Come and visit with us as well as seeing all the great displays from all over the world that help you live life outside. Great displays of equipment, destinations, and adventures along with our live eagles, hawks, falcons, and owls.
Join us for the raptor experience of a lifetime at the Denver Botanic Gardens! We'll have live raptors in Mitchell Hall, readings of the Fidget books by the author herself in the Helen Fowler library, and a brand new 15-minute film featuring wild raptors from around Colorado and beyond in the Freyer-Newman Center auditorium.
Programs will run in 90-minute intervals with showings at 10:00, 11:30 and 1:00. Tickets include all day entry to the Gardens and exclusive visits with the raptors and Raptor Education Foundation presenters and staff.
The best raptor ID class in the Rocky Mountains is back to help improve your knowledge of raptors and identifying them in the field. Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) Senior Volunteer Raptor Monitor Karen Metz and REF President, Anne Price are teaming up once again in a brand-new class The Who’s Who of Colorado Raptors.
Living life outdoors is what this show is all about. Join us, meet our iconic raptors, and learn more about the various opportunities to enhance your time outdoors in Colorado. Look for us in the Colorado Outdoors Pavilion.
Celebrate the winter gathering of bald eagles in Colorado at Barr Lake State Park. We will be featuring our 8-year-old female in a presentation inside the Barr Lake Nature Center.
Our first Open House since covid. Meet our new birds, and meet other raptor lovers. Refreshments available. The event is free, but you must register to come.
The best Raptor ID Class in the Rocky Mountains is back. Presented by Karen Metz with support by Anne Price this class features Karen's exceptional slides and REF's live raptors. Limited seating and early bird discounts. Book early and improve your raptor IQ!
Continuing our educational mission for a wide variety of audiences, we join the CPW State Park's Volunteer Raptor Monitors during their annual meeting. We will be presenting a special program furthering the mission of CPW's goal to support citizen science documenting the population dynamics of raptors found in Colorado's State Park System.
At Beaver Creek Mountain, the Birds of Prey racecourse takes center stage, offering a thrilling challenge to top skiers from around the globe. For two action-packed weeks, watch as they tackle exhilarating Men’s and Women’s Alpine super-G, giant slalom, and downhill events, turning the slopes into a high-speed spectacle of skill and excitement. Our female bald eagle will be appearing in the VIP area at the finish line. Our raptors have been part of the symbolic presence of these international races since the Birds of Prey racecourse opening in 1997. Various parts of the racecourse are named after raptor species.
Ranked as the top destination by athletes and coaches, the Beaver Creek Stifel Birds of Prey Audi FIS Ski World Cup is back with an exciting dual-weekend of men’s and women’s racing from December 6-15, 2024. Join REF's bald eagle as she returns to the VIP area at the finish line.
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