HIKING Bear Creek Nature Center — 245 Bear Creek Road. Registration: 719-520-6387, elpasocountynaturecenters.com. • Puppet Theater, “As the Bear Creek Flows,” learn about the herbivores, carnivores and omnivores of Bear Creek, 1-2 p.m. Jan. 24, $2 per person or $5 per family suggested donation. Fountain Creek Nature Center — 320 Peppergrass Lane, Fountain. Registration: 719-520-6745, elpasocountynaturecenters.com. • Build a Bird with Bricks Minifigs and Hike, 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, $25 per kit. COTREX — Colorado’s official trails app; trails.colorado.gov. Rocky Mountain Trails — Information on more than 70 hikes; rockymountainhikingtrails.com. NATURE Bear Creek Nature Center — 245 Bear Creek Road. Registration: 719-520-6387, elpasocountynaturecenters.com. • Nature Explorers: Fantastic Flurries, for ages 4-5 with an adult, 10-11:30 a.m. or 1-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, $3. • Little Wonders: Fox Gingerbread Man, for ages 2-3 with an adult, 10-11:15 a.m. or 1-2:15 p.m. Jan. 21, $3. • Nature’s Classroom: Homeschool Field Trips, for ages 8 and older, 1-3 p.m. Jan. 22, $4. Fountain Creek Nature Center — 320 Peppergrass Lane, Fountain. Registration: 719-520-6745, elpasocountynaturecenters.com. • 2’s and 3’s Outdoors: Nature in Shape, for ages 2-3 with an adult, 2-3:15 p.m. Thursday or 10-11:15 a.m. Friday, $3. • Live Birds of Prey, 10-11:30 a.m. Jan. 31, $4-$5. • Nature Adventures: Art in Nature, for ages 3-6 with an adult, 2-3:30 p.m. Feb. 5 or 10-11:30 a.m. Feb. 6, $3. • Drawing Winter Trees in Ink, for ages 7 and older with an adult, 10 a.m.-noon Feb. 7, $40 with $5 supply fee or bring your own supplies. • 2’s and 3’s Outdoors: Perfect Pairs, for ages 2-3 with an adult, 2-3:15 p.m. Feb. 12 or 10-11:15 a.m. Feb. 13, $3. Mueller State Park — 21045 Colorado 67, Divide. Day pass $10 per vehicle; 719-687-2366. • Junior Rangers in the Forest, for children with an adult, noon-1 p.m. Jan. 18, Visitor Center. • Animal Antifreeze, for ages 5 and older, 2-3 p.m. Jan. 23, Visitor Center. Colorado Birding Trail — Coloradobirdingtrail.com lists places to see birds and wildlife. Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center Meet Greet Encounter — Check-in at 8:45 a.m. with tour at 9 a.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, 4729 Twin Rock Road, Divide. For ages 18 and older, go online for prices. Registration: wolfeducation.org. FEB. 16 Free Entrance Day — For U.S. citizens and residents only, Colorado’s national parks and monuments; home.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm#free_entrance_days. OUTDOOR SKILLS Mueller State Park — 21045 Colorado 67, Divide. Day pass $10 per vehicle; 719-687-2366. • Basic Survival for Kids, for ages 5 and older, 2-3 p.m. Friday, Visitor Center. Chapter Trout Unlimited Meetings — 6:30 p.m. fourth Tuesdays, January-October, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, 4255 Sinton Road; ppctu.org. RUNNING Pikes Peak Road Runners — Go online for prices. Registration: pprrun.org. • PPRR Social Run, 8 a.m. Saturday, The Lincoln Center, 2727 N. Cascade Ave. • Winter Series II, 10 a.m. Jan. 24, Cheyenne Mountain State Park. Jack Quinn’s Running Club — 5K, 5:15-7 p.m. Tuesdays, Jack Quinn’s Irish Pub, 21 S. Tejon St.; jackquinnsrunners.com. Thursday Night Run Club — 5:30-7 p.m. Thursdays, Cerberus Brewing Co., 702 W. Colorado Ave.; 719-636-2337, [email protected]. SNOW SPORTS Mueller State Park — 21045 Colorado 67, Divide. Day pass $10 per vehicle required; 719-687-2366. • Snowshoe Hike, 10-11:15 a.m. Jan. 31, Wapiti Trailhead. Call to reserve a pair of adult snowshoes. — Listings are published on a space-available basis. Email information at least two weeks in advance: [email protected]. ...read more read less