This field trip is co-sponsored with the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra. To learn more about their Musical Hikes program, please visit their website.

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.

Limit 20, RSVP to trip leader to reserve your spot after 6:00 pm on Monday June 19. Early registration is not accepted.

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

For thousands of years the moon has inspired poets, romantics, musicians, and scientists alike. How do you musically capture something as ethereal as moonlight? Naturalist Dave Sutherland will guide a gentle journey into the light of July’s full Thunder Moon with a varied selections of classical music inspired by our silvery celestial neighbor, interspersed with modern-day science. Goosebumps encouraged. Bring flashlights just in case, but we shouldn’t need them. (And with luck we might see some fireflies as a special bonus!) This program is jointly sponsored by the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra and the Boulder County Audubon Society.

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.