Please bear with us as we work to update our BOCES Threads for 2023!
The threads listed below give an outline of our 2020 program but do not necessarily represent what Rocky Mountain Conservancy will offer in coming years. Thank you for you patience!
BOCES Threads 2020
| Thread A: Mammals (4 Units) | ||
| 21-March | Coyotes: The Song Dogs of the West (.5) | Jared Gricoskie |
| 11-July | North American Bears: Ecology, Behavior & Evolution (.5) | W. Perry Conway |
| 24-July | Bats of Colorado & RMNP (.5) | Jeremy Siemers |
| 25-July | Bighorn Sheep: Ecology& Management (.5) | Jeff Connor |
| 1-Aug | The Persevering Pika: Secrets of Alpine Survival (.5) | Chris Ray |
| 15-Aug | The History of Moose in RMNP (.5) | Jeff Connor |
| 22-23-Aug | Mountain Lion: RMNP’s Top Predator (1) | Caroline Crumm and Don Hunter |
| Thread B: Birds (3 Units) | ||
| 1-May | North with the Spring: Bird Migration (.5) | Jeff Maugans |
| 22-May | Owls of Rocky Mountain National Park (.5) | Jeff Maugans |
| 31-May | Birding RMNP by Ear (.5) | Nathan Pieplow |
| 5-June | Hunters of the Wind: Eagles, Hawks, & Falcons (.5) | W. Perry Conway |
| 27-28- June | Birding the Lifezones (1) | Jeff Maugans |
| Thread C: Flowers/Plants/Fungi (6 Units) | ||
| 30-May | The Surprising World of Lichens (.5) | Jennifer Frazer |
| 6-June | Early Wildflowers of RMNP (.5) | Leanne Benton |
| 7-June | Spring Mushrooms & Fungi (.5) | Jon Sommer |
| 13-June | Untangling the Mystery of RMNP Native Orchids (.5) | Marlene Borneman |
| 27-28 June | Wildflowers of RMNP (1) | Leanne Benton |
| 11-July | Rocky Mountain Riparian Plant Ecology, Identification, & Physiology (.5) | Isabel Schroeter |
| 25-26-July | Grasses of RMNP (1) | Denise Culver |
| 1-Aug | Wetland Plants of RMNP (.5) | Denise Culver |
| 8-Aug | Wild Mushrooms & Fungi of RMNP (.5) | Jon Sommer |
| 15-Aug | Edible & Medicinal Plants of RMNP (.5) | Leanne Benton |
| Thread D: History/Anthropology (2.5 Units) | ||
| 29-May or 12-June | Estes Valley: History & Historic Sites (.5) | Curt Buchholtz |
| 13-June | Boundaries, Borders, & Terrains: An Indigenous Telling of the Rockies (.5) | Doreen Martinez, Ph.D |
| 8-9 Aug | Phantoms: The Hidden History of RMNP (1) | Mary Taylor Young |
| 16-Aug | Anna Wolfrom Dove & the Wigwam Tea Room (.5) | Nina Kunze |
| Thread E: Ecology (1.5 Unit) | ||
| 9-May | Fire in Ecosystems: Friend or Foe (.5) | Dr. Scott Franklin |
| 22-May | There’s More to This Place Than Meets the Eye: 100 Years of Environmental Change (.5) | Deanna Laurel |
| 10-July | The Amazing Alpine Tundra: A Land of Extremes (.5) | Dr. Scott Franklin |