Your CSU extension office is moving ahead into spring with the following opportunities in April, 2025:

Butterfly and larva identification training 

April 19, 2025 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Golden Gate Canyon State Park

After training, participants can go out and track/monitor what they see as citizen scientists! 

As a volunteer monitor for the Monarch Larva Monitoring Program (MLMP) and/or Colorado Butterfly Monitoring Network (CBMN), we will better understand butterfly health, ecology, distribution and diversity across the state. No experience is necessary!

Register here for the training: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScybqP5oWeZMkzC3sd45SrmOJgEl6s41GorhlSbOZwCzFixCA/viewform?pli=1

2025 Tree sale – Order direct from CSFS Nursery

CSFS Nursery continues with their remodel through 2025. As a result, limited inventory is available for pre-order. Seedling trees and shrubs can be ordered directly through Colorado State Forest Service Nursery. You must arrange for your own pickup in Fort Collins or pay for shipping.

Check out their current inventory availability at: https://csfs.colostate.edu/seedling-tree-nursery/inventory-availability/

The best time to plant in Gilpin County is at the end of May. Please contact the Nursery at CSFS_Trees@colostate.edu or 970-491-8429 with questions or for more information.

Timberline Fire District offers free Wildfire Property Assessments

Are you worried about wildfire risk around the home? Timberline Fire Mitigation Program can assess your property and make recommendations. More information on Timberline Fire Protection District’s website: www.timberlinefire.com/free-property-assessment-registration

Food Safety Training for Colorado Cottage Foods Producers

Learn how to safely produce food from home as a cottage food business. This online course covers a variety of topics, including: basic food safety, foods that are permissible under the updated Colorado Cottage Foods Act, ingredient labeling, special considerations for food preparation at high altitudes, and safe food sampling best practices.

Registration is $50; times are all in Mountain Standard or Daylight.

Courses are offered on April 2, 17, and 25. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cottage-foods-safety-statewide-online-training-tickets-1087182284479?aff=oddtdtcreator

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