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Rabbi Jamie Korngold combines the great outdoors with a Shabbat service. Check the website for complete schedule of events and information. 303-417-6200. BOULDER COUNTY PARKS & OPEN SPACE PROGRAMS Get wild with programs on the flora and fauna of Boulder County Parks and Open Space. Check website for complete schedule. 303-678-6214. Learn about these beautiful insects and other invertebrates with hands-on fun at the Butterfly Pavilion & Insect Center, 6252 W. 104th Ave., Westminster. The tropical conservatory, filled with 1,200 free-flying butterflies imported from around the globe, offers interactive exhibits perfect for kids. Weekly programs include Creepy Crawly Story Times, 11am Wednesday, and Bugkeepers in Action tarantula feeding Friday at 1:30pm. 303-469-5441 . CITY OF BOULDER OPEN SPACE & MOUNTAIN PARKS Lace up your boots and pack a bag for free treks and nature programs led by naturalists. Check the website for a schedule of Natural Selection walks and programs, and directions to meeting points. 303-441-3440. The Colorado Mountain Club offers a wide variety of mountain-oriented activities as well as entertainment, education and community events. Its plentiful classes and seminars cover everything from how to hike, climb or ski to wild plants, birds, painting and geology. Most programs are at the American Mountaineering Center, 710 10th St., Golden. The Boulder CMC office is at 633 South Broadway. 303-554-7688. All mushrooms are edible, but some only once. Learn which ones of the 6 million species of fungi on the planet are delicious and nonpoisonous, and how to find them. Join mushroom forays with the mycological society. 303-447-2740. DENVER GEM AND MINERAL SHOW, annually in fall In addition to local finds and Colorado fossils, this annual show features exhibits from all over the world that display minerals, meteorites, gems, beads, lapidary equipment and more. Programs include “101 Years of T-Rex Discoveries.”At the Denver Merchandise Mart, 451 E. 58th Ave. (I-25 at Exit 215). Call or check the website for 2008 date. 303-233-2516. ELK FEST, annually in fall Celebrate all things elk, and see them in the wild during rutting season, every September in Estes Park. In addition to viewing and seminars, you can bugle in the bugling competition or along with music by the Elktones. Elk art, crafts and food are also celebrated. In Bond Park, at Elkhorn and MacGregor avenues, Estes Park. 970-586-6104. FLAGSTAFF NATURE CENTER Start your next hike at this center for displays and illustrations about the ecology and wildlife of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks. The center is on Flagstaff Summit Road, 3.5 miles west of Boulder on Baseline Road. Open Sat and Sun May through Sept., 10:30am-4pm. 303-441-3440. FLATIRONS MINERAL CLUB SHOW, annually in winter Hunt for gems and other treasures at the Flatirons Mineral Club’s Gem and Mineral Show at Boulder County Fairgrounds, Hover and Nelson roads, Longmont. Learn about geology in a room full of gleaming specimens, shop for stocking stuffers more than a step above coal, and enjoy demonstrations. 303-493-7885. INTERNATIONAL TREE-CLIMBING RENDEVOUS Shinny on up. This international event gathers tree-climbing enthusiasts, instructors and arborists to share experiences, stories and ideas. Dozens of workshops and tree-climbing opportunities are available, including a basic course. Call or check the website for 2008 dates. 303-526-2904. Soar over the Rocky Mountains in a solo or tandem paraglider with Peak to Peak Paragliding school. A free beginning paragliding class is held monthly: March 15, April 19 and May 17. Two-day introductory classes are offered regularly. 303-817-0803. Visit website for directions. Reconnect with your inner child as you safely shimmy up trees. Introductory climbs, safe for both climber and tree, are open to adults and kids 7 and up at outdoor locations in the Boulder area. See website for updated schedules and registration. 303-526-2904. Roll up your sleeves and help with the chores at a re-enactment of 1800s ranch life. Do laundry the old-fashioned way, churn butter or make shingles at this annual event . Costumed volunteers demonstrate the lifestyle, and guided homestead tours are offered regularly. The homestead is 7.5 miles up Flagstaff Road. 303-678-6200. WALTER ORR ROBERS WEATHER TRAIL Travel through the weather and climate of NCAR’s Mesa Lab with this half-mile-long wheelchair-accessible trail. The loop begins at 1850 Table Mesa Drive and extends west, including a spur connecting to the Boulder Mountain Parks system north of Bear Creek. The trail features 11 viewpoints, each with a sign explaining a facet of the wild and varied meteorological conditions experienced in the Boulder area. 303-497-1174. Join four-hour Colorado Division of Wildlife workshops to learn how to use your senses, binoculars and field guides to discover and understand wildlife habitats. Watch the website for schedule updates. 303-291-7258. Women’s Wilderness outdoor adventures offer education in backcountry skills and provide a way for women to come together to enjoy the outdoors. Programs include rock climbing, canoeing, wilderness yoga, and singletrack mountain biking. See website for complete schedule. 303-938-9191.
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