Fired-Up Stories will take place at 10:30 a.m today in the Children’s Storytime Room of the Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave.

Firefighters and rescue personnel from the Durango Fire Protection District share stories and safety tips on the second Wednesday of each month.

For more information, call 375-3385.

Click It Or Ticket enforcement increases

The Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and law enforcement agencies throughout Colorado are joining the nationwide Click It Or Ticket May mobilization effort to increase education and enforcement of seat belt laws.

Colorado’s efforts coincide with a national Click It Or Ticket mobilization that focuses on the increased Memorial Day weekend travel.

For more information, visit www. SeatBeltsColorado.com.

Nature Studies to offer full moon hike

Durango Nature Studies will host a Full Moon Hike Under the Flower Moon from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. today at the Birkit Trailhead on Animas City Mountain.

The hike is free for members, $10 for nonmembers or $15 for couples. Participants will learn about natural history, nocturnal animals, local landforms and moon facts and legends.

To register, email [email protected], call 769-1800 or visit www.durangonaturestudies.org/fullmoon.htm.

Wildlife Museum to open for summer

Colorado Parks & Wildlife will open its Wildlife Museum on Thursday for summer operations.

Admission is free. Visitation hours are from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. The co-located Durango Fish Hatchery, at Main Avenue and 16th Street, also has opened several of its raceways for public viewing and feeding of the rainbow trout. Larger group tours are available.

For more information, call Derek Snyder at 382-3810.

High Noon Rotary Club to meet Thursday

The Durango High Noon Rotary Club will meet from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the DoubleTree Hotel, 699 Main Ave.

The cost is $15. Kevin Hall, Gregg Boysen, Scott McClain will discuss city projects including Wilson Gulch and Animas River plans.

Plant biologist to give lecture

Plant biologist, author and blogger Susan Tweit will deliver a lecture called “Plant Talk: It’s All About Relationships” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.

Sponsored by the Durango Botanical Society, the presentation will be followed by a book signing and dessert reception. Tweit’s knowledge of using native plant species to transform ordinary or neglected landscapes into “wildscapes” that support a diversity of wildlife has made her a spokesperson for the “Be A Habitat Hero” program of Audubon Colorado. Her pictorial guide to the Colorado Scenic Byways, with photographer Jim Steinberg, won a Colorado Book Award.

She will conduct a workshop for writers, bloggers and journal keepers of all skill levels called “Field Notes: Creative Writing from Nature” from 9 a.m. to noon Friday at the recreation center.

For more information or to register, visit http://durangobotanicalsociety.com or call 749-5642.

Herald Staff