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Mt. Zirkel Wilderness
Image by Karen Vail
Please Note - as of 3/7/2016 all Difficult Level Hikes are FULL as is the Kintgen Van Tour to North Park
The schedule is designed to allow participants enough time to truly enjoy Northwest Colorado and use Denver as a transportation hub. The start on a Thursday and the ending of the conference on Monday is also designed to avoid the heavy traffic on I-70 Fridays and Sundays. Monday is the day Mike Kintgen’s high elevation garden will be open to visitors 35 miles north of Steamboat Springs.
Events begin at the Denver Botanic Gardens on the afternoon of June 22 and resume at Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat Springs on the afternoon of June 23.
All the lectures, registration, meals and dorms are located on the Colorado Mountain College campus. All hikes leave from the CMC campus. Vans will be available to take attendees to the campus and to events upon arrangement. A schedule will be made for pick up times.
| Friday, June 17 | Pre-conference Plantsman's Tour to the Bighorns leaves the DBG and returns on June 21 | ||
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Wednesday, June 22 |
Denver Botanic Garden, Denver | ||
| 1:00- 5:00 PM | Conference registration at Denver Botanic Garden's Amphitheater | ||
| 1:30, 3:30 & 4:30 PM | Tour of Alpine Garden with Mike Kintgen, Curator Alpine Collections, and the DBG staff | ||
| Tour DBG on your own | Of note are the 6 crevice gardens and the North American Plant Collection Consortium "Alpines of the World" collection. Don't miss the Mordecai Children's Garden and its alpine habitat and crevice gardens on top of the parking garage. | ||
| 4:00 - 5:45 PM | Cash Bar | ||
| 4:30 - 6:00 PM | Opening Banquet by Tony Rosacci Catering | ||
| 6:00 PM | Opening Lectures - Mitchell Hall | ||
| Mike Kintgen: "What Makes NW Colorado So Special?" | |||
| Kenton Seth: "Colorado Pop Hort: What's new, old and unique in Colorado" | |||
| Thursday, June 23 | Steamboat Springs | ||
| Breakfast | On your own | ||
| Travel to Steamboat Springs (170 miles from Denver, 3 to 3.5 hours by car) | |||
| 8:30 AM |
Optional Van Transportation to Steamboat Springs Pickup at recommended hotels. |
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| Lunch | On your own | ||
| 1:30 - 5:30 PM | Dorm room registration at CMC (Hill Residence Hall) | ||
| 3:00 - 5:30 PM | Complete Conference registration if not done in Denver -at CMC AB Auditorium | ||
| 3:00 - 7:00 PM | Cash Bar | ||
| 4:00 - 5:30 PM | Plant and Book Sales at CMC | ||
| 5:00 - 7:00 PM | Catered Welcome Dinner - CMC Dining Room | ||
| 7:00 - 7:30 PM | NARGS Awards & Business Meeting- CMC AB Auditorium | ||
| 7:30 PM | Presentations | ||
| Nick Courtens: "Betty Ford Alpine Gardens" | |||
| Johan Nilson: "Bulbs and Alpines from Turkey and Iran- at Gӧteborg Botanic Garden" | |||
| Friday, June 24 | Steamboat Springs | ||
| 8:30 - 10:00 AM | Welcome Breakfast at Yampa River Botanic Park with tour of gardens (YRBP, Thank You!) | ||
| 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Private Garden tours around Steamboat Springs in conference vans (Gardens closed for lunch 12 - 1 PM) | ||
| Lunch | On your own | ||
| 1:00 - 2:00 PM | AdCom Meeting (Private**) -CMC AB Eagle Nest Room | ||
| 2:00 - 3:00 PM | NARGS Board Meeting (Private**) -CMC AB Eagle Nest Room | ||
| 4:00 - 5:00 PM | Chapter Chair Meeting -CMC AB Eagle Nest Room | ||
| 1:00 - 6:00 PM | Plant and Book Sales - CMC AB Classrooms | ||
| 6:00 - 7:00 PM | Book Signing by Steppe Book Authors plus authors Kelly Norris, Mary O’Brien, and Karen Vail | ||
| Dinner | On your own | ||
| 7:00 - 8:00 PM | Presentation - CMC AB Auditorium | ||
| Kelly Norris: "Wandering the Wild Lands - Modern Work in America's Heartland" | |||
| Saturday, June 25 | Steamboat Springs | ||
| Breakfast | On your own (Continental breakfast provided for those in the dorms from 6 to 7:30 AM) | ||
| 7:00 AM | Hikers pick up boxed lunch | ||
| 7:30 AM | Vans depart for hikes - CMC Lower South Parking Lot in front of academic building | ||
| 7:30 AM | Optional Van tour with Mike Kintgen to North Park- CMC Lower South Parking Lot in front of academic building | ||
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On your own | ||
| Free evening to enjoy Steamboat. | |||
| Sunday, June 26 | Steamboat Springs | ||
| Breakfast | On your own (Continental breakfast provided for those in the dorms from 6 to 7:30 AM) | ||
| 7:00 AM | Hikers pick up boxed lunch | ||
| 7:30 AM | Vans depart for hikes - CMC main parking lot | ||
| 4:00 - 6:00 PM | Last Chance for Plant and Book Sales - CMC AB Classrooms | ||
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Cash Bar | ||
| 5:30 PM | Banquet - CMC AB Dining Room | ||
| 7:00 PM | Closing Presentation - CMC AB Auditorium | ||
| Marcela Ferreyra: "Patagonia" | |||
| Returning to Denver on Sunday night is not recommended due to traffic on I-70 | |||
| Monday, June 27 | Depart Steamboat Springs | ||
| Breakfast | On your own | ||
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Mike Kintgen's High Elevation Garden Open (35 miles one way - requires at least 2.5 hours with travel and viewing) | ||
| 8:30 AM | Some vans leave for visit to Mike Kintgen's High Elevation Garden - CMC Lower South Parking Lot in front of academic buildings | ||
| 8:30 AM | Vans leave for optional Plantsman's tour of Wyoming's Bighorns after visiting Mike Kintgen's Garden - with Panayoti Kelaidis | ||
| Lunch | On your own | ||
| 1:30 PM | Some vans leave for Central Denver- CMC Lower South Parking Lot in front of academic buildings | ||
| 5:00 PM | Last vans leave for Central Denver- CMC Lower South Parking Lot in front of academic buildings | ||
| **Please note the word Private on the AdCom and NARGS board meetings does not exclude NARGS members, but that AdCom asks you notify Elisabeth Zander if you would like to be involved as the room is small. | |||
| Note: | CMC AB - Colorado Mountain College Academic Building. Auditorium, dining and meeting rooms are on the third floor. Classrooms and plant/book sales will be on second floor | ||