| Hallam Lake
| | Fall Programs 
Hunter Creek Photo Hike
Wednesday, October 7th, 9-2pm
Join us on this classic Aspen hike, which starts at Hallam Lake and takes
you into the spectacular Hunter Creek Valley. Bring
your camera gear!
Visit www.aspennature.org or call 970.925.5756 to register.
 Save the Date!
Bird seed sale at Hallam Lake on Saturday, November 21st from 2-5pm.
Stop by and pick up your winter's supply of bird seed! More details to follow. |
Rock Bottom Ranch 8th Annual Harvest Party!
| | Saturday, October 17th
 Pumpkin
carving, hay rides, farm animals, apple cider pressing, games, and
music by the Hell Roaring String Band will ensure a fun afternoon for
the whole family!
Admission for RBR members
is $10 for adults, $5 for kids ages4-14,
and free for kids 3 andyounger.
Admission for non-members
is $20 for adults, $10 for kids ages 4-14, and free for kids 3 and younger.
Admissionis freefor families who
become new RBR membersthe day of the Harvest Party.
Ride or walk along the Rio Grande
Trail to Rock Bottom Ranch or catch a free shuttle, running every 20
minutes, from the Basalt High School and the Waldorf School. Thank you for making this a VEHICLE FREE event!
Visit ACES website for further details and shuttle information or call RBR at 970-927-6760 with specific questions. |
| Loya Arrum, Northern Ute Elder, To Speak at Toklat | | Saturday, October 24th, 11am
 Loya
Arrum, an elder of the Northern Ute Tribe, and members of her family,
will join us on Saturday, October 24th, at Toklat for an afternoon of
dialogue and cultural understanding. Loya's ancestors were among the
Ute people who considered the Roaring Fork Valley their home before
white settlement forced them to leave.
Join us for a potluck lunch at 11:00am, followed by presentations and dialogue until 3:00pm. Please bring a potluck dish,
preferably local/seasonal fare. Wear warm clothes as we will be
outside, weather permitting There is no fee, however donations are
encouraged. The Catto Center is located in the upper Castle Creek
Valley across from the Ashcroft Ghost Town. |
Celebrate 350 International Day of Climate Action
| | Saturday, October 24th, 3pm
 On October 24, 2009 Aspen will standwith nearly 1,500 othercommunities
worldwide to make our voices heard by our nations' leaders that we want
a fair climate treaty. As a ski community, nothing is more iconic than
our mountains and snow.
Come
in full ski gear to the bottom of Aspen Mountain on Saturday, October
24 at 3pm to participate in this fun and free event with a mission! The
more, the merrier!
Visit our websiteto learn more about Aspen's efforts, and visit 350.orgfor more information about this international campaign. |
Aspen Filmfest
| | Wildflower: Naturalist Joan Root On the Page and in the Bush
 As a community partner of Aspen Film,
ACES invites you to an afternoon of readings and film in celebration of
Kenyan naturalist and wildlife filmmaker Joan Root on Sunday, October
4th at 12pm at the Wheeler Opera House. Aspen based Vanity Fair
contributing editor Mark Seal will read from his new book, Wildflower: An Extraordinary Life and Untimely Death in Africa, and we will screen Lights, Action, Africa (Filmfest 1986) and other clips.
Tickets on sale now through Aspen Show Tickets. |
Toklat Weavings
| |  Elena
Gonzales Ruiz has been a big part of the spirit of Toklat for 20 years,
with her welcoming smile and engaging family history.
She lives
in Oaxaca, Mexico in a community of Zapotec weavers. The Zapotec are
close to the land which sustains them with corn, beans, and squash for
the table, and a rich indigenous history which sustains their spirits.
Elena has very generously gifted a large traditional-pattern and natural dye weaving to the Catto Center at Toklat. We've
chosen in turn to give the weaving as a gesture of gratitude to the
supporter who steps up to match Ann and John Doerr's challenge gift to
ACES' green energy projects with a matching gift designated for
Toklat.
Please contact Tom Cardamonefor details. |
| RBR Traditional Arts Series | | Starting in November!
 November 3rd: Journal Making & Book Binding5:30-8:00 pm
$25 members/$35 non-members
November 17th: Soap Making
5:30-8:00 pm · $25 members/$35 non-members
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| River Restoration Completed! | |  After
two and a half years of thoughtful consideration, a more than 1/2 mile
stretch of the Roaring Fork River has been restored two miles east of
Aspen, including land owned by ACES.
Factors contributing to the
degradation of the river include trans-mountain diversions, gravel
dredging for road building, and past agricultural practices.
The
restoration project has recreated a stable, healthy channel with
riffles, bars and pools, and stabilized two badly damaged sections of
river bank to mimic a natural riverbank, held in place by native
vegetation.
Ed Bass, ACES neighbor east of Aspen, deserves the
lion's share of credit for envisioning the restoration possibilities
and moving the project along, from the big picture to the smallest of
important details, insuring excellent results.
The project began in late August of this year, and was completed in mid-September. |
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