Upcoming events at Coal Creek.
Generative Poetry Workshop
Join Writer-in-Residence Erin Robertson for a free, generative poetry workshop that draws inspiration from the Year on Coal Creek exhibit at the Community Arts Collective in Lafayette.
Free Native Seed Swap
Grab some native seeds for your garden at the Louisville Library’s seed swap.
Fire-wise Gardening Workshop #1
Learn to protect your home from wildfire with the right native plants and planting strategies.
Fire-wise Gardening Workshop #2
Protect your home from wildfire by using the right native plants and planting strategies.
Full Moon Sweetheart Stroll
Bring someone you love (even if you come alone) to our Full Moon Sweetheart Stroll under the full Snow Moon of February. We’ll read poetry in the moonlight. Coal Creek will handle the soundtrack.
Poet on the Path in Coal Creek Canyon
Writer-in-Residence Erin Robertson will be up-canyon, near the creek’s headwaters at Canyon Coffee to engage our neighbors in the foothills about the creek we all share.
Full Moon Mindfulness Walk
Start the new year mindfully by connecting with the land and each other under the full wolf moon.
Lantern Walk
Join us to symbolically carry the light through the darkest time of the year.
Last Coal Creek Beaver Hike of the Year
Join naturalist Dave Sutherland and the Friends of Coal Creek to visit the sprawling beaver works on Coal Creek in Lafayette.
Native Bees and Pollinator Districts
Learn about the amazing diversity and ecology of native bees in Boulder County and how you can make space for these incredible insects.
Coal Creek Beaver Hike
Join naturalist Dave Sutherland and the Friends of Coal Creek to visit the sprawling beaver works on Coal Creek in Lafayette.
Native Seed Swap
Sign up to donate native seeds from your garden at our first Seed Swap at Ecotoberfest in Louisville.
Poet on the Path
Open hours this Saturday morning to pause your morning walk or ride and chat with Writer-in-Residence Erin Robertson.
Happy Hour and Fundraiser
It's going to be a "dam" good time. RSVP for details and invite.
Coal Creek Barn Owls
SOLD OUT! Join an expert-guided walk to view a barn owl cavity nest as the young are preparing to emerge.
Bumble Bee Census Outing
Help census bumble bees at Flagg Park on Saturday, Aug. 31. No experience necessary!
Summer Showcase: The Textures of Coal Creek
It’s a community celebration! Stop by, say hey and view the photography and writing inspired by Coal Creek.
Landscape & Voice: A Writing Workshop with A. Manette Ansay
Explore how landscape influences perception and helps writers find their voices on this walking workshop along Coal Creek in Lafayette.
Pollinator Meadow in Superior
We’re seeding and planting a pocket of pollinator habitat at Purple Park in Superior.
Nature with Neighbors in Erie
Convert a weedy path to beautiful pollinator habitat in this co-project with the Erie Rotary Club
Native Plant Sale
Join us for our Second Annual Native Plant Sale. We’ll be selling a wide selection of native grasses and flowers for your home garden. All proceeds benefit Friends of Coal Creek.
Lunch Hour Project: Teasel Squeezel #4
Put the squeeze on this invasive riparian weed during your lunch hour.
Lunch Hour Project: Teasel Squeezel #2
Put the squeeze on this invasive riparian weed during your lunch hour.
Lunch Hour Project: Teasel Squeezel #1
Put the squeeze on this invasive riparian weed during your lunch hour.
Writing Spring: A Generative Workshop with A. Manette Ansay
Join NYT bestselling author A. Manette Ansay in a writing workshop to explore spring through prompts, readings, and imagery of Coal Creek.
Creek Monitoring Field Day with CU Research Team
Join our friends at Boulder Watershed Collective for a field day in the creek with CU researchers currently studying the effects of wildfire on creek life and ecology.
CANCELLED: Creek Clean-up in Superior
Help remove trash from the stream and its banks at our first project in Superior.
Writing Autumn: A Generative Workshop
Join Writer-in-Residence A. Manette Ansay for the fourth installment of writing the seasons, a creative workshop.
Sowing Seeds in Lafayette
Join us for a few hours of seeding along Coal Creek in Lafayette
Writing Summer: A Generative Workshop
Join bestselling author A. Manette Ansay and other local writers for a evening of writing, reading and discussion in Erie.
Limited to 10 participants.
Teasel Lopping
We’re lopping teasel in Lafayette. You should come out for it. All ages welcome.
Pollinator Garden at Public Road!
We have an amazing opportunity to put in a high-visibility pollinator garden right at the entrance to the Public Road trailhead — by far the busiest trailhead in Lafayette! We’re holding this event the day after BVSD lets out and it will be family friendly. Bring your kids!
A few weeks ago, a work crew from Friends of Coal Creek removed a Dumpster full of tumblweed, opening up this area to a potential planting. The City of Lafayette Open Space Department was into it and no we’re going to make it happen. Help us fill the empty space with native plants — grasses, flower and shrubs — that will turn the area beside the road into the showpiece it deserves to be.
Tasks will include: Raking/clearing, planting, mulching and watering. There will be plenty of kid-friendly tasks. Bring the whole crew!
Writing Spring: A Generative Workshop
EVENT IS FULL! THANK YOU ALL!
Join bestselling author A. Manette Ansay and other local writers for a evening of writing, reading and discussion in Erie.
Tumbleweed Rumble
Kochia is the invasive weed you see fringing the Coal Creek Trail. Let’s get it out of the Public Road trailhead.