Gilpin County Events

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May 30:  CSU Extension Gilpin County Habitat Gardening. 6:30-7:30 pm.  Exhibit Barn, 230 Norton Drive.  $5. Learn how to attract hummingbirds, songbirds, and other pollinators by growing appropriate plants and providing other enticements.                                                                                                                                              
June 2:  CSU Extension Gilpin CountySlash Piles – how to build them, how to get a permit.    1–3 pm.  FREE!  Gilpin County Slash Yard (mile marker 15, HWY 119, across from the transfer station).  Slash pile burning is an alternative to hauling or chipping slash. Learn about the permit process, allowable burning conditions, and safe construction of piles for good burning.  We will also cover Ips beetle management.  Bring gloves, older clothes, sturdy footwear, and water.  Please RSVP @ 303-582-9106 to attend this joint presentation by CSU Extension-Gilpin and the Colorado State Forest Service.   
                    
June 9^:  CSU Extension Gilpin CountyMountain Plant Sale at the Gilpin County Flea Market!  (Saturday only). 9 am until sold out!  Exhibit Barn, 230 Norton Drive.  Purchase time-tested plants that thrive in our mountain environment.   Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer questions.  

June 8 & 9:  County Flea Market
click here for booth application **Please note that only OUTSIDE spaces are now available.  All inside spaces are now sold out.  FOOD Booths are now sold out.

June  13:  CSU Extension Gilpin County Dealing with Critters in the Garden.  6:30 -7:30 pm.  Exhibit Barn, 230 Norton Drive. $5.  Can you tell the difference between pocket gopher and vole damage?  Learn how to keep these critters and others from destroying your garden.                                                                                   

June 23: CSU Extension Gilpin County Wildflower and Weed Walks.   10 am–noon.  Also: July 21.  2-4 pm.  Meet at the Exhibit Barn, 230 Norton Drive.  $5.  Join our slow, easy walk of up to 1.5 miles to identify local flowers. Different flowers will be blooming during each walk, so come to both! Dress for the weather.       

June 26:  2012 PRIMARY ELECTION
(Registration Deadline for the Primary Election is Tuesday May 29, 2012)

June 30:  CSU Extension Gilpin County Canning Basics-Jams/Jellies.  10 am–1 pm.  Gilpin County Community Center,  250 Norton Dr.  $10 (includes materials fee).  This class covers basic water-bath canning for safe food preservation and includes demonstrations, recipes, necessary products and equipment, as well as resource info. Learn the characteristics of a “well-made” jam for competition and gifts. Instructor: Stephanie Estreen, Certified CSU Extension Volunteer and Master Food Safety Advisor.                      

July 14^: CSU Extension Gilpin County Weed ID and Control.   2-3:30 pm.  Exhibit Barn,  230 Norton Drive.  FREE!  Can you tell a wildflower from a weed?  Do you know that it is illegal to have certain weeds (even if they are pretty) growing on your property?  Learn which plants are on your property.  Bring samples of weeds for identification and advice on how to control them.                                                                                         

July 22: CSU Extension Gilpin County FREE WEED DISPOSAL DAY!  9:30 am-2:30 pm. Gilpin County Slash Yard (mile marker 15, HWY 119, across from the transfer station). Gilpin County Residents ONLY!  This is your chance to dispose of bags of weeds (noxious weeds only, please) for FREE. Come to the Weed ID class on July 14 to learn what to pull.

August 17 & 18:  County Fair
Click here for fair contest information
Click here for general booth application
FOOD Booths are now sold out.
The Fair Needs YOU! Booth application for non profits


November 6:  2012 GENERAL ELECTION
(Registration Deadline for the General Election is Tuesday October 9, 2012)