01/11/2026
Looking for a unique gift experience? Check out this brand-new adventure featuring black-footed ferrets, Wyoming toads and sage grouse!
The EdVenture team at CMZoo is offering a new opportunity for guests to connect with wildlife and wild places, by taking them into the natural environments, with a brand-new program that launches in April 2026! Edventure Excursions will provide a fun and educational journey to local wildlife projects that they might not be aware are happening right here.
The program’s inaugural adventure into the wild is a 5-day expedition to northern Colorado and southern Wyoming to learn from expert guest speakers about the importance of prairie ecosystems and the animals that call them home. Guided by CMZoo staff, the group will journey across the plains to encounter critically endangered animals such as black-footed ferrets, Wyoming toads and sage grouse.
Each reservation supports funding to provide free classroom programming for schools in the Front Range region. The EdVenture team receives dozens of requests every year to bring Zoo animals to schools, and this program will help fund even more of those opportunities.
Sign up for the first-ever EdVenture Excursion, Sage Grouse Annual Display, at https://www.cmzoo.org/events-programs/custom-animal-experiences/bring-the-zoo-to-you/edventure-excursions/.
Sage Grouse Annual Display Trip Details
— Dates: April 20 – 24, 2026
— Cost: $1250 per person / $2100 per pair (sharing bed)
— Transportation: included
— Meals are not included in the cost.
— Moderate hike and picnic (included with the cost) in Medicine Bow National Forest.
— Tour of the Wyoming Toad breeding facility in Laramie, Wyoming.
— View Greater Sage Grouse Lek in North Park, CO (early morning start).
— Visit the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery and hear from an expert on black-footed ferret recovery efforts.
— Full itinerary provided with registration.
Accommodations:
• 2 nights at a bed and breakfast in Laramie, Wyoming (multiple-bedroom house shared with other program participants)
• 1 night at a hotel in Walden, Colorado (separate rooms)
• 1 night at a hotel in Fort Collins, Colorado (separate rooms)
