Discover Your Local Prairie!

Close to home, yet worlds apart
For a listing of our offerings, see our Calendar of Events & Classes

Select this YouTube link to view one of our visitor's perspective of the Plains Conservation Center!

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Thank you for your support of our activities here at the Plains Conservation Center. Although our Saturday activities have slowed until April, we still have walks on the prairie with a naturalist and full moon walks. Please check our calendar to see what activities you might be interested in.

 

churning We are now taking reservations for Little Camp on the Prairie, our 2010 summer day camp. This adventure on the prairie is designed for boys and girls 6 to 12 years of age. For more information, 2010 Day Camp Information. For a registration form, 2010 Day Camp Registration Form.
 

Click here to read the Plains Conservation Center Newsletter.

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Your gift, large or small, helps the Plains Conservation Center bring the wonders of the prairie into the realm of personal experience. Donations are tax deductible, as allowed by IRS rules. Click here to make an immediate gift online using your credit card.
School Groups

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Experience
the natural and cultural heritage of the High Plains of Colorado and learn how conservation of water and other resources is vital.  Hands-on activities are designed to meet Colorado Model Content Standards. 

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Sign-up now for our 2010 teacher workshops.
We are excited to offer teacher workshops that are relevant to your classroom as well as unique opportunities to explore nature at the Plains Conservation Center sites.
Click the "Resources for Teachers" link above for more information.

PCC is seeking applications from applicants 12 to 17 years of age for positions as Junior Camp Counselors. Click here for more information and a PDF application form.


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Research at the Plains Conservation Center continues in areas including paleontology, birds and plant life, archaeology and the natural environment. Learn more about what's going on

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The prairie rattler is in hibernation now, but find out about the physiological and anatomical details of this prairie inhabitant.
Find out more information about these visitors.

For recent sightings at PCC, click here.

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The prickly pear is a member of the cactus family and is out most prominent cactus.
Click here to learn more.


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Visitors Welcome

We welcome drop-in visitors Monday – Friday year-round and Saturdays, April – December; no admission fee.  Reserved programs will be offered year-round, please see “Calendar of Events & Activities” for upcoming programs.   We are currently unable to welcome visitors on Saturdays, January-March or Sundays, year-round. 

 

 


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Check these links for some great tips for a more sustainable lifestyle:
FREE Home Irrigation System Audits, Slow the Flow Colorado:
http://www.conservationcenter.org/w_SlowtheFlowColorado.htm

Home Energy Checklist for Action
http://www.aceee.org/consumerguide/chklst.htm

Ten Big Things You Can Do for the Environment
http://www.ilea.org/topten.html#_Tip4

Wisconsin Foodshed Research Project
http://www.cias.wisc.edu/foodshed/index.html

Earth Friendly Cleaners
http://www.ecocycle.org/hazwaste/recipes.cfm

Recycling, conservation and more
http://www.ecocycle.org/index.cfm

Take Action At Work
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/atwork.htm

Seafood Watch--Monterey Bay Aquarium
http://www.mbayaq.org/cr/SeafoodWatch/web/sfw_factsheet.aspx

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