Watch Carbon Nation, a documentary on climate change solutions and learn about local food and purchasing options.

• Flyer (PDF 511KB)

Your Electric Bill: How to Cut Costs, Feb. 8

Electricity is becoming more expensive. Bring your bill and learn how much you use, where it's used and how to cut costs.

• Flyer (PDF 370KB)
• Video*
• Presentation (PDF 1.2MB)
• Home Utility Use Estimator - Inventory only (PDF 121KB)
• Home Utility Use Estimator (XLS 4.5MB)

Your Electric Bill: Custom Consultation, Feb. 15

Meet one-on-one to chart steps and help lower your bill. Prerequisites: Attend the February 8 program, be a Fort Collins Utilities electric customer and preregister.

• Flyer (PDF 370KB)

Beauty and Bugs in Urban Streams, Feb. 29

Learn how our urban streams inspire art around town with Art in Public Places' guest artist Joe McGrane.
Dr. Boris Kondratieff will explain how aquatic insects reveal the health and resulting beauty of the streams.

• Flyer (PDF 1MB)
• Video*

Presentations

• Art, Gravity and a Shower (PDF 18MB)
• Urban Fort Collins Streams: Aquatic Insects (PDF 6.1MB)

Xeriscape from the Ground Up, March 14

Discover fresh ideas to convert an area of your yard into a beautiful, water-saving landscape.

• Flyer (PDF 867KB)
• Presentation (PDF 25MB)
• Video*
• Handout (PDF 80KB)

Xeriscape by Design, April 4

Learn tools to design a landscape for year-round enjoyment with water-wise plants.

• Flyer (PDF 867KB)
• Handout (PDF 39KB)

Wild Shots: Local Wildlife Photos, April 11

See the amazing behaviors and diversity of wildlife in local natural areas through remote, self-triggering cameras.

• Flyer (PDF 566KB)
• Video*

The Art and Science of Composting, May 9

Learn to turn your household's yard trimmings and food scraps into an excellent soil amendment and discover more advanced techniques.

• Flyer (PDF 862KB)

*Videos require Microsoft's free media player, which you can download here.

• 2011 Residential Environmental Program Series
• 2010 Residential Environmental Program Series brochure (PDF 2.3MB)
• 2009 Residential Environmental Program Series brochure (PDF 8.4MB)
• 2008 Residential Environmental Program Series brochure (PDF 2.9MB)

Contact Utilities for presentations prior to 2011.