January 2008


 
 
Wild Tracks
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies
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Potbelly Perspectives
Naturalist Nights
Environmental Commitment
Snowshoe Tours
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January 2008
Potbelly Lecture Series Begins!
 
Wednesday, January 9th at 7:30pm

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.
January presenters include:


Jan. 9th: Colorado: "Ski the 14ers!" Chris Davenport Â
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Jan. 16th: Cuba: "Castro, Climbing, and Communism"Â Matt Holstein

Jan. 23rd: Pakistan and India: "On the Rocks Again"Â Tanja Rojs Grmovsek

Jan. 30: Italy: "Sicily and Her Outer Islands"Â Joyce Falcone

Full Schedule and Descriptions
Naturalist Nights Lecture Series Begins!
 
Thursday, January 10th at 7:30pm

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!
January presenters include:

Jan. 10th: "No Place Distant: Roads, Motorized Recreation, and Public Lands" Â Dr. David Havlick Roush

Jan. 17th: "Rising Treelines: Ecological and Topographical Influences on Tree Establishment in British Columbia"Â Will Roush

Jan. 24th: "Restoring Colorado River Ecosystems: A Troubled Sense of Immensity"Â Robert Adler

Jan. 31: "Why is Aspen SAD? What We Know and Don't Know about Sudden Aspen Decline in Colorado" Jim Worrall

Full Schedule and Descriptions

Presidential Candidates Environmental Commitment
 
As a local environmental education resource, ACES has been asked by many of our members and visitors about the current presidential candidates environmental platforms. The following link is a good place to start.Â

Presidential Profiles 2008

ACES feels that a well informed and educated public will make good environmental and community-based decisions.
Snowshoe and Ski Tours: NOW AVAILABLE
 
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. Â
Tour Information


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Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | 100 Puppy Smith Street | Aspen | CO | 81611
The Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES) is a non-profit environmental education center, now with THREE locations:


ACES at Hallam Lake in Aspen
SUMMER HOURS: Mon - Sat: 9am - 5pm
Tel: 970.925.5756
Fax: 970.925.4819
aces@aspennature.org
100 Puppy Smith St.
Aspen, CO 81611

ACES at Rock Bottom Ranch in Basalt
SUMMER HOURS: Mon - Sat: 9am - 5pm
Tel: 970.927.6760
Fax: 970.927.6703
rockbottom@aspennature.org
2001 Hooks Spur Road
Basalt, CO 81621

ACES at Toklat in Castle Creek Valley
SUMMER HOURS: Tue - Sun: 10:30am - 6pm
Tel: 970.925.9157
Fax: 970.925.4819
toklat@aspennature.org
11247 Castle Creek Road
Aspen, CO 81611

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