General Board Meeting
2024-03-18 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-04-15 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | Brunner House, 640 Main Street, Broomfield, Colorado, 80020
Everyone is welcome

Spring Speaker Series 2024: “AMERICAN KESTREL NEST BOX PROJECT: CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT” WITH JENNIFER REDMOND
2024-04-10 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtural
American kestrels are one of the smallest, but most common, raptors that inhabit Broomfield, and most of North America. Colorful and charismatic, they are about the size of an American robin. With their populations declining since the 1960s, we are focused on learning more about these beautiful raptors and informing conservation efforts. This talk will discuss nest box projects and how they can provide additional kestrel nesting sites, as well as opportunities for research, community engagement, and education.

HELD VIRTUALLY: Connection info at Broomfield.org/SpeakerSeries

Broomfield Open Space Action Network: Metzger Farm Planting--Tree Saplings
2024-04-20 09:00 - 12:00 | Metzger Farm Open Space, 12080 Lowell Blvd, CO, 80020, United States
Please sign up here: Metzger Farm planting
This event is FREE and open to all ages.
We will meet at the Metzger Open Space Parking lot at 9 am on the 20th of April. (12080 Lowell Blvd Broomfield, CO 80020).
Bring gloves, wear sturdy closed-toe shoes, long sleeves and pants, and bring water. We will provide tools and saplings.

Preschool Wednesday Morning Nature Walks
2024-04-24 09:00 - 10:00 | Tom Frost Reservoir
These walks are designed especially for preschoolers and their guardians. Take a walk with naturalists through Broomfield’s open space areas. Learn about the animal and plant life in your own backyard. Explore the area and learn about nature while having fun. There is NO CHARGE for these programs! Visit Broomfield.org/NaturePrograms to view location maps and the full schedule.

Migratory Bird Day
2024-05-03 17:00 - 19:00 | Broomfield Community Center, 280 Spader Way, Broomfield, CO, 80020
Broomfield’s 2nd annual Migratory Bird Day Celebration! The event will be held in the Lakeshore room of the Broomfield Community Center and will feature live birds. The theme this year is pollinators, and the event will focus on the importance of pollinators and habitat on bird migration.

Broomfield Open Space Action Network: Chokecherry and other natives planting (Sister City/Confluence)
2024-05-04 09:00 - 12:00 | Commons Trailhead parking lot, 12955 Lowell Blvd, Broomfield, 80020, United States
Please sign up here: Chokecherry planting
Let’s increase the presence of a keystone species, chokecherries, in partnership with and in honor of the Cheyenne, Arapahoe, and Ute people in the Broomfield Commons Open Space. Join the Sister Cities Gathering/Confluence, City and County of Broomfield, Broomfield Open Space Foundation, Butterfly Pavilion’s Urban Prairie Project Restoration Master Volunteers, and other open space champions from the community on May 4th from 9-12 pm. This event is FREE and open to all ages.
Bring gloves, wear sturdy close-toe shoes, long sleeves and pants, and bring water. We will provide tools and chokecherry plants.
We will meet at the Commons Trailhead parking lot off of Lowell at 12955 Lowell Blvd at the intersection of Westlake Drive and Lowell Blvd.

Preschool Wednesday Morning Nature Walks
2024-05-08 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-07-31 09:00 - 10:00 | Metzger Farm, 12080 Lowell Boulevard, Westminster

Broomfield Open Space Action Network (BOSAN) BioBlitz at Broomfield Commons
2024-05-18 09:00 - 12:00 | Broomfield Commons Trailhead Parking Lot, 12955 Lowell Blvd, Broomfield, CO, United States
Please sign up here: Broomfield Commons Spring Bioblitz
We will be conducting a bio blitz (cataloging all life) using the Naturalist app (a free app used to identify plants and animals) and some nature guides to identify as many plants and animals as we can find. Stay as long as you like, any amount of time you can contribute is helpful! All skill levels and ages are welcome and children under 13 are welcome with an adult.
This event is FREE and open to all ages.
Bring water, sunscreen, sunglasses, hats, closed-toe shoes, and a curious and observant mind. If you plan to bring your phone to use Naturalist, please download the app and set up your account before the event.
We will meet at the Commons Trailhead parking lot off of Lowell at 12955 Lowell Blvd at the intersection of Westlake Drive and Lowell Blvd.

General Board Meeting / Annual Meeting and Elections
2024-05-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Brunner House, 640 Main Street, Broomfield, Colorado, 80020

Preschool Wednesday Morning Nature Walks
2024-05-22 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-07-17 09:00 - 10:00 | Broomfield Commons Park Shelter

Metzger Open House
2024-05-25 09:00 - 12:00, 2024-06-15 09:00 - 12:00, 2024-07-20 09:00 - 12:00 | Metzger Farm, 12080 Lowell Boulevard, Westminster

2024 Broomfield Trail Adventure
2024-06-01 08:00 - 10:00 | Centennial Elementary, 13200 Westlake Dr., Broomfield, CO, United States
Meet at Centennial Elementary (13200 Westlake Dr.) on Saturday, June 1 from 8 to 10 a.m. and participate in a community walk or bike ride!
More information can be found here.

Preschool Wednesday Morning Nature Walks
2024-06-05 09:00 - 10:00 | Plaster Reservoir

Friday Kids' Classes
2024-06-14 09:00 - 10:30, 2024-06-28 09:00 - 10:30, 2024-07-12 09:00 - 10:30, 2024-07-26 09:00 - 10:30 | Broomfield Community Center, 280 Spader Way, Broomfield, CO, 80020
Explore the natural world from a kids’ point of view with lots of hands-on activities to learn about the world around us. Children aged 6-11 years old are welcome! Classes are limited to a maximum of 25 children. Price is $3 per child.
Register here: BRex

Family Sunset & Moonlight Walks
2024-06-14 19:00 - 20:00 | Lac Amora Trail
Get a different feel for Broomfield’s open space as you explore it with a naturalist at sunset or after dark. Everyone is welcome! Please bring a flashlight. No registration is required for this free program.
See a map of meeting locations.

Broomfield Open Space Foundation General Board Meeting
2024-06-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Brunner House, 640 Main Street, Broomfield, Colorado, 80020

Preschool Wednesday Morning Nature Walks
2024-06-19 09:00 - 10:00 | Anthem Trailhead

Broomfield Open Space Action Network Event (BOSAN) Weed Pull at Broomfield Commons
2024-06-29 09:00 - 12:00 | Paul Derda Recreation Center, 13201 Lowell Blvd, Broomfield
Please sign up for this event here
Open spaces are full of life unique to Colorado, and in order for that life to thrive, we need to remove troublemakers. Noxious weeds are plants that don’t play nice with other plants by pushing the desirable native plants out of the landscape. This reduces diversity in the spaces noxious weeds occupy. Noxious weeds produce hundreds of seeds that could last up to 100 years in the soil! Broomfield Commons Open Space has noxious weeds that must be escorted out to let the natives move in.
We invite you to join us in the battle against Musk Thistle and Common Mullein along the northern- most border of Broomfield Commons Open Space on June 29th from 9-12 pm.
This event is FREE and open to all ages, but bear in mind this is hard work.
We will meet in the North lot of Paul Derda Recreation Center (13201 Lowell Blvd). Broomfield City and County staff will be there, along with Broomfield Open Space Foundation Board Members, some Butterfly Pavilion RMVs, and other open space champions from the community.
Wear long sleeves, long pants, closed-toe shoes, sun hats, and sunscreen. Bring gloves, water, and feel free to bring loppers, hand clippers, and shovels. We will provide some tools and trash bags as well.
Your sweat equity will pay off leaving a positive mark on Broomfield Commons Open Space!

Preschool Wednesday Morning Nature Walks
2024-07-03 09:00 - 10:00 | Alexx & Michael’s Pond

Family Sunset & Moonlight Walks
2024-07-12 19:00 - 20:00 | Tom Frost Reservoir

BOSAN BioBlitz at Broomfield Commons Open Space
2024-07-13 09:00 - 12:00 | Colorado
Please sign up here.
Broomfield Commons Open Space is home to a plethora of plants and animals native to Colorado, and you are invited to join the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, City and County of Broomfield, Broomfield Open Space Foundation, and Butterfly Pavilion’s Urban Prairie Project Restoration Master Volunteers, and other open space champions from the community to investigate all the living things found in the Broomfield Commons Open Space.
We will be conducting a bio blitz (cataloging all life) using the iNaturalist app (a free app used to identify plants and animals) and some nature guides to identify as many plants and animals as we can find. Stay as long as you like, any amount of time you can contribute is helpful! All skill levels and ages are welcome and children under 13 are welcome with an adult.
This event is FREE and open to all ages.
Bring water, sunscreen, sunglasses, hats, closed-toe shoes, and a curious and observant mind. If you plan to bring your phone to use iNaturalist, please download the app and set up your account before the event.
We will meet here: pin drop

Broomfield Open Space Foundation General Board Meeting
2024-07-15 18:00 - 20:00 | Brunner House, 640 Main Street, Broomfield, Colorado, 80020
Everyone is welcome!
