12th Annual Habitat Hero Workshop: Saturday, February 7th, 2026

The 12th Annual Habitat Hero Workshop a success!

Highlights included speakers Kevin Philip Williams & Michael Guidi presenting “Shrouded in Light: Naturalistic Planting Inspired by Wild Shrublands“, Stephen Hornbeck, Nursery Manager at High Plains Environmental Center (HPEC) in Loveland Colorado, and Isaiah Smith, Horticulture & Operations Supervisor at the Cheyenne Botanic Gardens.

 

Breakout Sessions included help with garden design (Isaiah Smith); Winter Sowing (Michelle Bohanan); Transplanting winter sown seedlings; Board of Public Utilities Water Conservation (Noah Dayton), Audubon Rockies (Amanda Martinez); and Cheyenne Audubon’s pollinator plants in Lions Park (Vicki Herren).

Workshop Materials (more to come this week)

YouTube Recordings

Kevin Philip Williams & Michael Guidi “Shrouded in Light: Naturalistic Planting Inspired by Wild Shrublands”: https://www.youtube.com/live/LyvpvEf19Cw

Stephen Hornbeck, Native Plant Nursery, High Plains Environmental Center (Loveland CO): https://www.youtube.com/live/6XKNJvWCAl4

Isaiah Smith, Cheyenne Botanic Gardens: https://www.youtube.com/live/bVL0uoWzBlA

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Sponsored by the Cheyenne-High Plains Audubon Society and Audubon Rockies.