Bluff Lake Nature Center

Welcome

Bluff Lake Nature Center is a unique urban wildlife refuge and outdoor classroom in east Denver. It is home to an abundance of animals and native plants, and includes a variety of native habitats.

Each year, nearly 5,000 area elementary students visit Bluff Lake as part of one of our formal education programs. Thousands of additional visitors come to Bluff Lake to enjoy a few moments of solace and connection to nature.

Bluff Lake Nature Center has plenty of ways that you can get involved. Consider becoming a volunteer or member, or simply come out for a visit and discover all that this urban wildlife refuge has to offer.

Bluff News

Stream Restoration Project Day
Join us on May 17th for our second volunteer project day for 2008! ~ You (and at least 50 other volunteers) will help us remove invasive weeds from the adjacent Aurora property while planting native willows and cottonwoods along the creek.

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In the Newspaper
**April 28th: An article entitled "School costs endanger field trips" appeared in the Denver Post and BLNC staff wrote a letter to the editor to underscore the value of field trips. Whether students take a trip to Bluff Lake or another program, "field trips expose them to an array of ideas and allow their imaginations to flourish."
**May 9th: A new Denver Post article, "Learning goes into the wild," mentions BLNC's efforts to help kids experience nature.

Don't Miss Out
BLNC has a lot of exciting things happening! Be sure to put our Fireside Chats in your calendar. If you are looking for a summer camp for your kids, please consider our Junior Naturalist camps. (There are only a few slots available.) Don't forget that our offices moved and we have new phone numbers. And last, but not least, invitations for our Wine & Cheese on the Bluff event will be in the mail soon. Be sure an invite is addressed to you by becoming a member today!

Bluff News Archive

Calendar

Art Show
Jim Esten's Bluff Lake photography show is on display throughout May at SouthEnders in Stapleton.

May 13 – 1:30 p.m.
Natural Resource Committee meeting
(contact: Chris Story)

May 17 – 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Volunteer Project Day

May 22 – 6:00 p.m.
Fireside Chat: Bluff Lake en Español

May 29 – 6:00 p.m.
Fireside Chat: Meet the Natives (plants for your yard and garden)

June 3 – 8:00 a.m.
Development Committee meeting
(contact: Mendy Evans)

June 3 – 4:30 p.m.
Education Committee meeting
(contact: Susan Beckett)

June 5 & 6
BLNC offices will be closed due to a Staff Retreat.

June 7 – 7:00 a.m.
Bluff Lake Birders

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