BOCES Threads 2020
Thread A: Mammals (4 Units) | ||
21-March | Coyotes: The Song Dogs of the West (.5) | Jared Gricoskie |
11-July | North American Bears: Ecology, Behavior & Evolution (.5) | W. Perry Conway |
24-July | Bats of Colorado & RMNP (.5) | Jeremy Siemers |
25-July | Bighorn Sheep: Ecology& Management (.5) | Jeff Connor |
1-Aug | The Persevering Pika: Secrets of Alpine Survival (.5) | Chris Ray |
15-Aug | The History of Moose in RMNP (.5) | Jeff Connor |
22-23-Aug | Mountain Lion: RMNP’s Top Predator (1) | Caroline Crumm and Don Hunter |
Thread B: Birds (3 Units) | ||
1-May | North with the Spring: Bird Migration (.5) | Jeff Maugans |
22-May | Owls of Rocky Mountain National Park (.5) | Jeff Maugans |
31-May | Birding RMNP by Ear (.5) | Nathan Pieplow |
5-June | Hunters of the Wind: Eagles, Hawks, & Falcons (.5) | W. Perry Conway |
27-28- June | Birding the Lifezones (1) | Jeff Maugans |
Thread C: Flowers/Plants/Fungi (6 Units) | ||
30-May | The Surprising World of Lichens (.5) | Jennifer Frazer |
6-June | Early Wildflowers of RMNP (.5) | Leanne Benton |
7-June | Spring Mushrooms & Fungi (.5) | Jon Sommer |
13-June | Untangling the Mystery of RMNP Native Orchids (.5) | Marlene Borneman |
27-28 June | Wildflowers of RMNP (1) | Leanne Benton |
11-July | Rocky Mountain Riparian Plant Ecology, Identification, & Physiology (.5) | Isabel Schroeter |
25-26-July | Grasses of RMNP (1) | Denise Culver |
1-Aug | Wetland Plants of RMNP (.5) | Denise Culver |
8-Aug | Wild Mushrooms & Fungi of RMNP (.5) | Jon Sommer |
15-Aug | Edible & Medicinal Plants of RMNP (.5) | Leanne Benton |
Thread D: History/Anthropology (2.5 Units) | ||
29-May or 12-June | Estes Valley: History & Historic Sites (.5) | Curt Buchholtz |
13-June | Boundaries, Borders, & Terrains: An Indigenous Telling of the Rockies (.5) | Doreen Martinez, Ph.D |
8-9 Aug | Phantoms: The Hidden History of RMNP (1) | Mary Taylor Young |
16-Aug | Anna Wolfrom Dove & the Wigwam Tea Room (.5) | Nina Kunze |
Thread E: Ecology (1.5 Unit) | ||
9-May | Fire in Ecosystems: Friend or Foe (.5) | Dr. Scott Franklin |
22-May | There’s More to This Place Than Meets the Eye: 100 Years of Environmental Change (.5) | Deanna Laurel |
10-July | The Amazing Alpine Tundra: A Land of Extremes (.5) | Dr. Scott Franklin |