February 2011

 
 
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February 2011
 
Evening Presentations 
Potbelly Perspectives potbelly
Wednesdays, 7:30pm 
$5, Free for members

 
Feb. 2: Nepal, India & Tibet  - A Traveler's Perspective - Scott   Waylett
 
Feb. 9: Biking the California Trail- Paul Andersen and Graeme Means 

 

Feb. 16:"Off the Grid"  A Fly Fishing Film a Year in the Making - RABeattie

Feb. 23: Kazakhstan- Adventure Half a World Away - Charles Hopton

Naturalist Nights wind turbine
Thursdays, 7:30pm. Free
 

Feb. 3:  Roadless: One Man's Searchfor America's Least Known Public Lands - Nelson Guda  

 

Feb. 10: White Nose Bat Syndrome- Phil Nyland

 

Feb. 17: "Gasland" Acclaimed Documentary About the Impacts of Natural Gas Drilling
 
Feb. 24:  300,500 Green Jobs: Why Europe Isn't Afraid of Climate Policy and We Shouldn't Be Either - Piper Foster  
 
Spinning Wool Series 
 
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Rock Bottom Ranch
February 8, 15 & 22
3:30pm - 5pm
$20, $15 members per class 

Experience the traditional art of spinning wool to create your own yarn in this 3 class series.   
 
First, learn how to wash and card your fiber and then how to spin it.  You will be able to spin on both a spinning wheel and with a drop-spindle to create yarn that you will be able to knit into your own creations.  We will provide all of the materials and have enough wool for you to take home along with your own drop-spindle to continue perfecting your own yarn spinning.  This timeless skill will provide you with hours of entertainment and a beautiful product to show for all of your hard work.  
 

Full Moon Wildlife Walks 
Rock Bottom Ranchmoon
 
February 17th 
5pm - 6:15pm
Free, ages 12 and up welcome

Join the Rock Bottom Ranch staff on an evening wildlife walk!  Get a chance to see beavers swimming in the pond, elk grazing in the meadows and hear the hoot of a great horned owl, all under a full moon.  Tea and hot chocolate will warm you up following the walk.  
 
Yoga at Hallam Lake 

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Tuesdays & Thursdays
5pm - 6pm$5 minimum donation

Yoga classes at Hallam Lake for members on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Hallam Lake from 5pm - 6pm starting February 8th. 

A minimum $5 donation for the class will support ACES' amazing programs. Bring your own mat and reusable water bottle. This will be a beginner-based class, no fancy spandex required!

Spread the word! Non ACES members are welcome to attend one class to see what it is all about, and then become an ACES member to attend additional classes.  

Click here for more details.
ACES Summer Programs 
Online Registrationgirl goat

Like busy bees we are getting ready for the summer! All ACES classes will be online and ready for registration in March. We will send out an e-mail alert when listings and registration is open.
ACES Summer Naturalist 
Now Accepting 2011 Applications
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2010 Summer Naturalist Training

ACES is now accepting applications for the 2011 Summer Naturalist Position. ACES hires fourteen naturalists to lead guided walks, teach environmental education and manage the Hallam Lake Visitor Center and Preserve each summer.Click here for more information and an application.

 

 
ACES on Wheels
 
 

In the spring, ACES is looking to upgrade its keysfleet of vehicles used to transport our naturalist educators to their program sites.  ACES would be very grateful for donated vehicles that are: fuel efficient, all wheel drive (Subaru or similar), automatic transmission, 2002 or newer with 100,000 or fewer miles.  Please contact Jim Kravitz if you have a vehicle you would like to donate to ACES.  An in-kind contribution acknowledgement receipt will be provided.  Thank you!

 

 
 
 
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