Upcoming Events

March
31
September
1
Fri. Mar 31, 2023
 - Fri. Sep 1, 2023
2023 HPEC Native Plant Sale

High Plains Environmental Center’s 2023 Native Plant Sale starts March 31st and will run through September. New varieties of prairie and Rocky Mountain native plants will be added throughout the season as they become available in the HPEC nursery. Native plants help to conserve water and support native wildlife, especially pollinators! Get a sneak peek […]

Where
High Plains Environmental Center - 2698 Bluestem Willow Drive
Loveland, CO 80538
June
10
Sat. Jun 10, 2023
Guided Interpretive Trail Walk with HPEC Ecology Staff

Interpretive Guides: Kristin Oles (Restoration Ecologist & Project Manager), Jack Landen (Lead Field Technician), OR JT Love (Field Technician) Join us on the Second Saturday of each month, January-December from 9am – 10:30am, for a fun and casual interpretive walk between Hout Reservoir and Equalizer Lake, guided by our Restoration Ecology staff & Certified Interpretive Trail Guides. […]

When
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Where
High Plains Environmental Center - 2698 Bluestem Willow Drive
Loveland, CO 80538
June
24
Sat. Jun 24, 2023
HPEC Chapungu Bird Walk

Sheila Webber will be guiding a bird walks at Chapungu Sculpture Park on Sunday, June 24. This walk combines two of our favorite things- Art & Birds! Walking will be at a slow pace on approximately 2 miles of level walking paths. Consider bringing binoculars and a field guide to enhance your birding experience. The […]

When
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Where
High Plains Environmental Center - 2698 Bluestem Willow Drive
Loveland, CO 80538
July
1
Sat. Jul 1, 2023
July HPEC Bird Walk & Bird Banding Event

Join us on on the FIRST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH from 9:00am-11am for Bird Banding with Scott Rashid (Director of the Colorado Avian Research and Rehabilitation Institute) followed by a casual bird walk at Equalizer Lake with Sheila Webber of the Fort Collins Audubon Society. Participants meet at the High Plains Environmental Center, 2698 Bluestem […]

When
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Where
High Plains Environmental Center - 2698 Bluestem Willow Drive
Loveland, CO 80538
July
8
Sat. Jul 8, 2023
Guided Interpretive Trail Walk with HPEC Ecology Staff

Interpretive Guides: Kristin Oles (Restoration Ecologist & Project Manager), Jack Landen (Lead Field Technician), OR JT Love (Field Technician) Join us on the Second Saturday of each month, January-December from 9am – 10:30am, for a fun and casual interpretive walk between Hout Reservoir and Equalizer Lake, guided by our Restoration Ecology staff & Certified Interpretive Trail Guides. […]

When
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Where
High Plains Environmental Center - 2698 Bluestem Willow Drive
Loveland, CO 80538
July
22
Sat. Jul 22, 2023
HPEC Chapungu Bird Walk

Sheila Webber will be guiding a bird walks at Chapungu Sculpture Park on Saturday, July 22. This walk combines two of our favorite things- Art & Birds! Walking will be at a slow pace on approximately 2 miles of level walking paths. Consider bringing binoculars and a field guide to enhance your birding experience. The […]

When
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Where
High Plains Environmental Center - 2698 Bluestem Willow Drive
Loveland, CO 80538

Past Events

March
1
March
15
Mon. Mar 1, 2021
 - Mon. Mar 15, 2021
HPEC – Centerra Community Garden Sign-ups

Starting March 1st, annual garden boxes are available to members of High Plains Environmental Center and Centerra community residents. Be sure to email info@suburbitat.org on March 1st, 2021 after 9 am to sign up if you would like to reserve a community garden box. Box assignments and community garden details will be sent out by March 15th. […]

When
8:00am
Where
High Plains Environmental Center - 2698 Bluestem Willow Drive, Loveland, CO
Loveland, CO 80538
January
1
Fri. Jan 1, 2021
Centerra Winter Wonderlights

Now through January 1, 2020 Winter Wonderlights returns for the 2020 holiday season from November 14 through January 1 at the Chapungu Sculpture Park at Centerra in Loveland, just east of Macy’s at The Promenade Shops retail center at U.S. Hwy. 34 and I-25. Each night, visitors can walk through the beautiful park and enjoy […]

When
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Where
Chapungu Sculpture Park
Loveland, CO 80538
December
12
Sat. Dec 12, 2020
HPEC Online Lecture Series: Botany, Part 2

Online Lecture Series: Botany, Part 2 Saturday, December 12, 2020, 9:00am-10:00am MT Instructor: Jim Tolstrup, HPEC Executive Director This course is designed to help beginners identify common woody native plants in the field. Participants will learn basic botanical terms that distinguish plant parts, and how to “key out” plants, identifying families based on broad commonalities […]

When
9:00am - 10:00am MT
November
14
Sat. Nov 14, 2020
HPEC Online Lecture Series: Botany, Part 1

Online Lecture Series: Botany, Part 1 Saturday, November 14, 2020, 9:00am-10:00am MT Instructor: Jim Tolstrup, HPEC Executive Director This course is designed to help beginners identify common herbaceous native plants in the field. Participants will learn basic botanical terms that distinguish plant parts, and how to “key out” plants, identifying families based on broad commonalities […]

When
9:00am - 10:00am MT
November
7
Sat. Nov 7, 2020
HPEC MONTHLY BIRD WALKS

Whether you’re a seasoned birder or an amateur, join Sheila Webber for a bird walk around Equalizer on the First Saturday of each month 8am-10am from February-November in 2020. Walking will be at a slow pace on approximately 2 miles of level walking paths. Consider bringing binoculars and a field guide to enhance your birding […]

When
8-10am
Where
2698 Blue Stem Will Drive
Loveland, CO 80538
October
31
Sat. Oct 31, 2020
Halloween Hullabaloo Drive-In

This FREE annual spooktacular event is going Open Air Style in 2020! Featuring a family-friendly drive-in with Halloween favorites at the Centerra Marketplace (in the parking lot east of Jimmy John’s and south of Marshall’s). Don’t delay and reserve your tickets when they go on sale this week, limited space available. Each vehicle will receive […]

When
Showings at 10am, 1pm, 5pm, 8pm MT
Where
1569 Falls River Drive
Loveland, CO 80538
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