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Almanac
Climbing
THURSDAY-SUNDAY
Banff Mountain Film Festival — 7 p.m., Paramount Theatre, Denver, go online for prices. Tickets: ticketmaster.com.
Hiking
Bear Creek Nature Center — 245 Bear Creek Road. Registration: 719-520-6387; communityservices.elpasoco.com/nature-centers.
• March Forest Bathing Walks, 1-3:30 p.m. Saturday and March 19, $20-$30.
• Active Adults: COS History Walk Women’s Voices, Women’s Lives: Celebrating the 19th Amendment, 10-11:30 a.m. March 19, $5-$6.
Fountain Creek Nature Center — 320 Peppergrass Lane, Fountain. Registration: 719-520-6745; communityservices.elpasoco.com/nature-centers.
• Active Adults: Full Worm Moon Lecture & Hike, 7-9 p.m. March 18, $4-$5.
COTREX — Colorado’s official trails app; trails.colorado.gov.
Rocky Mountain Trails — Information on more than 70 hikes; rockymountainhikingtrails.com.
MARCH 19
St. Patrick’s Day Volksmarch — Hosted by Falcon Wanderers Walking Club, start between 8:30 a.m.-noon, Modern Woodmen of America, 2924 N. Beacon St. Strollers can complete the course, wheelchairs are not recommended, leashed pets allowed; Meg McDevitt, 719-271-6916, Dan Forbeck, 719-648-3176, falconwanderers.org.
Nature
Bear Creek Nature Center — 245 Bear Creek Road. Registration: 719-520-6387; communityservices.elpasoco.com/nature-centers.
• Nature Explorers: Green is Great, for ages 4-5, 10-11:30 a.m. and 1-2:30 p.m. March 17, $3.
• Kids’ Night Out: Full Moon Celebration, 5:30-9 p.m. March 18, $15-$20.
• Spring Break Camp: Colorado-Land, for grades 1-5, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. March 21-25, $140-$150.
Fountain Creek Nature Center — 320 Peppergrass Lane, Fountain. Registration: 719-520-6745; communityservices.elpasoco.com/nature-centers.
• Nature Adventures – Duck, Duck, Goose, for ages 3-6 with an adult, 10-11:30 a.m. Thursday-Friday, $3.
• Building for the Birds, 10 a.m.-noon Sunday, $10-$12 per nesting box.
• 2s & 3s Outdoors – Playful Prairie Dogs, ages 2-3, 10-11:15 a.m. March 10-11, $3.
Colorado Birding Trail — Coloradobirdingtrail.com lists places to see birds and wildlife.
Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center — 4729 Twin Rocks Road, Divide. Limited tours available. Registration: 719-687-9742, wolfeducation.org.
Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site — 3106 Gateway Road. Living history programs available with tours, demonstrations and hands-on activities. $3-$8. Tickets: rockledgeranch.com.
Outdoor Skills
Trouts Fly Fishing — 1025 Zuni St., Denver. Registration: 303-733-1434, troutsflyfishing.com.
• Fly Tying 201, 6-7 p.m. March 16, $50.
Running
Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center — 1805 N. 30th St.
• Gallop in the Garden 5K, 3-5 p.m. Thursdays through March 31; gardenofgods.com/things-to-do/things-1/5k-fun-run.
Pikes Peak Road Runners — Go online for events: pprrun.org.
Snow Sports
SATURDAY-SUNDAY
Leadville Ski Joring and Crystal Carnival Weekend — Noon-3 p.m., Leadville; leadvilleskijoring.us.
THROUGH MARCH 31
Rocky Mountain National Park’s ranger-led snowshoe walks — Open to all experience levels ages 8 and older; 970-586-1206, nps.gov/romo/planyourvisit/ranger-led-snowshoe-walks.htm.
Volunteering
Many state parks are looking for volunteers. For information, go to tinyurl.com/y9qafa2o.
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