Wild Aware

06/05/2026

Come find Wild Aware's table here for lots of great information :)

Mark your calendars for our Station 8 Community Event, THIS Saturday beginning at 9am. Connect with local resources, ask questions, and learn more about wildfire preparedness. This event is focused on Evergreen residents on the Blue Creek, Buffalo Creek East, Buffalo Creek West, Buffalo Park Estates, Brook Forest, and Herzman/Marshdale Plan units.

For more information call 303-674-3145. Address listed on our website.
https://www.evergreenfirerescue.com/divisions/station_8.php

06/05/2026

The competition is tight! Several names are neck and neck, and every vote could make a difference. If you haven't cast your vote yet, now is the time to help decide what our beloved community elk will be known as!

Vote here: https://forms.gle/tAah9rPd6BRSN1wH6

Voting is open until 2pm Saturday June 13th. Winner will be announced on Facebook live or see it in-person at our table at the CAE event "The Big Create" June 13th.

06/04/2026

It is time for Spring cleaning! Do you have Barbed Wire or other materials to recycle? Bring them June 27th from 10-2pm!

We are also looking for some volunteers to help Wild Aware with the barbed wire collection...please check out the sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054FA4AA22A5FCC07-64142078-barbed #/

06/03/2026

Thank you C. Pierce for your sweet photo!

06/03/2026

Check out our latest Road Aware program updates-we are going through some changes to this program and are happy to present our first newsletter-format outreach to program members. Road Aware is the wildlife-vehicle collision awareness program for Wild Aware. Find out more about this important topic:

06/02/2026

Voting is open! Help choose the name this beloved elk mascot will carry for years to come. Cast your vote and be part of the story! Voting is open until 2pm Saturday June 13th. Winner will be announced on Facebook live or see it in-person at our table at the CAE event "The Big Create" June 13th.

Vote here: https://forms.gle/tAah9rPd6BRSN1wH6

06/01/2026

Give Me a Brake! Wild Aware partners with Colorado State Patrol to remind drivers to be aware of increased wildlife activity in wildlife areas due to calving and fawning!

05/31/2026

We support closing certain trails in early days of calving such as this path in Estes Park.

Some of the trails in Estes Park are closed due to elk mothers being so aggressive right now. If you look closely, you can see an elk laying down in the background.

05/29/2026

Thank you for comprehensive coverage of wildlife-vehicle collisions! So much happening!

Just 11 days after the deaths of a pregnant elk and a cow with a juvenile calf killed on Evergreen Parkway triggered a community call for change, that call is