Bird City! The City and County of Broomfield is now officially designated as a Bird City, the third city in the state to do so. Other Colorado Bird Cities include Lafayette and Fort Collins. The application to become a Bird City is rigorous and includes action items such as habitat Read more…
Recordings for the 2024 Spring Speaker Series and other past speakers can be found here: https://www.broomfield.org/2936/Speaker-Series Show your support for Broomfield Open Space and learn more about trends, local wildlife, and opportunities to increase your enjoyment of open space. This event is sponsored by the Broomfield Open Space Foundation and Read more…
Are you a teenager who loves to garden and get your hands dirty? The G.R.I.T. Teen Gardening Program (ages 13-18) is a pilot teen gardening program for Broomfield and Westminster teens that will take place at the Metzger Farm Victory Garden located at 12080 Lowell Blvd., Westminster. It will consist Read more…
Connecting People Back to Nature and Nurturing the Health of Our Open Spaces What is BOSAN? Broomfield Open Space Action Network (BOSAN) was born out of conversations between Jessica Goldstrohm (a Broomfield resident and board member of Broomfield Open Space Foundation) and Mike Artmann (Broomfield resident of 20 years) over coffee Read more…
Declining mental health in children and adolescents coincides with two massive shifts in the culture of contemporary childhood: the rise of time on digital screens and the fall of free-ranging exploration and free play outside. This talk begins by sharing research that establishes these connections, and then shares examples of Read more…
You are invited to plant native seeds with us at the Broomfield Commons Open Space on October 21st from 10-12 p.m. This event is FREE and open to all ages. Please register here: https://broomfield.volunteerhub.com/vv2/event/1ae3a1c8-39f8-465e-98c2-1f418d9e7762?mibextid=Zxz2cZ Directions can be found on the registration page. Contact Jessica Goldstrohm at 970-690-4408 if you arrive late Read more…
Hilltop Open Space is host to many native flowering plants, and we’d like to spread the wealth to Broomfield Commons Open Space, but we must first harvest seeds. On October 8th from 9 -12 pm we will meet at Hilltop Trailhead to harvest seeds from native plants in Hilltop Open Read more…
Broomfield Commons Open Space is home to a plethora of plants and animals native to Colorado. On September 10th from 8 am to 12 pm, you are invited to join the City and County of Broomfield, Broomfield Open Space Foundation, and Butterfly Pavilion’s Urban Prairie Project Restoration Master Volunteers to Read more…
The Spanish phrase “Yo cuento” has multiple meanings, including “I count”, “I matter”, and “I tell a story.” Join José González, Founder at Latino Outdoors and Co-Founder at the Outdoorist Oath, as he shares how his cultural wayfinding interconnected with the language of ecology in service of outdoor equity. Latino Read more…