Field Trips on Wednesday, May 31
Guided bird tour at Barr Lake State Park with Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
6:30 am – 12:00 pm from Colorado State University
Binoculars and field guides available to borrow
Price: $45 per person; maximum 20 people
![Screen Shot 2022 10 31 At 1.25.53 PM Barr Lake state park](https://sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu/pathways/wp-content/uploads/sites/55/2022/11/Screen-Shot-2022-10-31-at-1.25.53-PM-300x194.png)
Image from Barr Lake State Park website.
![Screen Shot 2022 10 31 At 1.26.21 PM Lory State Park](https://sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu/pathways/wp-content/uploads/sites/55/2022/11/Screen-Shot-2022-10-31-at-1.26.21-PM-300x205.png)
Image from Lory State Park website.
Guided bird tour at Lory State Park with Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
7:30 am – 11:30 am from Colorado State University
Binoculars and field guides available to borrow
Price: $35 per person; maximum 20 people
Bike Tour: Cache La Poudre River Watershed
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Learn about the Cache La Poudre River Watershed via bikes! We’ll make several stops in the watershed to talk with experts on novel ways to keep the watershed healthy, such as a new monitoring program, green stormwater infrastructure, and more. A full-day e-assist bike rental is included in the $15 cost (a $25 value!) and we’ll picnic (bring your own) in a local natural area during the program for lunch. Approximately 1.5 hours of biking on bike paths and through town and 45 minutes of walking in local natural areas.
Price: $15 per person; maximum 20 people
![Man G77745c7cd 1920 Woman biking](https://sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu/pathways/wp-content/uploads/sites/55/2023/02/man-g77745c7cd_1920-300x200.jpg)
![Screen Shot 2022 11 01 At 8.51.58 AM Odell Brewing Co](https://sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu/pathways/wp-content/uploads/sites/55/2022/11/Screen-Shot-2022-11-01-at-8.51.58-AM-300x195.png)
Image from Odell Brewing Co website.
Fort Collins Brewery Excursion
12:00 – 3:00 pm from Colorado State University
Visit 1-2 local breweries. Drinks are not included, only transportation.
Price: $10 per person; maximum 24 people
Excursion Partner on Saturday, June 3
Concert at the Mishawaka
The Mishawaka is a local music venue, located on the Poudre River. The Mishawaka will be offering discounted rides from CSU up to the venue and back for the June 3 show. The show will feature Katchafire, a reggae group.
More info to come on prices and booking.
![Screen Shot 2023 03 08 At 2.42.41 PM Mishawaka](https://sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu/pathways/wp-content/uploads/sites/55/2023/03/Screen-Shot-2023-03-08-at-2.42.41-PM-300x200.png)
Image from Visit Fort Collins.
Field Trips on Sunday, June 4
![Pexels Noelle Otto 906097 Forest bathing](https://sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu/pathways/wp-content/uploads/sites/55/2022/11/pexels-noelle-otto-906097-300x200.jpg)
Nature Immersion in Fort Collins with Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
8:00 – 11:30 am from Colorado State University
This workshop will be a combination of shinrin-yoku style forest bathing and mindful birding in a birding hot spot in the Fort Collins area.
Price: $55 per person; maximum 12 people
Wildlands Restoration Volunteers hands-on volunteer excursion
Full-day excursion
$20 for transportation but others can join for free by driving if they contact Emily in advance at emily.leblanc@colostate.edu. RSVPs needed by April 30, 2023.
Maximum 20 people for transportation.
![Pexels Ron Lach 10363550 Volunteering in the forest](https://sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu/pathways/wp-content/uploads/sites/55/2022/11/pexels-ron-lach-10363550-300x200.jpg)
![1B55E240 D37F 89BC 2C7B24887BE8DBB5 Rocky Mountain National Park photo of people hiking](https://sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu/pathways/wp-content/uploads/sites/55/2023/02/1B55E240-D37F-89BC-2C7B24887BE8DBB5-300x169.jpg)
Image from the National Park Service website.
Rocky Mountain National Park
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Price: $100 per person; maximum 39 people
Join us for a day trip to Rocky Mountain National Park. We will depart from Fort Collins at 8:00 am and arrive at the park around 10:00 after picking up our tour guides from the YMCA of the Rockies. We will break off into groups of nine, each with one tour guide to embark on different level hikes. After the 2-3 hour hikes, we will have some free time in Estes Park, where you can purchase lunch. We will return to Fort Collins around 4:00 pm.
To book these field trips and excursions, visit our registration site and add on these experiences. For other local recommendations, scroll down to “Local Activities” on our Location page.