The Casual Enormity of Adam Palmer Film
2026-07-02 18:30 - 21:00 (America/Denver) | Silverthorne Pavilion, 400 Blue River Pkwy, Silverthorne, CO 80498
Join us for a viewing of The Casual Enormity of Adam Palmer, a documentary about a mountain town sustainability all-star from Eagle County who deftly created positive change in his community and throughout the region. Adam had a way of connecting you to your highest purpose, your hero’s journey, often leaving you wondering how you had gotten involved in the first place. Throughout his career, Adam was visionary in launching numerous organizations and initiatives to reduce pollution and improve resilience. This film, directed by local climate film maker Todd Anders Johnson, explores the life and impact of one mighty character while exposing the possibilities we all have to improve our lives and the things around us.

Date: Thursday, July 2nd

Time: Doors open at 6:30 pm, film starts at 7 pm.

Where: Silverthorne Pavillion

The event will end by 9 pm. Drinks available for purchase. Get your tickets here.

Stump the Recycling Experts - Silverthorne
2026-07-08 11:00 - 13:00 | Silverthorne Recycling Center, 0255 River Road, Silverthorne
Wednesday, July 8, 2026 | 11am – 1pm | Silverthorne Recycling Center

Get your recycling questions answered when you recycle at the Silverthorne Recycling Center. HC3 staff and volunteers will be on-site to help you learn more about recycling in our community. It’s your chance to find out where your recycling goes, ask your toughest questions, and find out more about HC3’s programs and events. We are here to help!

Can’t make it? We will be at recycling centers around the county all summer. Check out our event page to find a Stump the Recycling Experts event near you!

Solarize Summit for Residents and Businesses
2026-07-08 17:30 - 18:30 | Virtual
July 8 | 5:30-6:30pm | Virtual

Over 340 participating Summit County households and businesses. One trusted community solar program. Solarize Summit has been making solar simple since 2019—with a streamlined process and zero pressure. In 2026, new program discounts for solar panels and battery storage help offset the lost federal tax credit, putting solar-powered energy independence within reach.
Join us on July 8th from 5:30-6:30pm to learn about how you can save with solar and batteries.
Register here.

Summit Electrified: Home Electrification for Beginners- Silverthorne
2026-07-16 17:30 - 19:00 | Silverthorne Pavilion, 400 Blue River Pkwy, Silverthorne, CO 80498
What’s a heat pump, anyway? Is induction cooking really better than gas? What upgrades make sense for a Summit County home? Get answers at Summit Electrified: Home Electrification for Beginners, a homeowner workshop from HC3, Go Electric Colorado, and Town of Silverthorne. We’ll cover the upgrades that matter most — heat pumps, water heaters, and induction stoves — plus rebates from HC3, Xcel Energy, and the State of Colorado to help you take the next step.

Join us Thursday July 16, at the Silverthorne Pavilion from 5:30 pm – 7 pm.

RSVP HERE.

Presented in partnership with:

Stump the Recycling Experts - Breckenridge
2026-07-20 11:00 - 13:00 | Breckenridge Recycling Center, 284 Coyne Valley Rd, Breckenridge
Monday, July 20 | 11am – 1pm | Breckenridge Recycling Center

Get your recycling questions answered when you recycle at the Breckenridge Recycling Center. HC3 staff and volunteers will be on-site to help you learn more about recycling in our community. It’s your chance to find out where your recycling goes, ask your toughest questions, and find out more about HC3’s programs and events. We are here to help!

Can’t make it? We will be at recycling centers around the county all summer. Check out our event page to find a Stump the Recycling Experts event near you!

Summit Electrified: Home Electrification for Beginners- Frisco
2026-07-21 17:30 - 19:00 | Highside Brewery, Highside Brewery, Frisco
What’s a heat pump, anyway? Is induction cooking really better than gas? What upgrades make sense for a Summit County home? Get answers at Summit Electrified: Home Electrification for Beginners, a homeowner workshop from HC3, Go Electric Colorado, and the Town of Frisco. We’ll cover the upgrades that matter most — heat pumps, water heaters, and induction stoves — plus rebates from HC3, Xcel Energy, and the State of Colorado to help you take the next step.

Join us Tuesday, July 21st at Highside Brewing Frisco from 5:30 pm – 7 pm.

RSVP HERE.

Stump the Recycling Experts - Silverthorne
2026-07-23 11:00 - 13:00 | Silverthorne Recycling Center, 0255 River Road, Silverthorne
Thursday, July 23 | 11am – 1pm | Silverthorne Recycling Center

Get your recycling questions answered when you recycle at the Silverthorne Recycling Center. HC3 staff and volunteers will be on-site to help you learn more about recycling in our community. It’s your chance to find out where your recycling goes, ask your toughest questions, and find out more about HC3’s programs and events. We are here to help!

Can’t make it? We will be at recycling centers around the county all summer. Check out our event page to find a Stump the Recycling Experts event near you!

Stump the Recycling Experts - Breckenridge
2026-07-25 11:00 - 13:00 | Breckenridge Recycling Center, 284 Coyne Valley Rd, Breckenridge
Saturday, July 25th | 11am – 1pm | Breckenridge Recycling Center

Get your recycling questions answered when you recycle at the Breckenridge Recycling Center. HC3 staff and volunteers will be on-site to help you learn more about recycling in our community. It’s your chance to find out where your recycling goes, ask your toughest questions, and find out more about HC3’s programs and events. We are here to help!

Can’t make it? We will be at recycling centers around the county all summer. Check out our event page to find a Stump the Recycling Experts event near you!

Stump the Recycling Experts - Frisco
2026-07-29 11:00 - 13:00 | Frisco Recycling Center, 221 Peak One Drive, Frisco
Wednesday, July 29 | 11am – 1pm | Frisco Recycling Center

Get your recycling questions answered when you recycle at the Frisco Recycling Center. HC3 staff and volunteers will be on-site to help you learn more about recycling in our community. It’s your chance to find out where your recycling goes, ask your toughest questions, and find out more about HC3’s programs and events. We are here to help!

Can’t make it? We will be at recycling centers around the county all summer. Check out our event page to find a Stump the Recycling Experts event near you!

Summit Electrified: Home Electrification for Beginners- Breckenridge
2026-07-30 17:30 - 19:00
What’s a heat pump, anyway? Is induction cooking really better than gas? What upgrades make sense for a Summit County home? Get answers at Summit Electrified: Home Electrification for Beginners, a homeowner workshop from HC3, Go Electric Colorado, and Town of Breckenridge. We’ll cover the upgrades that matter most — heat pumps, water heaters, and induction stoves — plus rebates from HC3, Xcel Energy, and the State of Colorado to help you take the next step.

Join us Thursday, July 30th at Carter Park in Breckenridge from 5:30 pm – 7 pm.

RSVP HERE.

Presented in partnership with:

Stump the Recycling Experts - Breckenridge
2026-08-04 11:00 - 13:00 | Breckenridge Recycling Center, 284 Coyne Valley Rd, Breckenridge
Tuesday, August 4th | 11am – 1pm | Breckenridge Recycling Center

Get your recycling questions answered when you recycle at the Breckenridge Recycling Center. HC3 staff and volunteers will be on-site to help you learn more about recycling in our community. It’s your chance to find out where your recycling goes, ask your toughest questions, and find out more about HC3’s programs and events. We are here to help!

Can’t make it? We will be at recycling centers around the county all summer. Check out our event page to find a Stump the Recycling Experts event near you!

HC3 Turns 50: Now, Then & Always
2026-08-06 17:00 - 19:00 | Highside Brewery, Highside Brewery, Frisco
In 1976, Tim McClure founded the Summit Recycling Project with a simple mission: to reduce waste and recover resources. Fifty years later, that small-but-mighty idea has grown into the High Country Conservation Center, Summit County’s go-to nonprofit for conservation, sustainability, and local climate action.

We’re celebrating 50 years of community, conservation, and everything in between, and we want you there.

Join us for an evening of cold drinks, light bites, and a walk down memory lane as we reflect on where we started, how far we’ve come, and the values that have guided us every step of the way.

Event is free.
Registration Required.

Stump the Recycling Experts - Frisco
2026-08-14 11:00 - 13:00 | Frisco Recycling Center, 221 Peak One Drive, Frisco
Friday, August 14 | 11am – 1pm | Frisco Recycling Center

Get your recycling questions answered when you recycle at the Frisco Recycling Center. HC3 staff and volunteers will be on-site to help you learn more about recycling in our community. It’s your chance to find out where your recycling goes, ask your toughest questions, and find out more about HC3’s programs and events. We are here to help!

Can’t make it? We will be at recycling centers around the county all summer. Check out our event page to find a Stump the Recycling Experts event near you!

Electrify Summit Fair
2026-08-14 15:00 - 19:00 | CMC Breckenridge (South Parking Lot): 107 Denison Placer Rd, Breckenridge, 107 Denison Placer Rd, Breckenridge, 80424, United States
Curious about heat pumps? Ready to try induction cooking? Wondering how electric cars perform in the mountains? Come see, touch, and test the future of home energy at HC3’s Electrify Summit Fair. Chat with local vendors, watch a live cooking demo, take an e-bike or EV for a spin, and find out what rebates from HC3, Xcel Energy, and the state of Colorado could mean for your home.

Your rain dances worked and the monsoon is back! In case of showers, we’ll be setting up inside the CMC campus building.

Already drive an EV and love it? Show it off at the Electrify Summit Fair! We’re looking for electric vehicle owners to showcase their rides at this event. Whether you drive a Tesla, Chevy Bolt, Rivian, or anything in between, your car and your story help other Summit County residents see what it’s really like to go electric — the range, the charging, the savings, all of it. Register here to showcase your EV.

This event is presented in partnership with:

Stump the Recycling Experts - Silverthorne
2026-08-17 11:00 - 13:00 | Silverthorne Recycling Center, 0255 River Road, Silverthorne
Wednesday, August 17, 2026 | 11am – 1pm | Silverthorne Recycling Center

Get your recycling questions answered when you recycle at the Silverthorne Recycling Center. HC3 staff and volunteers will be on-site to help you learn more about recycling in our community. It’s your chance to find out where your recycling goes, ask your toughest questions, and find out more about HC3’s programs and events. We are here to help!

Can’t make it? We will be at recycling centers around the county all summer. Check out our event page to find a Stump the Recycling Experts event near you!

Water in the West
2026-08-19 17:30 - 19:00 | Highside Brewery, Highside Brewery, Frisco
Wednesday, August 19 | 5:30 – 7:30pm | Highside in Frisco

Join us this summer for our Water in the West speaker series. Each month, local organizations will explore critical water issues impacting our region. Join the conversation and become part of the solution through these free, inspirational, and educational events.

August 19th: Hosted by Friends of the Dillon Ranger District
Speakers: Catherine Schloegel and Taylor Hawes from The Nature Conservancy
Topic: Forests and Watersheds

These events are free to the community and will have food available. Please sign up so we can have an accurate headcount for food. Drinks (adult beverages or otherwise) not included.

Register Here

An Evening with Pattie Gonia: Keynote, Drag & Dance Party
2026-08-21 19:30 - 22:00
Friday, August 21 | 7:30 PM | Riverwalk Center

Come for the climate, stay for the drag, and dance it out — Pattie Gonia brings an electrifying night of advocacy, performance, and party to BIFA.

Part inspiring talk, part drag performance, and part dance party, this immersive experience invites audiences to reflect, connect, and take action. In Nature’s Strategies for Advocacy and Action, critically acclaimed environmentalist and drag queen Pattie Gonia (she/they) explores how allyship, resilience, and regeneration in the natural world can guide us toward a more inclusive and sustainable future. Through humor, storytelling, and interactive moments, Pattie empowers audiences — queer folks, allies, and anyone eager to drive change — to discover their role in shaping what comes next.

Then, the energy shifts from reflection to celebration with a drag performance with Pattie Gonia and special guest LeeLee, followed by a dance party with DJ Matt Suave of Play Haus, plus a meet + greet.

Questions? Check out our FAQ Page.

Doors Open at 7 PM

Get your tickets before they sell out here.

Stump the Recycling Experts - Frisco
2026-08-29 11:00 - 13:00 | Frisco Recycling Center, 221 Peak One Drive, Frisco
Saturday, August 29 | 11am – 1pm | Frisco Recycling Center

Get your recycling questions answered when you recycle at the Frisco Recycling Center. HC3 staff and volunteers will be on-site to help you learn more about recycling in our community. It’s your chance to find out where your recycling goes, ask your toughest questions, and find out more about HC3’s programs and events. We are here to help!

Can’t make it? We will be at recycling centers around the county all summer. Check out our event page to find a Stump the Recycling Experts event near you!

Stump the Recycling Experts - Breckenridge
2026-08-31 11:00 - 13:00 | Breckenridge Recycling Center, 284 Coyne Valley Rd, Breckenridge
Monday, August 31st | 11am – 1pm | Breckenridge Recycling Center

Get your recycling questions answered when you recycle at the Breckenridge Recycling Center. HC3 staff and volunteers will be on-site to help you learn more about recycling in our community. It’s your chance to find out where your recycling goes, ask your toughest questions, and find out more about HC3’s programs and events. We are here to help!

Can’t make it? We will be at recycling centers around the county all summer. Check out our event page to find a Stump the Recycling Experts event near you!

Stump the Recycling Experts - Silverthorne
2026-09-09 11:00 - 13:00 | Silverthorne Recycling Center, 0255 River Road, Silverthorne
Wednesday, September 9 | 11am – 1pm | Silverthorne Recycling Center

Get your recycling questions answered when you recycle at the Silverthorne Recycling Center. HC3 staff and volunteers will be on-site to help you learn more about recycling in our community. It’s your chance to find out where your recycling goes, ask your toughest questions, and find out more about HC3’s programs and events. We are here to help!

Can’t make it? We will be at recycling centers around the county all summer. Check out our event page to find a Stump the Recycling Experts event near you!

Harvest Dinner: Presented by Arapahoe Basin
2026-09-09 18:00 - 21:00 | Arapahoe Basin Ski Area
Presenting Sponsor
Wednesday, September 9 | 6-9 PM | 6th Alley, Arapahoe Basin Ski Area RESERVE YOUR SPOT

High Country Conservation Center invites you to our annual Harvest Dinner on Wednesday, September 9, hosted at the stunning Arapahoe Basin Ski Area. Savor a four-course meal crafted with fresh, local, and organic ingredients—paired with great views and even better company.

What’s included:

A curated selection of fine wines

Local beer

A delicious four-course dinner (vegetarian and vegan options available)

Gratuity

Scenic mountain atmosphere at the 6th Alley

This event is more than just a meal—it’s a celebration of sustainability. Both HC3 and Arapahoe Basin are proud to champion environmentally responsible practices that help protect the place we call home.

All proceeds benefit the High Country Conservation Center and support climate action and resource conservation in Summit County.

Event Schedule 6:00 PM – Cocktail hour begins Enjoy appetizers, drinks, and browse the silent auction. 7:00 PM – Dinner is served Guests will be seated for a locally sourced, four-course meal. 8:30 PM – Silent auction closes Get your final bids in to support sustainability in Summit County. 9:00 PM – Evening concludes
RESERVE YOUR SPOT

Event Sponsors

Stump the Recycling Experts - Silverthorne
2026-09-12 11:00 - 13:00 | Silverthorne Recycling Center, 0255 River Road, Silverthorne
Saturday, September 12| 11am – 1pm | Silverthorne Recycling Center

Get your recycling questions answered when you recycle at the Silverthorne Recycling Center. HC3 staff and volunteers will be on-site to help you learn more about recycling in our community. It’s your chance to find out where your recycling goes, ask your toughest questions, and find out more about HC3’s programs and events. We are here to help!

Can’t make it? We will be at recycling centers around the county all summer. Check out our event page to find a Stump the Recycling Experts event near you!

Stump the Recycling Experts - Frisco
2026-09-23 11:00 - 13:00 | Frisco Recycling Center, 221 Peak One Drive, Frisco
Wednesday, September 23 | 11am – 1pm | Frisco Recycling Center

Get your recycling questions answered when you recycle at the Frisco Recycling Center. HC3 staff and volunteers will be on-site to help you learn more about recycling in our community. It’s your chance to find out where your recycling goes, ask your toughest questions, and find out more about HC3’s programs and events. We are here to help!

Can’t make it? We will be at recycling centers around the county all summer. Check out our event page to find a Stump the Recycling Experts event near you!

Stump the Recycling Experts - Breckenridge
2026-09-25 11:00 - 13:00 | Breckenridge Recycling Center, 284 Coyne Valley Rd, Breckenridge
Friday, September 25 | 11am – 1pm | Breckenridge Recycling Center

Get your recycling questions answered when you recycle at the Breckenridge Recycling Center. HC3 staff and volunteers will be on-site to help you learn more about recycling in our community. It’s your chance to find out where your recycling goes, ask your toughest questions, and find out more about HC3’s programs and events. We are here to help!

Can’t make it? We will be at recycling centers around the county all summer. Check out our event page to find a Stump the Recycling Experts event near you!
