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| | Wild Tracks
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies
| | | | Record Snowfall in Aspen!
| |  While
Colorado's snowpack is up 10% this year, the Aspen area's snowpack is
reported to be 20% above average! With all the new snow and powder
days that keep coming, now is a great time to come down to Hallam Lake
and snowshoe! Snowshoes are always available to borrow for a nice,
leisurely walk along the nature trail.
Hallam Lake nature preserve is open Monday through Friday from
9 am to 5 pm all winter long! | Potbelly Lecture Series Continues . . .
| | Potbelly
Perspectives, a series featuring exciting accounts of world travel and
adventure occurs every Wednesday at 7:30 pm from January 9th - March
26th. $4, free for ACES members.
February presenters include:
Feb. 6th: Africa: "There is Still Snow on Kilimanjaro!" Dick Jackson
Feb. 13th: Bhutan: "Trekking in the Kingdom of the Dragon" Ruth Wade
Feb. 20th: Vietnam: "Return to Vietnam" Barbara Floria Orcutt
Feb. 27th: China & India:
"Tribal People of India and China" Richard Shenk
Full Schedule and Descriptions | Naturalist Nights Series Continues . . .
| | ACES
and Wilderness Workshop invite you to spend an evening with local
experts as they share their knowledge of the natural world. Hot drinks
and cookies provided- FREE! Thursday evenings at 7:30 pm.
February presenters include:
Feb. 7th: "Wolves and Stewardship in the New West" Rob Edward
Feb. 21st: "Urban Black Bear Ecology in Aspen: Part III" Sharon Baruch-Mordo
Feb. 28th: "Safeguarding Clean Air: Taking on the Threat of Rampant Oil and Gas Drilling" Jeremy Nichols
Full Schedule and Descriptions
| | Rock Bottom Ranch | |  New Additions to the Barnyard!
Although
winter is still in full force down here at Rock Bottom Ranch, our
chicks from last Spring have started laying eggs! Stop by and visit our
farmyard flock to see all their egg-cellent progress. We also have two
new additions to our goat herd - Deb and Tina. These two French-Alpine
dames are frolicking about in the snowy RBR farmyard. Come visit the
ranch this winter for a snow-filled, farmyard frenzy! Open Monday
through Friday, 9am - 5pm.
Directions to Rock Bottom Ranch
| ACES New Website
| | Coming Soon: Course Registration On-Line
In
March, ACES will launch a NEW website, which will not only look great
but will also accommodate registration requests on-line.
If you have any questions before March, please contact us at 970-925-5756. | Snowshoe and Ski Tours
| | Take
a naturalist-guided snowshoe or ski tour and learn about wildlife in
winter, tracking, mountain ecology, Aspen history, and the often unseen
natural wonders of life in the snow.
Tours are offered every day throughout the winter on Aspen Mountain, Snowmass, and at Ashcroft.
Tour Information
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| Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | 100 Puppy Smith Street | Aspen | CO | 81611 |
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