Nature-based exploratory sessions for little learners and their caregivers! This program is for ages 3-6 from 10am-11am. Come enjoy rotating nature activities paired with read-aloud stories to get your little one outside and engaged in literacy. Locations change – look at your date to verify. For more info, visit salidalibrary.org Registration is REQUIRED October 2: […]
Join us for a Bike Your Park Day event on the High Lonesome trail in the AHRA Hayden Meadows section of the Historic Stage & Rail. Alan & crew will lead us on the 6-mile easy loop. Transportation from Salida and BV will be provided by Absolute Bikes for a minimal cost. Pre-registration for the […]
Lend the Game Trail Rec Adopters a hand with cleaning up fire rings, ash, and trash on CR-365 on October 7. We will meet at the Game Trail Mail Center at 8 AM and work until 12ish. Register here. Click here for driving directions to the Game Trail Mail Center. Please bring shovels and small […]
Environmental Game Nights are Back! Join us at the Valley View Nature Learning Center on Oct 8 starting at 6:30pm for some environmentally themed board games. Bring your beverage of choice. We'll have light snacks and lots of games! We'll be rotating between BV and Salida through the fall and winter and also visiting some […]
Our next bird walk is scheduled for 8 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 9, along the Monarch Spur Trail in Salida. Parking is available at Loyal Duke's Dog Park, where the Monarch Spur Trail crosses Holman Avenue. The approximately one-mile walk will be led by club members Hattie Braun and Tom Kolb, who live on Trailside […]
Join the Chaffee Rec Adopters and the Forest Service on October 11th to clean up ash and trash along Forest Road 390 and obstruct off-route travel by building buck & rail fences. Meet at the kiosk where Forest Service land begins and where CR-390 becomes Forest Road 390 @ 9 AM. Click here for driving directions […]
Click here for contest rules and to submit your photos! Welcome to GARNA's 11th annual photo contest! Through this fundraiser, GARNA celebrates extraordinary images that capture the Upper Arkansas River Valley's magnificent, inspiring, and fluid natural beauty. Images are judged by professional photographers and are voted on by the public. Winning images are used to create our […]
Nature-based exploratory sessions for little learners and their caregivers! This program is for ages 3-6 from 10am-11am. Come enjoy rotating nature activities paired with read-aloud stories to get your little one outside and engaged in literacy. Locations change – look at your date to verify. For more info, visit salidalibrary.org Registration is REQUIRED October 16: […]
Join the Mobile Earth + Space Observatory (MESO), Dark Sky Salida, & GARNA for a Star Party at the Valley View Nature Learning Center! We will learn about the night skies while experimenting with solar and celestial telescopes, spectroscopy, infrared cameras, an augmented reality sand table, and gravity wells from MESO's mobile observatory. This event […]
Over 100 years of active fire suppression has knocked our fire-adapted habitats out of balance, resulting in catastrophic fires that our ecosystems struggle to recover from. As more and more people make their homes in the wild-urban interface, we expose ourselves to more risk. This interactive, fascinating and fun learning event for all ages will […]
We regret to announce that due to the government shutdown and resulting furlough of key staff at our primary partner agency, the U.S. Forest Service, the final Interlaken Post-Fire Volunteer Work Day has been cancelled. Thank you to everyone who signed up for this event and has supported the project over the past year and […]
If you volunteer with GARNA, we want to celebrate you! All volunteers are welcome, from those who have volunteered once to those who have volunteered fifty times. This party is in Buena Vista on 10/22 from 4:30-6:30 PM. Please check your email for your invite or email rose@garna.org if you have not yet received a […]
Dark Sky Salida is a group working to obtain Dark Skies certification for the City of Salida. In this presentation at the Valley View Nature Learning Center (9051 CR-140), they will discuss the impacts of light pollution to wildlife and human health, what it will take to get Dark Sky certification for the city, and […]
Search & Rescue is among the most critical services available in our community, and one that you will hopefully never need. Many of us don't think much about this all-volunteer force until we are in a crisis. In this engaging interactive discussion, Danny Andres from Chaffee County Search & Rescue South will talk about how […]
Following on our popular mushroom foraging hikes, our friend Morgan Reitmeyer from Mushroom Love Co. will lead this class where we will learn how to grow mushrooms at home! We'll cover how to prep and pasteurize the growing medium, adding the mycelium, and nurturing your fungi. During the downtimes in the process, Morgan will teach […]
Many GARNA programs require a Liability Release Form be filled out each calendar year.
Your registration is secured upon receipt of payment, as long as there space is still available in a program. If you prefer not to register online (recommended), you may mail a check, made out to “GARNA” to the address below or stop by the office. Please include a note with the program you are registering for. Be aware, some programs sell out quickly, and we cannot confirm your spot with a mailed registration.
PO Box 1522
Salida CO 81201
Cancellation policy:
If we are notified of your need to cancel by 24 hours of program date, your program fee will be refunded except for a $3.00 administrative fee. No refunds within 24 hours or after the event (but most events are transferable). If minimum enrollment has not been met 2 days before program date, programs will be cancelled and we will refund the full amount.
