Colorado Columbine Challenge

Colorado Columbine Challenge

Have you heard of the “Colorado Columbine Challenge?” It’s a 2026 community science initiative to document the distribution of the state flower to mark Colorado’s 150th anniversary (Sesquicentennial) and the 50th Anniversary of the Colorado...
Welcoming Tori to the DLC team

Welcoming Tori to the DLC team

DLC is thrilled to share another new arrival, our Stewardship Fellow Tori Ramirez! Originally from Southern California, Tori has moved around working for the National Park Service as a Volunteer Coordinator for Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Sequoia and...
Castle Rock Rotary 2026 Ducky Derby

Castle Rock Rotary 2026 Ducky Derby

We’re so excited that Doug Landry is participating in Rotary Club of Castle Rock’s 2026 Ducky Derby! Doug Landry is a handsome waterfowl who enjoys the great outdoors. Doug heads outside often to hike our local open spaces and enjoy all the benefits that...
Welcoming Lindsay to the DLC Team

Welcoming Lindsay to the DLC Team

DLC is thrilled to share the arrival of our new Administrative Coordinator, Lindsay Hoppestad! Lindsay is DLC’s Administrative Coordinator. Growing up hiking and camping in Colorado fostered her love of nature and wildlife as well as her desire to protect it. She...
Pesky Pests In Your Yard and Garden? Control Them Safely

Pesky Pests In Your Yard and Garden? Control Them Safely

By Mary Taylor Young We all love nature. But sometimes nature makes itself a little hard to love. Like when aphids suck the juice out of your flowers, curling the leaves and turning them yellow. Or hornworms disappear your tomato plants overnight, leaving you with...
Earth Day 2026

Earth Day 2026

By Leslie Lee Happy Earth Week! DLC supports Earth Day every day through our mission to protect and conserve the natural character, habitats, ecosystems, and open spaces of the Central Front Range region of Colorado. We envision that through land conserved and...