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. • Solstice Night Hike, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Friday, $6-$8. • Owl Prowl, for ages 8 and older, 6-7:30 p.m. Jan. 2, $5-$6. • Morning Hike Campfire, for ages 6 and older, 10-11:30 a.m. Jan. 3, $4-$5. • Build a Bird with Bricks Minifigs and Hike, 10-11:30 a.m. Jan. 17, $25 per kit. Mueller State Park — 21045 Colorado 67, Divide. Day pass $10 per vehicle; 719-687-2366. • Animal Tracks Hike, 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Outlook Ridge Trailhead. • First Day Hike – Elk Meadow Hike, 9:15-11:15 a.m. Jan. 1, Elk Meadow Trailhead. • First Day Hike for Families, for ages 6-12 with an adult, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Jan. 1, Outlook Ridge Trailhead. • First Day Hike – Forest Bathing, noon-2:30 p.m. Jan. 1, Outlook Ridge Trailhead. Registration required: cpw.state.co.us/events. • First Day Hike, 1-2 p.m. Jan. 1, Wapiti Trailhead. 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. • Little Wonders: Rudolph and Relatives, for ages 2-3 with an adult, 10-11:15 or 1-2:15 p.m. Wednesday, $3. • Audubon Christmas Bird Count, 8 a.m.-noon, with tally rally with potluck, 5-6:30 p.m. Saturday; aikenaudubon.com. • Nature Explorers: Fantastic Flurries, for ages 4-5 with an adult, 10-11:30 a.m. or 1-2:30 p.m. Jan. 14, $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., $4. Fountain Creek Nature Center — 320 Peppergrass Lane, Fountain. Registration: 719-520-6745, elpasocountynaturecenters.com. • 2’s and 3’s Outdoors: 12 Days of Fountain, for ages 2-3 with an adult, 2-3:15 p.m. Thursday or 10-11:15 a.m. Friday, $3. • Nature Adventures: Rockin’ Racoons, for ages 3-6 with an adult, 2-3:30 p.m. Jan. 8 or 10-11:30 a.m. Jan. 9, $3. • Winter Bird Count, 8:30-11 a.m. Jan. 10, $5 donation. • 2’s and 3’s Outdoors: Nature in Shope, for ages 2-3 with an adult, 2-3:15 p.m. Jan. 15 or 10-11:15 a.m. Jan. 16, $3. Mueller State Park — 21045 Colorado 67, Divide. Day pass $10 per vehicle; 719-687-2366. • Nature Ornaments, 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, 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. RUNNING 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]. — Listings are published on a space-available basis. Email information at least two weeks in advance: [email protected]. ...read more read less