Almanac
Trek
Fountain Creek Nature Center – 320 Peppergrass Lane, Fountain. Registration required: 719-520-6745; communityservices.elpaso co.com/centres-nature.
• Nature hike with Santa Claus, 10 am to 11:30 am and 1 pm to 2:30 pm Saturday and December 18, $ 4 to $ 5.
COTREX – The official app for Colorado Trails; trails.colorado.gov.
Rocky Mountain Trails – Information on more than 70 hikes; rockymountainhikingtrails.com.
Nature
Bear Creek Nature Center – 245 Bear Creek Road. Registration required: 719-520-6387; communityservices.elpasoco.com/nature-centers.
• Home decoration with gingerbread, 10 am to 11:30 am and noon to 1:30 pm on December 18, $ 15 to $ 20 per kit.
Visitor Center and Nature Garden of the Garden of the Gods – 1805 N. 30th St. Registration required.
• What weather is it ? 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, $ 3; minusculeurl.com/ v8pxh9kn.
• Amazing Animal Adaptations, for ages 8 to 12 accompanied by an adult, Thursday from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., $ 5; tinyurl.com/34h2hxvs.
• Identification of rocks in the wild: mineral identification, 3:15 pm-4:45pm, December 13, $ 5; tinyurl.com/ks3mkxtk.
• We Dig Dinosaurs, for ages 8 to 12 accompanied by an adult, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. on December 14, $ 2; tinyurl.com/5swevj6p.
• Identification of rocks in the wild: mineral identification, 1 pm to 2:30 pm, December 16, $ 5; tinyurl.com/mv3v85zs.
• What weather is it ? 11 a.m. to noon on December 21; $ 3; tinyurl.com/2p8jju7y.
Fountain Creek Nature Center – 320 Peppergrass Lane, Fountain. Registration required: 719-520-6745; communityservices.elpaso co.com/centres-nature.
• 2 and 3 outdoors: fur and feathers, for 2-3 year olds, 9 am to 10:15 am Thursday and Friday, $ 3 per person.
Colorado Bird Watching Trail – Coloradobirdingtrail.com lists places to see birds and wildlife.
Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center – 4729 Twin Rocks Road, split. Limited tours available. Register: 719-687-9742, loup education.org.
Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site – 3106 Gateway Road. Living history programs available with tours, demonstrations and hands-on activities. Entrance from $ 3 to $ 8. Tickets required: rockledgeranch.com.
Outdoor skills
Fly fishing for trout – 1025 Zuni Street, Denver. Registration: 303-733-1434, troutsflyfishing.com.
• Fly fishing 101, Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. or Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon, $ 50.
• Fly Tying 101, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, $ 50.
• Bugs for Beginners, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on December 14 or 10 a.m. to noon on December 18, $ 50.
• Nodes 101, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on December 15, $ 50.
• Fly fishing 101, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on December 21, $ 50.
• Bugs for beginners, 6 to 8 p.m. on December 28, $ 50.
Functioning
Visitor Center and Nature Garden of the Garden of the Gods – 1805 N. 30th St.
• Galop in the Garden 5K, from 3 pm to 5 pm from Thursday to January 6; garden ofgods.com/things-to-do/things-1/5k-fun-run.
Pikes Peak Road Runners – Go online for events: pprrun.org.
SATURDAY
Jingle Jog 5K – Benefiting the YMCA of Pikes Peak Area, 9 a.m., Fountain Creek Regional Park, 2010 Duckwood Road, $ 25 to $ 35 in advance, $ 35 to $ 50 on day of event. Registration required: ppymca.org/programs/health– fitness / races / jingle-jog-5k.
Volunteering
Numerous state parks are looking for volunteers. For more information, visit tinyurl.com/y9qafa2o.
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