Join the scientific census of wild bumble bees in Boulder County.

Catch and release native bumble bees as part of the Xerces Society’s annual census.

Join poet Erin Robertson for a writing workshop that explores and examines textures along Coal Creek. No writing experience necessary. Open to all ages.

Join the Friends of Coal Creek artists-in-residence for a reception to celebrate their show Textures of Coal Creek, hanging at the Louisville Library through the end of August.

A fun and easy service project to gather up seeds from the library’s native gardens

A volunteer event to help prep the wall for the new mural. All ages welcome!

Experience the bats of Coal Creek on a full-moon outing led by Brett Riddle, professor emeritus of Life Sciences at UNLV.

Celebrate Disability Pride Month with us under July’s “buck” moon.

Louisville Bee City USA’s Pollinator Garden Tour is a self-guided walking tour featuring gardens that use native plants and avoid pesticides. Kids under 12 free with a parent/guardian.

Join Lafayette Friends of the Garden for the 2025 Old Town Garden Tour, a leisurely, self-guided tour of some of the finest gardens in town. Friends of Coal Creek will be tabling in Festival Plaza.

Our full moon hike series continues under June’s “strawberry” moon.

An outing in Superior to see how bird habitat has regenerated after the Marshall Fire.

Make your garden count by planting native plants for pollinators! Plus: Free plants and advice from CSU Extentsion’s Master Gardeners (while supplies last).

Our Full Moon Hikes series returns under May’s Flower Moon.

Rock Creek is a tributary of Coal Creek, and a pretty fantastic place to look for shorebirds, waterfowl and the famous bald eagles.

Free native seeds, anyone?

Protect your home from wildfire by using the right native plants and planting strategies.

Teasel season is on. Come out for a tussle.

Explore the Coal Creek beaver complex and go deep on how beavers influence urban hydrology with special guest Katherine Lininger, assistant professor of geography at CU. Scan for raptors and riparian birds along the way.

Think pink during the full “pink” moon of April.

Teasel season is on. Come out for a pull.

Learn to protect your home from wildfire with the right native plants and planting strategies.

Celebrate the winners of the Friends of Coal Creek Young Poets Competition. Free!

An expert-led outing to look for hawks, eagles, herons, songbirds, riparian bird species and evidence of the famed Coal Creek beaver family.

We need one more volunteer to pick up trash along the creek in Lafayette.

Hike with us under the full worm moon of March.

Connect with other artists who showcased work in the Year on Coal Creek exhibit in Lafayette.

Grab some native seeds for your garden at the Louisville Library’s seed swap.

Join Writer-in-Residence Erin Robertson for a free, generative poetry workshop that draws inspiration from the Year on Coal Creek exhibit at the Community Arts Collective in Lafayette.