Raptor Day

Join us for this exclusive live raptor experience from the Raptor Education Foundation (REF) at Denver Botanic Gardens. REF docents and staff discuss predator/prey relationships and the natural history of Colorado raptors. This program is great for all ages. We welcome families and home school groups to ask questions about these fascinating birds. Experience the exclusive opportunity to meet live raptors, learn about their journey, talk with their handlers and ask questions.

• Discussion with handlers and live raptor encounter from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. in Mitchell Hall. The program ends at 1 p.m.
• View a 20-minute film featuring Colorado’s two eagle species in the Sturm Family Auditorium.
• Enjoy story time with raptor books and activities for the little ones in the Helen Fowler Library.

The Raptor Education Foundation (REF) has been promoting environmental literacy since 1980 by providing schools, corporations, conventions and gatherings of all sizes unique innovative programs and seminars that connect people with the natural world. They utilize an extensive cast of live, non-releasable raptors to educate the public about environmental issues. REF has field experience in Europe, Asia, North and South America and Australia. 
 

Included with admission
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Instructors: Anne Price & Docents, Raptor Education Foundation

Anne Price's passion in life is raptors. She began working with them when she was 12 years old. She graduated from the University of Colorado with a B.A. in environmental, population and organismic biology. As an environmental scientist with Bechtel Corporation, she worked on a variety of projects, including Denver International Airport. She has been with the Raptor Education Foundation since 1986, where she serves as president and curator of raptors, chief lecturer and heads the docent program. Anne is an avid falconer and has served on the board of the Colorado Hawking Club (CHC) in various capacities. Currently she serves as the regulatory liaison, working directly with Colorado Parks & Wildlife. In 2018 she was awarded an Honorary Lifetime Membership in the CHC, the first woman granted this honor. She has also been a member of the North American Falconers Association, the largest falconry organization in the world, since 1990.