Library garden receives recognition
Durango Botanical Society’s Library Demonstration Garden will be featured in a nationally distributed pamphlet by the North American Rock Garden Society, The 11 Rock Gardens of Colorado.
The garden also will be among the 11 gardens that will be included in tours scheduled for the summer of 2016 and was featured in the society’s fall publication distributed to people visiting Colorado.
In May, the society will bring a nationally recognized crevice garden designer Kenton Seth to Durango to start the first new garden at the library. “The Crevice Garden Along the Trail” will lead from the Library Demonstration Garden to the new gardens on the north side of the library.
For more information, visit www.durangobotanicalsociety.com.
Nature Studies announces events
Durango Nature Studies will offer these activities:
A Folklore and Astronomy New Moon Hike will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Purgatory Flats trailhead. The hike is free for members and $10 for nonmembers. On this hike participants will use the darker skies of the new moon to look at the stars and some of the legends related to them. To register, email sally@durangonaturestudies.org, call 769-1800 or visit www.durangonaturestudies.org/fullmoon.htm.
Mountain Film on Tour, Nature Studies’ fifth annual fall fundraiser, will take place Nov. 21 at the Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., and the films will start at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door and $10 students and kids. People can purchase tickets at Maria’s Bookshop, Zia Taqueria (north and south), 4Corners River Sports and Pine Needle Mountaineering. At 5:30 p.m., there will be beer from Steamworks Brewing Co., wine from 6th Street Liquor, burritos from Zia Taqueria and desserts from Hot Tomatoes. There will be a silent auction. For more information, visit www.durangonaturestudies.org/mountainfilm.htm.
The Mountain Film on Tour Kid’s Film Matinee will take place Nov. 21 at the Durango Arts Center. Doors will open at 2:30 p.m. The films will be shown from 3 to 4 p.m. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door for kids; and $10 in advance and $13 at the door for adults. At 2:30 p.m., there will be pizza from Fired Up Pizza, drinks from Zuberfizz and desserts from Hot Tomatoes. For more information, visit www.durangonaturestudies.org/mountainfilm.htm.
Trails 2000 to host trailwork
Trails 2000 will host a public trailwork day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at Overend Mountain Park.
Volunteers are needed to help replace a bridge off of Perins Gulch and should meet at the Leyden trailhead. No experience is necessary. Trails 2000 will provide tools, gloves, a safety/instructional tool talk, water and snacks. The trailhead is located at the end of Leyden Street, and there will be a Trails 2000 truck parked there. Volunteers should wear long pants, long-sleeved shirt, closed-toe shoes and sun hat. They should bring sunscreen, a water bottle and rain jacket.
For more information, visit www.Trails2000.org.
Avalanche studies selects director
The Center for Snow and Avalanche Studies board of directors has selected Jeff Derry as it’s new executive director, succeeding founder Chris Landry. Derry has a proven track record in executing complex scientific research projects including extensive experience performing and facilitating cryospheric field science in the Alaskan Arctic, Greenland and Antarctica.
He oversaw and conducted multidisciplinary scientific investigations at the summit of the Greenland icecap. He also has provided technical and management expertise for air quality monitoring programs and permitting projects worldwide.
Derry earned his master’s degree in watershed science from Colorado State University with an emphasis in snow hydrology, and a bachelor’s degree in geography and environmental studies from University of Colorado in Colorado Springs.
For more information, visit www.snowstudies.org.
Herald Staff
