Limit 20, RSVP to trip leader to reserve your spot after 6:00 pm on Monday June 27. Early registration is not accepted.

Trip Leader: Dave Sutherland, dsutherland4747@gmail.com https://www.davesutherland.co/

NOTE: Participants for this field trip must be fully vaccinated. Participants must follow CDC and State of Colorado and Boulder County Public Health guidelines on the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants must also follow individual field trip leader requirements, such as fully vaccinated status to register and/or wearing masks when in close proximity. And, PLEASE stay home if you are feeling unwell.

With a waxing gibbous moon for company, naturalist Dave Sutherland will lead you into the mysterious world of nocturnal animals. We’ll listen to hunting bats with a bat detector, look for fire files, and explore our senses in the darkness: hear like an owl, smell like a moth, feel with your whiskers and learn to see by moonlight. Find out why the dark is not as scary as it seems. 

This activity-rich hike is especially suited to kids and families. Open to ages 6 and up.

Where to meet: Meet at the Sawhill Ponds trailhead. From 75th St, turn west on the dirt road at about 0.6 miles miles north of Valmont Rd and travel about 0.4 miles to the trailhead. Directions and more here.