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Aspen Center for Environmental Studies
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| | Terry Tempest Williams
| |  January 5th, 2011
Paepcke Auditorium, 5:30pm
$15- Tickets Available
Award-winning
author & environmental advocate Terry Tempest Williams will be here
next week as part of ACES' Jessica Catto Leadership Dialogues.
This
event is co-presented by the Aspen Writers' Foundation and is part of
their Winter Words series. Tickets to the reading are $15. Available to
AWF or ACES members are $40 tickets for the reading and the author
salon, a private after-party honoring the author. Tickets may be
purchased from Aspen Show Tickets at 970.920.5770 and www.aspenshowtix.com.
Space is limited, purchase your tickets today!
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Evening Slideshows Begin!
| | Potbelly Perspectives: Wednesdays, 7:30pm
$5, free for members
Jan. 5: Asia - Hanoi for the Winter - Sharon DeQuine
Jan. 12: Italy, Morocco, Alaska - Growing Home - Nick Devore
Jan. 19: Europe - Wandering and Watching: A Visual Journey Around Europe - Heather Rousseau
Jan. 26: Colorado - Backcountry Film Festival* - Colorado Mountain Club*Special 2 hour presentation,
$10 admission for all.
Click here for the full schedule.
Naturalist Nights: Thursdays, 7:30pm
Free
Jan. 13: Bird Celebrities of the Roaring Fork Valley - Kim Potter,
Dick Filby and Al Levantin
Jan. 20 Freedom to Roam:
A New Model for Landscape Protection - Jeffrey Parrish
Jan. 27 Healthy Colorado Rivers:What They Need and How We Can Provide for Them in the Future - Ken Neubecker
Click here for the full schedule.
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Full Moon Wildlife Walks
| | Rock Bottom Ranch
January 19th
Arrive at 4:45, walk from 5-6.
Admission is FREE.
(no registration necessary)
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.
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ACES' Members Gathering
| | January 18th, noon
Stop
by Hallam Lake and join staff and fellow members in a quick orientation
to learn more about ACES. Get an update on our upcoming programs, meet
our dedicated staff, and say hello to the resident birds of prey.
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Staff Pick of the Week
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Check the ACES website every Monday to see our Staff Pick.
Every week we will select a new favorite photo or video from the ACES
archives! If you like it, share the photo with friends onfacebook!
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ACES on Wheels
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In the spring, ACES is looking to upgrade its fleet
of vehicles used to transport our naturalist educators to their program
sites. ACES would be very grateful for 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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ACES Summer Naturalist
| | Now Accepting 2011 Applications
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.
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Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | 100 Puppy Smith Street | Aspen | CO | 81611 |
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