Best bets this weekend will include various Public Lands Day events Saturday in and around Durango.
The second annual statewide Colorado Public Lands Day observance will be held Saturday and conservation-related events and activities are scheduled in the area, including cleanup and trail-work events, hiking, a plein-air drawing workshop, birdwatching and a public lands party.
Great Old Broads for Wilderness and La Plata Broadband will hold a cleanup event from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Ice Lakes Trail. Participants will meet at 8 a.m. at Durango Community Recreation Center. To register, email laplatabroads@gmail.com.Trails 2000 and Pine Needle Mountaineering will hold a trail-work and cleanup event from 9 a.m. to noon at Horse Gulch. Participants will meet at the junction of Horse Gulch Road and Meadow Trail, located past the Horse Gulch Trail entrance off East Eighth Avenue. Tools and instruction will be provided. To register, visit www.trails2000.org/2018/05/copld-may19.San Juan Mountains Association will hold a cleanup event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the McPhee Reservoir Marina near Dolores. Hot dogs and chips will be provided for lunch. To register, email kathe@sjma.org.Duranglers Flies and Supplies and Artemis will hold a cleanup event from 9 a.m. to noon along the Animas River. Participants will meet at 9 a.m. at Duranglers and walk to the river to pick up trash, with trash bags provided. At noon in Schneider Park, Artemis will serve lunch, and prizes will be given for best trash picked up. Registration is not required.
Great Old Broads for Wilderness and La Plata Broadband will hold a cleanup event from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Ice Lakes Trail. Participants will meet at 8 a.m. at Durango Community Recreation Center. To register, email laplatabroads@gmail.com.Trails 2000 and Pine Needle Mountaineering will hold a trail-work and cleanup event from 9 a.m. to noon at Horse Gulch. Participants will meet at the junction of Horse Gulch Road and Meadow Trail, located past the Horse Gulch Trail entrance off East Eighth Avenue. Tools and instruction will be provided. To register, visit www.trails2000.org/2018/05/copld-may19.San Juan Mountains Association will hold a cleanup event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the McPhee Reservoir Marina near Dolores. Hot dogs and chips will be provided for lunch. To register, email kathe@sjma.org.Duranglers Flies and Supplies and Artemis will hold a cleanup event from 9 a.m. to noon along the Animas River. Participants will meet at 9 a.m. at Duranglers and walk to the river to pick up trash, with trash bags provided. At noon in Schneider Park, Artemis will serve lunch, and prizes will be given for best trash picked up. Registration is not required.Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Navajo State Park will host a birdwatching event from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sambrito Wetlands, located at the south end of County Road 988 on the west side of the park near Arboles. Entrance to the park costs $7 per vehicle. For more information, call 375-6708.Senior Outdoors! will hold a hike from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Vallecito Creek Trail. Participants will meet at 8:30 a.m. at Durango Community Recreation Center and have the option to carpool to Vallecito for $4 each. To register, email Wayne Bedor at waynebedor@yahoo.com.Durango Nature Studies will hold a plein-air drawing workshop from 9 to 11 a.m. on Haviland Lake Trail north of Durango. Participants must bring their own drawing and sketching materials, such as graphite, charcoal, pastels, paper, sketchbooks, wood, canvas, etc. A 20- to 30-minute lesson to show basic techniques will be provided. To register, call or email Kiley Smith at (816) 786-5449 or kiley@durangonaturestudies.org.A Colorado Public Lands Day party will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Powerhouse Science Center, 1333 Camino del Rio. The celebration will feature music by Carute Roma, StillHouse Junkies and La La Bones; food from Chavos Street Tacos food truck; local brews and drinks; dancing; and a public lands photo contest. The event is hosted by Conservation Colorado. Sponsors include Pine Needle Mountaineering, Osprey, The Wilderness Society, Alpine Bank, Open Sky Wilderness Therapy, Alpacka Raft, Durango Outdoor Exchange, Braided Fly Fish and Great Old Broads for Wilderness.For more information about the statewide observance, visit www.copubliclandsday.com.
“Equal Means Equal” film screening, 6:30 p.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave.
Durango Farmers Market, 8 a.m., First National Bank of Durango, 259 W. Ninth St., www.durangofarmersmarket.com.
Wolfwood Refuge visits Three Springs, 10 a.m., Three Springs Plaza, 175 Mercado St., 764-6000.
Law enforcement memorial service and river walk, noon, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.
Community Kite Day, 11:30 a.m., Riverview Sports Complex, 2910 Aspen Drive.
Taste of Durango, 11 a.m., downtown Durango, www.tasteofdurango.com.
