Programs & Events details at aspennature.org
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Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES), a non-profit organization founded in 1968, provides programs in ecological literacy, sustainable agriculture, forest health, ecosystem restoration, and civic leadership for everyone from school children to leaders and decision-makers.
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Daily Snowshoe Tours & Programs Begin Astronomy Night (HL) Winter Explorers Camp (HL) Astronomy Night (HL) ACES Après: Holiday Open House (HL) Audubon Christmas Bird Count (HL) Birding With ACES (HL) Astronomy Night (HL) RBR Kitchen: Pork Butchery Demo (RBR) Birding With ACES (HL) Astronomy Night (HL) Owl Night (RBR) Birding With ACES (HL) Wild & Scenic Film Festival (Wheeler Opera House) Astronomy Night (HL) Spring Ranchers Camp (RBR) Birding With ACES (HL) Daily Snowshoe Tours & Programs End Astronomy Night (HL)
Visit ACES at:
Hallam Lake, 25-acre preserve & visitor center in the heart of downtown Aspen. 100 Puppy Smith Street, Aspen Monday - Friday | 9AM - 5PM | 970.925.5756
Rock Bottom Ranch, educational farm & visitor center. Farm Tours Wed & Fri, 11AM. 2001 Hooks Spur Road, Basalt Monday - Friday | 9AM - 5PM | 970.927.6760
Connect with ACES
Sign up for our email newsletter at aspennature.org for program and event updates, news, and more. @AspenCenterForEnvironmentalStudies @ACESaspen
ACES is an equal opportunity service provider and employer. ACES operates under a special use permit from the USDA Forest Service, White River National Forest.
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snowshoe tours, community programs & events | winter 2016-2017
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100 Puppy Smith Street • Aspen, Colorado 81611
Hallam Lake (HL) | Rock Bottom Ranch (RBR)
snowshoe tours, community programs & events
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Explore Winter
Potbelly Perspectives
Naturalist Nights
Snowshoe Tours
Personal accounts of world travel and adventure shared through visual media and stories. Wednesdays, 7PM | Hallam Lake, Aspen $5 / Members Free
Experts explore environmental policy, scientific research, natural history, and more. Presented by ACES, Wilderness Workshop, and Roaring Fork Audubon. Wednesdays, 5:30PM | Third Street Center, Carbondale Thursdays, 7PM | Hallam Lake, Aspen Free
Explore Aspen and Snowmass ski areas with an ACES guide. Daily, December 12 - April 14. No reservations necessary. Price includes lift ticket, snowshoe rental, snack, and hot drink. $61 Adults • $41 Youth (7-17) & Seniors ($39 Adults • $30 Youth & Seniors with a lift ticket.) Purchase tickets at any Aspen/Snowmass ticket office.
January
4
Aspen Mountain
Peace Corps Perspectives: A Namibian Experience Linnea Carver
11
Adventuring above Clouds, over Water & through Rain: A Summer in Southeast Alaska | Suzanne Jackson
Snowmass Ski Area
18
Fly Fishing from the Edge: Wilderness Adventures in Russia | Sarah Barclay
25
The Process: A Passion for Visual Media from Aspen to Antarctica | Jesse Hoffmann
10AM & 1PM. Meet at the top of the Silver Queen gondola. 10AM & 1PM. Meet at the top of the Elk Camp gondola.
Ashcroft Snowshoe Tour
A must-do Aspen experience! Discover Castle Creek Valley on a guided tour with lunch at Pine Creek Cookhouse. Price includes prix fixe lunch, guide, snowshoe rental, and trail pass. Daily at 10:30AM. Meet at the Ashcroft Ski Touring Center. $135 all inclusive / $90 tour with a-la-carte lunch. Reservations required. Call ACES at 970.925.5756
Hire a Naturalist Guide
Explore and learn about the Aspen area on your schedule! Aspen Mountain, Castle Creek, and Hunter Creek are just some of the options for private, snowshoe hikes. Base rate $50/hour, two-hour minimum. Transportation available at additional cost. Call ACES at 970.925.5756 to reserve.
February 1
14er Peak Perspectives: Three Generations of Hiking the 14ers | Julie Wille
8
Lessons from India | Gretchen Bleiler
15
Italy on Two Wheels: A Father-Son Motorcycle Trip from Rome to Sicily | Anthony Todaro
22
Adventure is Relative: A Photographer Redefines His ‘Comfort Zone’ in the Indian Subcontinent Erik Wardell
March
1
Chile, Peru & Argentina: Adventure, Avalanche Training & Giving Back | Greg Shaffran
8
One Ridge, Many Worlds: Canada to Mexico on the Continental Divide Trail | Denali Barron & Adam McCurdy
Free Ski Tour
4&5
Mimicking Nature: Engineering for the Environment April Long, Stormwater Manager, City of Aspen
11 & 12 Beyond Mastodons & Mammoths: The Latest Scientific Understanding from the Snowmass Ice Age Discovery | Stephanie Lukowski, Paleontologist, Snowmass Ice Age Discovery Center 18 & 19 Welcome to Subirdia | John Marzluff, Ph.D., Professor of Wildlife Science, University of Washington
25 & 26 Warmer—But to What End? The Past, Present & Future Climates of the Roaring Fork Valley Jeff Luckas, Research Integration Specialist, Western Water Assessment
February
1&2
The Second Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas Project Lynn Wickersham, Research Associate, Fort Lewis College
8&9
Balancing Outdoor Recreation with Wildlife Conservation in Protected Lands | Sarah Reed, Ph.D., Colorado State University & Sarah Thomas, Ph.D., Sarah Thomas Consulting, LLC
15 & 16 Energy Development Impacts on Wildlife: Lessons Learned for the Next Energy Boom | George Wittemyer, Associate Professor, Colorado State University
22 & 23 Public Response to Fire Management: Conventional Wisdom vs. Reality | Sarah M. McCaffrey, Ph.D., Research Social Scientist, U.S. Forest Service
Ski a run with a Naturalist guide! Offered daily at 11AM & 1PM. Meet at the Wapiti Wildlife Center at the top of the Elk Camp lift on Snowmass. Complimentary, no reservations necessary.
More On-Mountain Offerings
Details at aspennature.org Ullr Nights Snowshoe Tour | Fridays & select Tuesdays, Snowmass Winter Wild Things | Fridays, Snowmass Wildside with ACES | Mondays, Snowmass Winter Wild Things | Tuesdays, Buttermilk Programs made possible by partnerships with Aspen Skiing Company, Ashcroft Ski Touring/Pine Creek Cookhouse, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, and the USFS White River National Forest.
January
March
1&2
Cutthroat Trout: Conservation through Uncertainty Kendall Bakich, Fisheries Biologist, Colorado Parks and Wildlife
7* & 8
Small Mountain Owls | Scott Rashid, Director, Colorado Avian Research and Rehabilitation Institute
*Special schedule:Tuesday 3/7 in Aspen, Wednesday 3/8 in Carbondale, no Naturalist Night on Thursday 3/9. Join ACES for the Wild & Scenic Film Festival on Thursday 3/9 at the Wheeler Opera House.
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Light snacks & tea offered at Potbelly Perspectives & Naturalist Nights.
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