If there was going to be a state in the contiguous United States that was home to a “nature library,” which developers joke is “part REI, part library,” it makes sense that it would be in Colorado.
It’s not just a pipe dream for ski-happy mountain dwellers; the Anythink Nature Library, the first in the nation, just opened in Thornton, Colorado, around 11 miles north of Denver.
Here, visitors can play in an on-site mud pit, walk along a trail system, become a green thumb in the “kinship garden,” and grab free outdoor gear for the whole family: Bird-watching kits, snowshoes, waterproof tents, telescopes, wildlife cameras, gardening equipment, and more…