The result is a garden that brings a sense of pride to the nearby community, a refuge for relaxation, and a continually evolving outdoor classroom. Engaging these individuals early on in this process, as we’ve done, has built a strong support base for this project. Working with community partners and volunteers, we can provide essential, safe habitats for birds. We can reestablish the ecological functions of our cities and towns. We can restore and reconnect these places. The Fort Collins Museum of Discovery looks at the history of science, and the science of history using an interactive and engaging museum experiences where kids can learn and have a great time. Creating bird-friendly communities is Audubon’s commitment to the sustainability of our urban, suburban and rural places.
Working with community partners and members, we can transform this landscape into an ecologically rich and sustainable garden that offers a beautiful space for members of the public to enjoy and learn about nature, bringing these lessons home to their own gardens. This Habitat Hero demonstration garden creates a naturally evolving project that brings together the expertise provided by staff of various organizations. This summer we were able to spruce up the garden by installing a colorful, engaging and informative interpretive sign with a natural rock for seating to invite people to linger in the garden for longer periods of time. This garden has been in the making for over a year and started with the removal of turf grass, installation of a hardscape pathway and planting 75 plants with our volunteers in support of Poudre River Festival in May 2015. 20 representatives from the various organizations that have contributed to this garden’s success got to see the garden in its entirety and even helped plant 20 additional plants, including blanket flower, desert four o’clock, butterfly weed and fernbush. Instead, Audubon Rockies and Fort Collins Museum of Discovery hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil the latest Habitat Hero demonstration garden. The Fort Collins Museum of Discovery or FCMoD as its most commonly known is a partnership merged between the Fort Collins Museum and Science Discovery. Well Monday, September 19 was not part of the ordinary way to kick off the week. This is a supplement to an article on place-based learning that appeared in the May/June 2016 issue of Dimensions magazine. His 2016 TEDx Lecture, The Intercourse of Nature: It’s What We Are, reflects his skills as an artist, ecologist, educator, and orator on important ecological developments.Monday mornings are usually reserved for tired awakenings and the struggle of getting back to the grind.
In doing so, Dash invites viewers to ponder critical issues such as crop loss, deforestation, drought, the collapse of insect and bee populations, and more.ĭash is an educator and photographer whose work has been published by National Geographic, TIME, Buzzfeed, and LENSWORK, all while appearing in galleries worldwide. Focusing on local subjects, Dash was granted permission to use the University of Washington, Friday Harbor Lab’s electron microscope for this ongoing project – allowing him to center on the microscopic in stunning detail.
Using elaborate imaging techniques, such as high-resolution close-ups, Dash’s photomontages create a stunning visual conversation focusing on everyday foods, their sources, and the investigation of their microscopic elements. Ruling year info 1989 Co-Executive Director Nonprofit Partner Ms. The photography exhibition FOOD FOR THOUGHT Micro Views of Sustenance: Threats and Prospects offers a perspective on the ways in which food is connected to climate change and other ecological issues of our times. Fort Collins Museum of Discovery creates meaningful opportunities for visitors of all ages to learn, reflect and have fun through hands-on and collection-based explorations in science and culture.
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