| | Evening Presentations | | Potbelly Perspectives  | | Christy Mahon |
Wednesdays, 7:30pm
$5, Free for members
March 23: Thirty Years of Photographs from Kabul to Kunming - Paul Hilts
March 30: Alaska: Insights into Ski Mountaineering -
Jordan White, Caleb Wray, Anton Sponar
Naturalist Nights 
Thursdays, 7:30pm. Free
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Owling Night | | Rock Bottom Ranch March 9th 5:30-6:30pm FREE
Kids,
bring your parents and visit Rock Bottom Ranch for an evening of owls
and leave a little bit wiser! Join us for owl crafts, stories, and a
walk around the preserve to listen for and maybe even catch a glimpse of
our favorite feathered friends. Hot chocolate will be waiting to warm
our rosy cheeks after the walk!
*Don't forget to pick up some farm fresh eggs!
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| Summer Programs | | Online Registration March 10th
Like busy bees we are getting ready for the summer! All ACES classes will be online and ready for registration on March 10th. We will send out an e-mail alert reminder when listings and registration is open. |
| Children's Education Fund | | 
Each
spring ACES launches its Children's Education Fund Drive to support the
educational programs we provide for local school groups.
ACES is
very proud that our programs provide a large part of the earth,
physical and life science curriculum to help elementary schools meet
state and district academic standards. So much more than just a few
field trips a year, ACES makes an impressive 29,000 student contacts
with 25 regional schools annually. Nearly every child in the community
benefits from ACES' Environmental Science program.
This year,
ACES' goal is to raise $133,000 to bridge the gap between what schools
are able to pay and the real cost of the program, which includes nine
highly qualified environmental educators plus teaching supplies and
materials. Toward that end, a letter is being sent to every ACES member
requesting their support. Please watch for your Children's Education Fund drive letter in the mail! For more information or to make a secure contribution on-line now, go towww.aspennature.org/donate-to-aces and select Children's Education Fund.
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Spring Break Camp | | Rock Bottom Ranch March 28th - April 1st 9am-2pm Ages 7-11
Day 1: Nature Detectives Become a detective in the wild! Search for wildlife clues like coyote tracks, elk trails and a beaver lodge.
Day 2: Life on the Ranch Experience
what it's like to be a part of farm life! Meet and feed young chickens
and goats, prepare a garden bed, and plant seeds.
Day 3: Insectopia Come explore the watery world of aquatic bugs by spending the day collecting insects and observing them under microscopes.
Day 4: Traditional Arts Try your hand at butter churning, spinning wool and candle making for a day of homespun history.
Day 5: Primitive Skills Explore
the ways of a more indigenous past: create rattles using deer hides and
beaver sticks, weave cattails into cordage, and make fire using natural
materials.
Space is limited, call RBR at 927-6760 to register!
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| Full Moon Wildlife Walks | | Rock Bottom Ranch 
March 18th, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
April 18th, 7:10pm - 8:10pm
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.
*Don't forget to pick up some farm fresh eggs! |
| Must-See Films at the Wheeler | | "Bag It" Wheeler Opera House
Monday, March 7th, 7:30pm
Try
going a day without plastic. Go ahead. You'd be hard pressed to get out
of bed without encountering the substance in one form or another. What
starts as a film about plastic bags, evolves into a wholesale
investigation into plastic and its effect on our lives, bodies and
waterways. Click here for more information and tickets.
Fly Fishing Film Tour
Wheeler Opera House
Tuesday, March 15th, 7pm
The
Fly Fishing Film Tour is the original and world's largest event of its
kind. It features incredible original, never-seen footage from the
industry's top filmmakers at waterways worldwide. The films offer a
great blend of inspiring cinematography, hilarious comedy, poignant
commentary, and tons of amazing fish. A portion of the proceeds from the film tour in Aspen will benefit restoration projects at ACES' Spring Creek property.
Tickets are available at Taylor Creek Fly Shops and at www.wheeleroperahouse.com.
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ACES Apprenticeship | | High School and College Students
ACES Environmental  Apprenticeship
is designed to introduce high school and college students to
environmental education and environmental studies careers by
apprenticing at Aspen Center for Environmental Studies. Students will
assist in teaching environmental education programs, read and discuss
articles, write daily journal entries, and create a portfolio of work.
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| Yoga at Hallam Lake | | Tuesdays & Thursdays
5pm - 6pm, $5 minimum donation
Join in yoga classes at Hallam Lake!
The 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.
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| ACES on Wheels | |
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 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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