catamount Reservoir, highlighting the increased risk of forest fire and our depleted water resources. More info.
May 6: This event is sponsored by Amy Willard at the home of Leana & Dennis Wilson in Woodland Park. The new Tower Garden will be introduced and other products from Juice Plus+ will be discussed. To attend this afternoon of “Health & Wellness” please RSVP by Friday, May 4th to: Amy Willard 719.231.7155 AmysHerbals@msn.com

May 12: 2-boot hike of North Catmount Limber Pines Trail led by Nancy Remmler (mtngirl@mywdo.com). Meet at Centennial Trailhead in Woodland Park at 8:00am for car pooling.

May 20: “Raising Poultry in the Mountains” promises to be another very interesting Harvest Center workshop. The presenters will describe their successful techniques for raising chickens and ducks in our high altitude setting. The keynote presenter is Carol Ekarius, author of “Storey’s Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds” and other books about small scale farming.

Gardening in May? Every gardener in this area is asking, “Is it safe to plant outdoors?” We’ve already experienced several days of weather in the 70′s and several more are forecast in the coming week. This is June weather not May weather! Many gardening friends have already planted seeds or will soon transplant cold tolerant veggies such as spinach, chard, lettuce, peas, and broccoli into covered beds. As Kathleen said at our last workshop, “I’m taking advantage of the warm weather and planting now. If the weather turns cold, then I’ll plant again!”

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DROUGHT PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOP: MAY 15TH

SiteAdmin — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:53:38 +0000

drought workshop CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

Tuesday May 15

10:00 am – 3:30 pm

Colorado State Fairground in Pueblo

CAMP ROCKY IS COMING! JULY 8-14

SiteAdmin — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:25:13 +0000

27669 Camp Rocky 2012 brochure & registration form

Outdoor Environmental Adventures for Youth (ages 14-19).

Camp Rocky is a week long, residential camp for ages 14-19 who enjoy the outdoors and are interested in natural resources. Check out the brochure to learn more about this great opportunity. Scholarships are available on a first come-first serve basis to students living in the Teller-Park Conservation District area. Call our office to learn more: 686-9405.

SMART ENERGY LIVING: GREEN SOLUTIONS FOR CONSUMERS

SiteAdmin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:13:17 +0000

We’re all looking for ways to cut our expenses, while being a part of conserving energy and protecting our planet. Why not check out these energy saving tips and try a few this new year. Click on this link: 22

Monthly TPCD Board Meeting

SiteAdmin — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 02:26:36 +0000

The TPCD board meets on the second Tuesday of each month. Please call our office for the meeting’s agenda.

Welcome!

SiteAdmin — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 02:20:34 +0000

Welcome to the Teller-Park Conservation District web site.

Across the United States, nearly 3000 conservation districts are helping local people to conserve land, water, forests, wildlife and related natural resources. We share a single mission to coordinate assistance from all interested public, private, local, state and federal resources to develop locally driven solutions to natural resource concerns.

In 2011, the District hosted a Landowner Stewardship Workshop, conducted a weed workshop, demonstrated its river riparian trailer & snotel model at several schools and events-including Earth Day, awarded 4 scholarships to local youth to attend Camp Rocky and 2 scholarships to local teachers to attend conservation camps, sold over 5500 lbs. of grass & wildflower seed, monitored and treated over 2,650 acres of weeds in Teller and Park counties.