Durango Nature Studies to host full moon hike
Durango Nature Studies will host a Full Moon Hike under the Sturgeon Moon from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Purgatory Flats.
The hike is free for members and $10 for nonmembers. Participants will learn about natural history, nocturnal animals, local landforms, and moon facts and legends.
To register, email sally@durangonaturestudies.org, call 769-1800 or visit www.durangonaturestudies.org/fullmoon.htm.
Durango man joins disaster-relief organization
Team Rubicon, a veteran-led disaster relief organization, has launched debris management operations to support communities affected by wildfire outbreak across North-Central Washington.
Breaux Burns, of Durango, left July 30 to take part in Operation: Humble Trooper, in Pateros, Washinton. There, Team Rubicon volunteers are managing volunteers, performing damage assessment, chainsaw operations, and debris removal and management. Burns is a firefighter paramedic in Durango. Burns also is a Marine Corps veteran, and has previously deployed with Team Rubicon to Moore, Oklahoma, Longmont, the Philippines and several other locations.
Team Rubicon is accepting financial contributions for its storm response.
For more information, visit www.teamrubiconusa.org. Team Rubicon also can accept bitcoin donations at www.bitcoin.teamrubiconusa.org.
Navajo State Park announces events
Navajo State Park, 1526 County Road 982 in Arboles, will offer these programs:
Kids and their families will learn the basics of fishing at 9 a.m. Saturday at Windsurf Beach. Participants will learn about casting, lures, bait, fishing ethics and the role angling plays in the management of Colorado’s fisheries. All fishing equipment will be provided, but people are encouraged to bring their own. Participants should bring water, snacks, bug spray and appropriate clothing.
Kids can learn about fossils from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Sunday. This will be a hands-on activity where kids can draw dinosaurs and paint castings of actual fossils. Kids also will receive a free fossil carton coloring book.
For more information, call 883-2208.
Mancos State Park announces events
Mancos State Park, a few miles northeast of Mancos on 43 Road, will host these programs:
Park naturalist Carol Bylsma will teach about butterflies of the southern Rockies at 2 p.m. Saturday. Participants will learn how to capture, examine and release butterflies. She’ll also talk about other insects.
“Wild Games,” which introduces wildlife concepts through play, will take place at 5 p.m. Saturday.
An outdoor concert of folk, country and bluegrass music with Marilyn Kroker and Friends will take place at 7 p.m. Saturday.
For more information, call 533-7065.
Public reminded to prevent bear conflicts
Bears are starting to prepare for their hibernation.
That means bears are now constantly on the move looking for food, and many are finding their way into towns and residential areas. Colorado Parks and Wildlife reminds people to take precautions to prevent conflicts with bears. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials say that food attractants made available by people are the cause of most of the conflicts.
For more information, visit the Living with Wildlife section at http://cpw.state.co.us.
Herald Staff
