Mountain Park Environmental Center

MPEC truly has something for everyone! Here are some activities we offer.
Click the links to find out more about each activity or program.

Summer Programs Details are at this link:

Thur, Aug 5, 7 pm Animals of South Africa Nature Talk at Mountain Park Environmental Center with
Nancy Thousand.

Sun, Aug 8, 9 am- Noon 4th Annual Pueblo Mountain Park Butterfly Count at Pueblo Mountain
Park Environmental Center.

Sat, Aug 14, 8:30-Noon Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood at Mountain Park
Environmental Center.

Fri, Sat, Sun, Aug 27-29 Weekend Yoga Retreat at Mountain Park Environmental Center (MPEC).

Thur, Sept 9, 7-8pm Grassroots Land Preservation in the Beulah Area at Mountain Park
Environmental Center- co led by MPEC and the Palmer Land Trust 719-632- 3236.

Fri, Sept 10, 10-11 Nature Toddlers

Sat, Sept 11, 9am-2pm Grassroots Land Preservation in the Beulah Area at Mountain Park
Environmental Center - co led by MPEC and the Palmer Land Trust, 719-632-3236.

Thursdays, Aug 12 - Sept 16, 6:30-8 pm Fall Session Yoga at Mountain Park Environmental
Center.

Sun, Sept 19, 6-7:30 pm, Fall Equinox Drum Circles at Mountain Park Environmental Center.

Guided Hikes
An excellent variety of guided hikes are offered on a regular basis throughout the year. Led by an
experienced naturalist, these popular excursions offer participants the opportunity to learn about the
natural history of the park while getting some exhilarating exercise and meeting some terrific folks.
Birding hikes, trailside music hikes, Thoreau hikes, full moon hikes.
*Click here to find out more!

Yoga at MPEC
Since January 2009, Beulah's very own Debi Geller has been facilitating a yoga class every Thursday
evening, from 6:30 - 8:00pm, at MPEC. Debi is a certified yoga instructor, has been teaching for 10
years, and this Anusara-inspired class is designed for all levels. Cost is $8 per Thursday evening
session, payable to Debi. Drop-ins as well as regulars are welcome.
For more info, contact Debi at 485-3224.

School Programs
Hands-on environmental education is our specialty. Students learn through doing! Subjects include
Ecology, Wildlife Studies, Geography, Nature Literature, others. Designed to meet Colorado Model
Content Standards.
*Click here to find out more!

Summer Nature Camps
Our ecology camps are both educational and fun! Nature games, hiking, exploration, watching and
tracking wildlife and so much more!
*Click here to find out more!

Nature for Toddlers (and their folks) *Click here for all Toddler Programs!
This outdoor-based program is designed to give pre-school-age children an opportunity to spend some
time enjoying and learning about nature.

-Explore the natural world, looking for animals and their tracks
-Take a short nature hike
-Play simple nature games
-Stories and songs

Be sure all participants are prepared to be outside. Bring a water bottle and snack too!
For more info: 485-4444 or mpec@hikeandlearn.org

Workshops & Lectures
An on-going schedule of workshops, teacher in-services, lectures, and study-groups, both indoors and
out, on a diverse range of topics, including wilderness issues, herbs, deep ecology, wildflowers, birding,
wildlife restoration, sustainability, place-based education, and nature journaling.

*Click here for Adult Workshops!