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Audubon Rockies Newsletter August 2020

Leafcutter bee in a Habitat Hero garden. Photo: Evan Barrientos/Audubon Rockies

Our Habitat Hero Weekly Webinars are back by popular demand! This fall, new guest speakers will help you be a Habitat Hero by explaining specific topics in free, one-hour webinars. Learn how to attract pollinators, become a community scientist, and more. The series kicks off on August 12 with Pollinator 101.Learn more and register

Leafcutter bee in a Habitat Hero garden. Photo: Evan Barrientos/Audubon Rockies

Ferruginous Hawk nesting on Rockin’ 7 Ranch in Wyoming. Photo: Evan Barrientos/Audubon Rockies

Webinar: Audubon's Conservation Ranching Initiative

Grab your boots and join us for a virtual tour of Audubon's Conservation Ranching Initiative! This free webinar will be a unique chance to ask Audubon staff and ranching partners about how conservation ranching is helping rangeland birds on private lands. Brad Reese, owner of Rockin’ 7 Ranch, a Wyoming ranch certified by Audubon's Conservation Ranching Initiative, will be among the panelists.

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Ferruginous Hawk nesting on Rockin’ 7 Ranch in Wyoming. Photo: Evan Barrientos/Audubon Rockies

Willow planting restoration project. Photo: Evan Barrientos/Audubon Rockies

Lend a Hand to Rivers

At last, our river restoration volunteer projects with Wildlands Restoration Volunteers are back! As the weather finally starts to cool down, lend a hand to our hardworking rivers at volunteer projects from Boulder to Bedrock. Projects will be managed with volunteer safety first and foremost.

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Willow planting restoration project. Photo: Evan Barrientos/Audubon Rockies

Community Naturalist Events

Sandhill Cranes. Photo: Tara Tanaka/Audubon Photography Awards

Audubon Afterschool

Introducing our newest virtual education series! Once a month for the rest of the year, kids ages 7-11 are welcome to join us for fun, virtual programs with our Community Naturalists. Our first session will feature the wonders of bird migration on September 10. Learn more and register

Sandhill Cranes. Photo: Tara Tanaka/Audubon Photography Awards

Broad-tailed Hummingbird. Photo: Evan Barrientos/Audubon Rockies

National Hummingbird Weekend

What’s more fun than seeing hummingbirds migrate? Documenting hummingbirds as they migrate! This Labor Day weekend, join us in using iNaturalist to submit sightings of hummingbirds to help scientists better understand these wonderful birds. Learn more and register

Broad-tailed Hummingbird. Photo: Evan Barrientos/Audubon Rockies

Pronghorn. Photo: Evan Barrientos/Audubon Rockies

Wyoming BioBlitz 2020 Results

We didn’t know what to expect when we adapted Wyoming BioBlitz to a statewide, digital format, but last month we had more participants and observations than ever! Take a look at our results to see how many species we documented and which were reported most often.

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Pronghorn. Photo: Evan Barrientos/Audubon Rockies

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