Events - 2025
MARCH
Sign up now for the fifth edition of our DurangoScape Conference Series in which we address issues related to landscaping and gardening in SW Colorado and offer strategies for adapting to new climate realities. TWO DATES, TWO VENUES, March 21 at the Durango Public Library, March 22 at the DoubleTree Hilton in Durango. Visit our special conference website at durangoscape.org or download our Program Brochure for details, speaker info.
Through April 24 FORT LEWIS COLLEGE
Given Time: Sensory Aesthetics of Reclamation, will be up through April 24. It features four films, all by Indigenous filmmakers, that engage with issues related to land.
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Through April 24 FORT LEWIS COLLEGE
Given Time: Sensory Aesthetics of Reclamation, will be up through April 24. It features four films, all by Indigenous filmmakers, that engage with issues related to land.
Join Seed Studio and DHS' Green Team to turn recycled materials into an upcycled costume masterpiece for the Parade of Species on April 12. We'll have bottle caps, magazines, egg cartons, paint, glue, sparkles, and more to create masks, tentacles, tails, and fins for everything from fish to woodland creatures or whatever your imagination conjures up. Have you been staring at stuff in your garage like an old umbrella? Bring it along and turn it into a jellyfish. Do you have any cereal boxes piling up in your bin? Bring them along and turn them into lion teeth or a turtle shell. Thank you LTAC for making this a FREE event! This workshop will take place in Durango High School's cafeteria.
Procession of the Species parade on Main at 10:30 followed by music, food, and fun 11am - 3pm at Buckley Park.
Event Name: Earth Day Ride and Drive Event
Date: April 12, 2025
Time: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: Durango Motor Company
Description:
In partnership with Durango Motor Company, 4CORE, and LPEA, we’re celebrating Earth Day by getting you behind the wheel of an electric vehicle (EV) at our Earth Day Ride and Drive Event! This event invites you to experience the future of transportation with a variety of the latest electric vehicles on display. Whether you’re considering making the switch to an EV or just curious about the options available, this is the perfect opportunity to explore, ask questions, and take a test drive.
Our goal is to provide a hands-on experience, connect you with local EV owners to share their insights, and discuss the positive environmental impact of EVs.
What to Expect:
- Test drives of electric vehicles
- Expert guidance from local EV enthusiasts and professionals
- Information on EV incentives, tax rebates, and charging options
- Food truck and giveaways to celebrate Earth Day
Come join us for a day of sustainable transportation, education, and celebration!
The FLC Environmental Center Presents: Earth Week 2025 Saturday, April 12- Tuesday, April 22, 2025
All Week: Earth Week Bingo- Grab your bingo card from the EC and complete for a chance to win a prize! Empty Bottle Drive: Stop by the EC or Grub Hub to donate Earth Week Radio Hour Tune into KDUR (91.9 /93.9) at 3 PM on Friday 4/11, Wednesday 4/16, and Tuesday 4/22
Saturday April 12th Community Earth Day: more information at earthdaydurango.com • Parade- 10:30 AM, Train Station to Buckley Park on Main Ave • Celebration- 11 AM- 3 PM, Buckley Park
Monday, April 14th Trash Clean Up: 4-5:30 PM, Meet at the Environmental Center.
Tuesday, April 15th Tree Campus (part 1): 11:30AM-12:30PM, Tree planting prep, Clocktower
Wednesday April 16 Tree Campus (part 2): 10-11 AM, Tree Planting. Clocktower:
Thursday, April 17th Outdoor Giant Free Store: 11:30-3pm, Student Union Plaza Trash Bash: 2:30 PM-4 PM, Student Union Plaza
Friday, April 18th Mulch to Mushrooms workshop: 3-5PM, Food Forest (next to Pine Hall)
Tuesday, April 22nd- Earth Day! Sign Painting: 11 AM-12:30 PM, Environmental Center Earth Day March: 1 PM, Clocktower Plant Based Potluck: 1:30-3pm, Environmental Center
FLC Environmental Center/Grub Hub bottle drive, happening from 4/14-4/22!
We’d like to kick-off the collection of these empty, clean, allergen-free, lidded bottles at the Community celebration on 4/12-. (Grub Hub makes these bottles available to students to take home bulk We-Fill products. )
Birdwatching: A window into the world around you
April 17, 6-7pm at the Durango Public Library
Birds have a special connection with their environment. Melissa May from Mountain Studies Institute will talk about how identifying birds can give you clues about the changing seasons and local habitats.
Space is limited. Register at the library.
Join MSI for our Volunteer Kickoff Event on April 17th from 5-7pm. This event will be a great space to get to know MSI staff, other volunteers (new and returning), and which project you would like to support this year. Join us at the MSI office: 162 Stewart St. Unit A. in Bodo. Snacks provided!
Click here to sign up for the event!
Join Mountain Studies Institute for an Earth Day event at the Durango Public Library making native seed cookies as well as observing our aquatic insect population to learn the story of how natural disasters like the 416 Fire and Gold King Mine spill play a significant role in our current day ecosystem health. Both activities will empower community members to make a positive impact on our landscapes as well as our watersheds! Participants will get a chance to get their hands dirty with seed cookies and take a dip in the river to collect and observe aquatic insects that live on the bottom of our rivers.
Montessori is hosting its annual electronics recycling fundraiser, 8-5:30 at the Fair Grounds. Learn more.
SOIL Grow Dome Grand Opening (5-7pm) and composting workshop (5:30-6:30pm), Riverview Elementary School, 2900 Mesa Drive
April 25: The Moral Crisis of our Time: How Faith-based Communities Are Addressing Climate Change
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango (UUFD) 7-8:30pm
Climate change is a moral issue and faith-based communities can guide us in this transition. Religious leaders from several of our faith-based institutions will talk about how they view their role vis a vis the earth and climate change. Hosted by Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango (UUFD).
April 26, 6pm, movie followed by discussion. Free.
This one-hour movie inspired by the activism of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. “The way out is in,” he states. “The way out of climate change is inside each of us.” His invitation is to stop: to stop running and to take a good look at what is really going on. To see what views drive our behavior, how our thought patterns and our emotions work, and why we got into trouble with the climate in the first place. In silence, we will better understand ourselves and the Earth.
This film, "The Way Out," follows two young people, a Brazilian banker and a British activist, during a stressful period in their lives and explores how their inside work reflects into the world.
Click here to watch the trailer.
Date/Time: Sunday, April 27, 11 AM - 12 NOON
Location: The Powerhouse- Boiler Room
Title/ Description: Earth Day Terrarium Workshop
Celebrate Earth Day with a hands-on family workshop at The Powerhouse! On Sunday, April 27, from 11 AM to 12 PM, create your own terrarium using recycled 2L bottles and plant seeds to grow at home. Discover the joy of upcycling and learn about sustainability while nurturing your green thumb. This workshop is free with gallery admission, and space is limited, so be sure to register in advance by CLICKING HERE!
Sorry, due to illness, this event is rescheduled for May 13.
Rainwater Harvesting
May 13, 5:30 pm
Free but please register. See link below.
Santa Rita Water Water Reclamation Facility
Eva Montane, Rain Garden Designer from Columbine Landscapes Co, and Molly Morris from 4CORE will help you work through which method to use for your intended purpose, given your specific site parameters. You will leave with simple steps to take for implementation at home.
The meeting place for the event is a rain garden designed by Eva.
Special instructions
- Free, but please register at https://columbinelandscapes.
com/event-workshop- registration/ -
Bring photos of all sides of your home for reference. Be sure to include the top of the roof all the way to the outlet of downspouts if you have them.
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Come prepared to be outside.
MAY
May 2, “Beyond Zero” 5:30 – 8:00pm at the library
A documentary about a business inspired to reverse climate change. Free. Durango Public Library. Hosted by Durango Chapter of Citizens' Climate Lobby/Education.
https://dandelionfestivaldurango.org/
Manna Garden 
Annual Plant Sale
- 802 Main Ave., 1100 Avenida del Sol, Durango, CO 81301
- Presented By: The Manna Garden
- Dates: May 10, 2025
- Location: Manna Soup Kitchen
- Address: 802 Main Ave., 1100 Avenida del Sol, Durango, CO 81301
- Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Plant list
Rainwater Harvesting
May 13, 5:30 pm
Free but please register. See link below.
Santa Rita Water Water Reclamation Facility
Eva Montane, Rain Garden Designer from Columbine Landscapes Co, and Molly Morris from 4CORE will help you work through which method to use for your intended purpose, given your specific site parameters. You will leave with simple steps to take for implementation at home.
The meeting place for the event is a rain garden designed by Eva.
Special instructions
- Free, but please register at https://columbinelandscapes.
com/event-workshop- registration/ -
Bring photos of all sides of your home for reference. Be sure to include the top of the roof all the way to the outlet of downspouts if you have them.
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Come prepared to be outside.
Don't despair, repair! Bring your wobbly chairs, torn shirts, shattered phone screens, malfunctioning bicycles, and toasters on-the-blink to the Repair Café. A crew of volunteers will be on-hand to help you diagnose and fix your things.
By connecting people who know how to repair with people who have things that need repair, we can ensure more things are fixed and used, instead of discarded and replaced.
Volunteers will help you troubleshoot your broken thing, and provide a prescription for how it can be repaired. When possible, volunteers will help you make on-site, real-time repairs—and send you home with a fixed thing. For other repairs, like those that require specialized replacement parts, the prescription will guide you through what's needed to repair the item.
@Kiddos and doggos: Bring your sick and wounded stuffed animals to the Stuffed Animal Hospital. Volunteers will be ready to give your stuffed animal special care, like replacing missing stuffing and patching any holes, so you can keep playing with your stuffie.
There is no fee for participating in this event, but there will be local coffee cart and drink vendors onsite offering yummy beverages for purchase. Get a drink for you and, perhaps, for a volunteer? It is a repair "café" after all! Come enjoy a refreshment while repairing and learning.
When: Sunday, April 20th from 10am - 2pm.
Where: Durango Tool Library, 278 Sawyer Drive, Unit 4A.
How to participate:
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To attend and get your things fixed: No sign up required. No fees to participate. Come on Sunday, April 20th and bring one thing to be repaired.
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To volunteer and help fix things: Volunteers are needed to staff repair stations. If you are interested in helping, please reach out to librarian@durangotoollibrary.com.
To learn more about the event please check out durangotoollibrary.com.
If you have any questions, please reach out to librarian@durangotoollibrary.com.
5:30-6:30 at SOIL Lab.
Learn about medicinal herbs next week with Brady Wilson of Dancing Willow Herbs. Workshops are always free and open to all.
Join us on Friday May 23, 2025 for the 22nd annual Downtown Clean Day, brought to you by Durango Chamber of Commerce, BID and City of Durango.
Clean Day recruits volunteers to help clean up Downtown by removing trash, sweeping up dirt and litter, peeling stickers of poles, and more. It's a great way to help shine up Downtown for summer, and a good volunteer project for families, individuals, organizations and co-workers.
Meet at Keller Williams Southwest Realty parking lot at 7th and Main around 8:30 am. We will assign you a block to clean, then we'll take a group photo, then off you go at about 9 am. All cleaning teams wil be done by 11:30 am at the latest.
JUNE
June 3rd 10:30 am - Durango Public Library Family/Children Beaver Presentation
PLEASE COME DRESSED IN YOUR FAVORITE BEAVER WETLAND COSTUME to participate in Beaver Theatre!!!!
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