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Fossil Creek Reservoir Natural Area
Each month volunteers from the Northern Colorado Astronomical Society provide telescopes for your viewing pleasure and share their knowledge about stars, planets, galaxies, and more. Dress warmly and bring a blanket or chair to sit on. Meet in the parking lot off Carpenter Road. Free, no registration required. For weather updates, visit the NCAS website at www.NoCoAstro.org.

Join Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado in Douglas County to help build a portion of trail that is part of an 876-mile system extending from Wyoming to New Mexico! Once complete, this legacy trail will connect 15 cities and 14 counties, as well as scenic landscapes, cultural and historic points, parks, and open spaces. Learn more and register to be a part of the experience at http://bit.ly/1Qsy67E. Free to participate; no experience necessary; minimum age: 12.

Get outdoors and make a difference with Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado! Join VOC on June 11 as we reroute a trail at O’Fallon Mountain Park, near Evergreen. Volunteers will help create a more sustainable trial for hikers with access just 25 minutes from downtown Denver. Learn more and register at http://bit.ly/1QUhX0f. Free to participate; no experience necessary; minimum age: 12. A light breakfast and lunch is included.

Experience Your Colorado by bringing your family outdoors and into nature! On May 14, Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado is inviting volunteers ages 12 and up to help restore a trail in this signature mountain park in Evergreen. The reroute that volunteers will work on will ultimately provide a safer and much more enjoyable trail experience for hikers and mountain bikers. Learn more and register at http://bit.ly/1T8YdGe. Free to participate; no experience necessary. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Bring the family to restore this North Front Range park and beautify its landscape! Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado invites adults and youth ages 10 and up to help remove invasive trees, as well as prep and plant a demonstration garden that provides healthy, local food for the community. Learn more and sign up to be part of the experience at http://bit.ly/1RIbYbJ. Free to participate; no experience necessary. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Teach your kids the value of volunteering in the great outdoors! Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado is seeking adults and youth ages 12 and up to help build a trail at this charming Colorado State Park that is just 30 minutes from Denver and serves as a nesting habitats for unique birds. Learn more and sign up to be part of the experience at http://bit.ly/1LW8TAt. Free to participate; no experience necessary. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Enjoy great views and quality family time on this exciting planting opportunity near Garden of the Gods! Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado is seeking adults and youth ages 6 and up to help remove invasive weeds brought in by flood waters, and then plant new shrubs and trees. Learn more and sign up to be part of the experience at http://bit.ly/1Qsq0Mj. Free to participate; no experience necessary.

Teach your kids the value of giving back to nature with Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado! In September 2013, historic floods destroyed vegetation, wildlife habitat, and landscapes along the Little Thompson River in Weld County. Volunteers ages 12 and up are invited to help restore this flood-damaged land through riverside planting, which will improve water quality, make the area aesthetically pleasing, and encourage animal life to return. Learn more and sign up for this exciting opportunity at www.voc.org/volunteer.

Help your kids discover a world outside their own with Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado! Adults and youth ages 12 and up are invited to help restore a trail that meanders through this beautiful natural area in Greeley, as well as revegetate an eroded riverbank. Learn more and register at www.voc.org/volunteer. Free to participate; no experience necessary. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided.

This is an opportunity for the whole family to dive into nature and discover a nature-themed topic while exploring Fly'n B Park. Please join a Highlands Ranch Metro District park ranger and learn about animal babies. All ages and families are welcome. Fee: Highlands Ranch Resident: $30/family, Nonresident: $35/family