Firebird is holding a fundraising event once again for the local CB chapter of P.E.O.! Join us Saturday, June 29th for an interactive scavenger hunt around Crested Butte and solve the mystery of who stole a “famous” painting! The great Jasperterian went missing decades ago under tragic circumstances and now his long lost painting of…
Join Crested Butte Mountain Runners and CB Nordic Biathlon Club this Thursday, June 27th at 6 p.m. at the Nordic Center for a Biathlon Run and Shoot event. This will be an evening of introduction to the fun sport of biathlon with safe and easy-to-use Infrared rifles. Athletes will learn key skills like marksmanship and…
Join us on Wednesday, June 26 for a community hike and author talk with John Fayhee, author of “A Long Tangent: Musings by an old man & his young dog hiking every day for a year“. Event Schedule: 12pm: Meet at the Gunnison County Public Library 1 Quartz Street Gunnison, CO 12:30pm: Depart the library…
Sharon Strauss University of California The evolution and plasticity of the niche –insights gained from experiments, phylogenies and herbarium specimens. ZOOM seminar. Register: HERE
Micky Eubanks University of California, Davis Powerful mutualisms shape pest management and the success and impacts of invasive species ZOOM seminar. Register: HERE
Conner Philson University of Exeter Evolution of social behavior and structure: a multilevel selection perspective. ZOOM seminar. Register: HERE
Truman Young University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Economics and conservation: words of warning, and livestock examples (Kenya, mostly) ZOOM seminar. Register: HERE
Learn the names of common Wildflowers while discussing applicable Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL) research connections and natural history with a Visitor Center staff member. This beginner/intermediate hike is through the Gothic campus starting from the Visitor Center. June 30th – August 17th: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays. No tours on Wednesdays and Saturdays.…
Learn the names of common Wildflowers while discussing applicable Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL) research connections and natural history with a Visitor Center staff. This intermediate hike will lead participants near the proposed Village at Mount Crested Butte, Crested Butte Land Trust Stewardship, and United States Forest Service Land. This out-and-back hike starts and ends…
The Visitor Center staff is offering Gothic townsite tours covering RMBL science and mining history twice daily from 11 am – 12 pm and 2 pm – 3 pm. No reservations are necessary unless you are bringing a larger group (exceeding 8 people). Please arrive 10 minutes before the tour starts, and we will have…