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Welcome to our April newsletter! It's Earth Month and with Earth Day just around the corner, it's the perfect time to celebrate our connection to the planet and continue to take steps toward a more sustainable lifestyle. There are so many events and ways to take action this month, so we hope to see you at one of the many things happening in our community and beyond.
As always, thanks for being a part of making Superior a sustainable, resilient, and vibrant community.
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Curious about home or vehicle electrification? Get expert advice (and ice cream) on May 10!
Electrifying your home and ride can take some time, but it doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Come by the Superior Community Center for a free, no-sales-pitch event that includes expert electrification advice, information on rebates and incentives, electric vehicle test drives, and personal stories from neighbors who’ve made the switch.
As a sweet bonus, attendees will receive free ice cream from Press Ice Cream! Get your questions answered and see how electrification can work for you!
Visit SuperiorColorado.gov/123Electrify to learn more about Town programs and resources on electrification no matter where you are in your journey.
2025 Electrication Expo
Saturday, May 10
Noon to 3 p.m.
Superior Community Center (1500 Coalton Road)
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Dig into a free gardening workshop on May 10
Want to learn more about gardening but don’t have a lot (or any) yard space? Learn how to grow an edible garden on a patio, patch of dirt or anywhere you can in containers.
This free workshop for gardeners of any level will cover the basics of how to grow items that will thrive in containers and the importance of compost as a soil amendment.
There will be some informational presentations followed by hands-on planting time to ask questions and plant one or two edible plants in 5-gallon grow bags you can take home.
Sign up for one of the two workshops while space lasts!
Resilient Soils: Growing in Containers with Compost Workshop
Saturday, May 10
1 to 2 p.m., or 2 to 3 p.m.
Superior Community Center (1500 Coalton Road)
Register
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Celebrate Arbor Day on April 26 with trees, tips & community fun!
Trees are vital to the health of our planet. They provide clean air, absorb carbon dioxide, and support biodiversity. They act as nature's air conditioners, cooling our surroundings and offering wildlife some relief. By planting and protecting trees, we're not just improving our immediate surroundings, we're investing in the future of our planet!
This year's Arbor Day celebration will focus on green education and hands-on volunteer opportunities. Help us plant trees throughout Purple Park while learning tree-planting tips and tricks specific to our area. This event includes free tree seedlings, GoatBros community goats, Vento Coffee truck, and more!
Group solar program offers big discounts
Superior residents can sign up now for the 2025 Boulder County group solar purchasing program, Switch Together. Switch Together makes it easier and more affordable for residents to install rooftop solar, battery storage, and electric vehicle chargers at home.
This Boulder County program organizes a “reverse auction,” where qualified installers, including installers local to Boulder County, compete to offer quality services at prices that reflect a bulk discount. The most recent Switch Together auction secured a price of $2.81/W, which is 21% lower than average market prices for an average discount of $5,135 per participating household.
Signing up for Switch Together is free, and there is no obligation to make a purchase. Nearly 1,000 Boulder County residents have signed up for previous iterations of the program in the past two years, and over 300 have installed solar through it.
The last day to sign up is June 18, 2025; head to the Switch Together website to learn more.
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Superior’s Carshare program offers free sign-up plus $25 carshare credit for residents
Colorado Carshare has recently updated Superior’s vehicle to this mineral blue Hyundai Ioniq5 all-wheel drive EV, complete with a ski rack.
The car is on the first floor of the Downtown Superior Parking Garage at Origin, located at 2250 Main Street.
Code SUPER_EV gets you started with no application fee and a sweet $25 in CarShare credits! (Limited to the first 50 new Superior members). Sign up at carshare.org.
Members can reserve vehicles up to four months in advance or use them immediately. Choose from over 60 shared vehicles along the Front Range, including EVs, pickups, and SUVs equipped with different features such as all-wheel drive, bike racks, ski racks, and snow tires. Check out a vehicle for as little as 15 minutes or for the entire month. Simply pick up your vehicle at the time you reserved it and return it to the same location when you are done. Visit Colorado Carshare to learn more about carsharing.
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Water Is Love: Earth Week Screening Wednesday, April 23
6:30 to 9 p.m.
eTOWN HALL
1535 Spruce Street, Boulder
A poignant documentary that delves into the intricate relationship between communities and their water sources.
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Climate Resilience Summit
Saturday, April 26
9 a.m.to 12:30 p.m.
Boulder High School
1604 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder
Learn about climate action steps that have been taken in the Boulder Valley School District and how you can get involved in your school and community.
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Earth Day, Every Day
Saturday, April 26
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Bob Burger Rec Center Parking Lot
111 W. Baseline, Lafayette
Enjoy the outdoors, learn about how to protect the Earth, fight climate change, and create a more sustainable Lafayette.
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Climate Change in Our Backyard Saturday, April 26
2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Fiske Planetarium
2414 Regent Drive, Boulder
How are scientists learning about our changing climate, and what strategies are people from all across the world taking to protect our future? |
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Thinking Like Water Screening
Saturday, April 26
5 to 7:30 p.m.
1543 Pearl Street, Boulder
This docuseries follows restoration pioneer Bill Zeedyk and his collaborators as they transform degraded watersheds into more resilient ecosystems.
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Let's stay connected!
Are you enjoying the Sustainability newsletter? Did you know the Town also sends a Historical Commission, Parks, Recreation & Open Space and Superior Sentinel newsletter? You can also subscribe to receive Superior Community Center updates, Town Board information and more. For more information and to view your preferences, visit the Town's email and text messages subscription page.
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