Cheyenne Audubon: Jan. 17--Raptor Alley, Jan. 20--Rejuvra and cheatgrass

[Barb Gorges]

Dear Wyobirders,

You are welcome to join Cheyenne Audubon members on both our free events: Jan. 17 field trip to Raptor Alley around Nunn, Colorado, and Jan. 20 program about miracle herbicide that keeps cheatgrass from sprouting. Details below. I will have a write-up about the Rejuvra talk in February in both the chapter newsletter and my website, CheyenneBirdBanter.wordpress.com.

Barb Gorges

Cheyenne - High Plains Audubon Society

January 17 – Cheyenne Audubon field trip: Raptor Alley

                Cheyenne Audubon invites the public on a free field trip Jan. 17 to Raptor Alley to look for hawks and other birds of prey. People with all levels of birdwatching experience are welcome.

                Participants will leave the Lions Park parking lot between the Children’s Village at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens and the picnic shelter at 9 a.m. to drive 38 miles to Soaring V Fuels in Nunn, Colorado. From there the group will caravan along country roads, returning to Cheyenne about 4 p.m., or earlier if you have your own vehicle. Bring lunch and water and dress for variable weather. Bring binoculars and spotting scopes if you have them.

                Please register with Grant Frost, 307-343-2024, so that he can contact you if plans change due to weather. Let him know if you need a ride or can provide a ride.

For more information about the Cheyenne – High Plains Audubon Society, please visit https://cheyenneaudubon.org/.

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 Jan. 20 - No-host dinner with speaker Jake Courkamp at 4:30 p.m. at 2 Doors Down, 118 E. 17^th Street. Please RSVP Barb Gorges, 307-287-4952 or bgor...@msn.com.

January 20 – Cheyenne Audubon program: Using Rejuvra to manage cheatgrass and other invasive annual grasses

                Cheyenne Audubon invites the public for a lecture January 20, 6 p.m., in the Cottonwood Room, Laramie County Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave., to learn about Rejuvra and how it can control invasive annual grasses like cheatgrass and improve wildlife habitat.

                Speaker Jake Courkamp is a range scientist at the Restoration Ecology Lab at Colorado State University where he researches weed management practices.

For more information about this talk and the Cheyenne – High Plains Audubon Society, please visit https://cheyenneaudubon.org/.

Talk details:

Presentation Title: Using Rejuvra to Manage Invasive Annual Grasses: Key Characteristics, Best Practices, and Encouraging Ecological Outcomes

Description: Rejuvra is a highly-effective pre-emergent herbicide for managing invasive annual grasses in rangelands and natural areas. This presentation will highlight key herbicide characteristics, introduce essential best practices for implementation, and review recent research demonstrating the ecological benefits associated with effective annual grass management.  

Bio: Jake Courkamp is a range scientist working in the Restoration Ecology Lab at Colorado State University. His research and outreach activities focus on evaluating, refining, and advancing weed management practices, along with measuring the ecological outcomes associated with effective weed and invasive plant control. 

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