ROCK BOTTOM RANCH Rock Bottom Ranch is a and a farmyard featuring bird watching, a naturalist meadows and cottonwood
wildlife preserve, a field study center, domestic animals, wildlife, native on site, and trails overlooking the wet forests of this river bottom location.
Open Monday-Friday, 9am - 4:30pm. Donations accepted.
Rock Bottom Ranch is located at the end of Hooks Spur Road off of Willits Lane near Basalt. www.aspennature.org • 970.927.6760
TOKLAT Toklat is open to the community and visitors throughout the winter for special events and programs. Please check ACES’ web site for details.
Toklat is located 12 miles south of Aspen on Castle Creek road across from the ghost town of Ashcroft. www.aspennature.org • 970.925.9157
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ACES
Winter
2010-2011
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ACES is located in downtown Aspen at the end of Puppy Smith Street behind the Post Office.
100 Puppy Smith Street Aspen, Colorado 81611 Return Service Requested
Open Monday-Friday, 9am - 4:30pm. Donations accepted.
ACES Aspen Center for Environmental Studies
The Hallam Lake Nature Preserve, a wild place in the heart of Aspen, features an Environmental Learning Center, resident birds of prey, exhibits, an indoor trout stream, a nature trail loop, bird watching, a naturalist on site, and evening programs.
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Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 43 Aspen, CO 81612
HALLAM LAKE
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies www. aspennature .org
POTBELLY PERSPECTIVES
ASPEN SNOWSHOE TOUR
NATURALIST NIGHTS
Join our presenters as they share exciting accounts of world travel and adventure through images and stories. Wednesday evenings 7:30 - 8:30pm • Hallam Lake • ACES Members Free • Adults $5
Learn about mountain ecology, history, and wildlife on this two-hour naturalist-guided snowshoe walk. Includes gondola ride, spectacular scenery, snack, hot drink, snowshoes, knowledgeable guide, and basic instruction. Purchase tickets at any lift ticket office. No reservations.
Presented in partnership by ACES and the Wilderness Workshop, this series focuses on scientific research, environmental policy work, and natural history information that is of interest to the Aspen community. Thursday evenings • 7:30 - 8:30pm • Hallam Lake • Free
Two Tours Daily • 10 am and 1 pm Meet at the top of the Aspen Mountain gondola. $57 Adults • $45 youth 13-17 and seniors • $35 children 7-12
J A N UA RY
J ANUARY 5 Asia - Hanoi for the Winter - Sharon DeQuine 12 Italy, Morocco, Alaska - Growing Home - Nick Devore 19 Europe - Wandering and Watching: A Visual Journey Around Europe - Heather Rousseau 26 Colorado - Backcountry Film Festival* - Sarah Gorecki, Colorado Mountain Club *Special 2 hour presentation
F EB RUARY 2
Nepal, India & Tibet - A Traveler’s Perspective: My Search for Beauty and Ancient Cultures - Scott Waylett 9 California - Biking the California Trail - Paul Anderson and Graeme Means 16 US and Beyond - “Off the Grid” - A Fly Fishing Film a Year in the Making - RA Beattie 23 Kazakhstan - Adventure Half a World Away: From Birding on the Steppe to Climbing 7,000 Meter Peaks - Charles Hopton
M ARCH 2
Tajikistan & Krygyzstan - Two Wheels, Two Countries, Two Months: A Bicycle Odyssey Through Tajikistan and Krygyzstan - Greg Shaffran 9 Cambodia - A Cambodian Adventure - Julie and Andre Wille 16 Colorado - A Girl’s Turn: Skiing Colorado’s 14ers - Christy Mahon 23 Africa - Across The Rooftop of the World: Thirty years of photographs from Kabul to Kunming - Paul Hilts 30 Alaska - Insights Into Ski Mountaineering - Jordan White, Caleb Wray and Anton Sponar
SNOWMASS SNOWSHOE TOUR Travel along a mountain stream through spruce-fir forests and learn about local animals in winter. Includes gondola ride, spectacular scenery, snack, hot drink, snowshoes, knowledgeable guide, and basic instruction. Purchase tickets at any lift ticket office. No reservations.
Two Tours Daily • 10 am and 1 pm Meet at the top of the Snowmass gondola. $57 Adults • $45 youth 13-17 and seniors • $35 children 7-12
ASHCROFT SNOWSHOE TOUR Discover the magic of Castle Creek Valley on a half-day naturalistguided tour. Includes the historic ghost town of Ashcroft, a gourmet lunch at the Pine Creek Cookhouse, snowshoe rental, and trail pass. Reservations necessary, please call 970.925.5756.
Daily at 10:30 am • $100 Adults Meet at the Ashcroft Ski Touring Center Lunch at the Pine Creek Cookhouse.
13 Bird Celebrities of the Roaring Fork Valley - Kim Potter, Dick Filby and Al Levantin 20 Freedom to Roam: A New Model for Landscape Protection Jeffrey Parrish 27 Healthy Colorado Rivers: What They Need and How We Can Provide for Them in the Future- Ken Neubecker
F E B RUA RY 3
Roadless: One Man’s Search for America’s Least Known Public Lands - Nelson Guda 10 White Nose Bat Syndrome - Phil Nyland 17 “Gasland” - Acclaimed documentary about the impacts of natural gas drilling 24 300,500 Permanant Green Jobs: Why Europe Isn’t Afraid of Climate Policy and We Shouldn’t Be Either - Piper Foster
M A RC H 3 Beetles and Fire and Climate Change, Oh my! - Dr. Jessica Clament 10 Prehistoric Creatures of the Roaring Fork Valley - Presenter TBD 17 Marmots Like it Hot: How Climate Change Affects Marmot Survival - Dr. Dan Blumstein 24 Mountain Lions: Natural History and Research on Colorado’s Big Cats - Ken Logan 31 Wolverine: Chasing the Phantom - PBS “Nature” documentary
SNOWMASS SKI TOUR Drop in at the Wapiti Wildlife Center at the top of Elk Camp lift and ski a run with a naturalist at 11 am and 1 pm daily. Learn about wildlife adaptations in winter, tracking, avalanches and more. Tours require intermediate skiing ability. No reservations. Wapiti Wildlife Center and warming hut is open to the public daily.
CUSTOM TOURS Join us for a tour designed specifically for your group and explore the beautiful landscapes of Aspen with an ACES naturalist. Discover Aspen’s silver mining history first-hand, or take a closer look at the stories local wildlife leave in the snow while you tour Aspen’s alpine valleys.
970.925.5756
All snowshoe tours are held on gentle terrain at a leisurely pace. Warm clothing and boots are required. No experience is necessary.
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