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Hallam Lake, 25-acre preserve & visitor center in the heart of downtown Aspen. 100 Puppy Smith Street, Aspen Monday - Friday | 9AM - 5PM | 970.925.5756
Rock Bottom Ranch, educational farm & visitor center. Farm tours Wed & Fri, 11AM. 2001 Hooks Spur Road, Basalt Monday - Friday | 9AM - 5PM | 970.927.6760
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100 Puppy Smith Street • Aspen, Colorado 81611
12/14 Daily Snowshoe Tours Begin 12/21 - 12/31 Winter Break Camps 12/26 ACES Après: Holiday Open House 12/29 ACES Astronomy Night 1/3 Christmas Bird Count 1/5 Birding With ACES 1/12 RBR Kitchen | Meatballs & Polenta 1/19 Owl Night 2/2 Birding With ACES 2/9 RBR Kitchen | Risotto 2/16 Owl Night 3/1 Birding With ACES 3/8 Jessica Catto Dialogue | Dr. Thomas Lovejoy 3/8 RBR Kitchen | Homemade Pasta 3/21 - 3/25 Spring Break Camps 4/5 Birding With ACES 4/10 Daily Snowshoe & Ski Tours End (Snowmass) 4/12 RBR Kitchen | Pizza 4/15 Daily Snowshoe Tours End (Aspen)
snowshoe tours, community programs & events | winter 2015-2016
Programs & Events
Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 43 Aspen, CO 81612
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES), a non-profit organization founded in 1968, provides programs in ecological literacy, sustainable agriculture, forest health, ecosystem restoration, and civic leadership for everyone from school children to leaders and decision-makers.
snowshoe tours, community programs & events
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Explore Winter
Potbelly Perspectives
Naturalist Nights
Daily Snowshoe Tours
Exciting accounts of world travel and adventure shared through visual media and stories. Wednesdays, 7PM at Hallam Lake | $5 / Members Free
Regional experts explore environmental policy, scientific research, natural history, and more. Presented by ACES, Wilderness Workshop, and Roaring Fork Audubon. Wednesdays, 5:30PM at Third Street Center | Free Thursdays, 7PM at Hallam Lake | Free
Includes two-hour tour, certified interpretive guide, gondola ride, snowshoe rental, basic instruction, snack, and a hot drink. December 14 - April 15. No reservations necessary. $58 Adults • $49 Youth (7-17) & Seniors Purchase tickets at any Aspen/Snowmass lift ticket office. Tour prices are discounted if you already have a lift ticket.
Aspen Mountain
10AM & 1PM. Meet at the top of the Silver Queen gondola.
Snowmass Ski Area
10AM & 1PM. Meet at the top of the Elk Camp gondola.
Ashcroft Snowshoe Tour
A must-do Aspen experience! Discover Castle Creek Valley on this half-day guided tour with lunch at Pine Creek Cookhouse. Price includes prix fixe lunch, guide, snowshoe rental, and trail pass. Daily at 10:30AM. Meet at the Ashcroft Ski Touring Center. $130 all inclusive / $85 tour with a-la-carte lunch. Reservations required, call ACES at 970.925.5756
Hire a Naturalist Guide
Explore and learn about the Aspen area on your own schedule! Aspen Mountain, Castle Creek, and Hunter Creek are just some of the options for private, guided snowshoe hikes. Basic fee $50/hour, two hour minimum. Transportation can be provided at additional cost. Call ACES at 970.925.5756 to reserve.
January 6 Barcelona to Bilbao: Biking, Canyoning & Climbing in Northern Spain - Anda Smalls 13 Snow Leopards of India - Dick Filby 20 Paddling, Peddling & Rowing from Santa Cruz Island to Vancouver Island - Pam Moore 27 Nepal: Trekking, Paddling, Earthquakes & the Power of Social Media - Jenny & Charlie MacArthur
February
3 Skiing Colorado’s Centennial Peaks - Chris Davenport & Ted & Christy Mahon
January 6&7
Should Wolves Be Restored to Colorado? - Delia Malone,Wildlife Team Chairperson, Sierra Club, Rocky Mountain Chapter
13 & 14 The Challenges of Advocating for Mountain Lion Conservation - Wendy Keefover, Native Carnivore Protection Manager, The Humane Society of the US 20 & 21 The Red Fox: Natural History & Winter Ecology - Dr. Patrick Magee Ph.D., Director of Thornton Biology Research Program, Western State Colorado University
17 Cycling Ethiopia - Ben & Nils Koons
27 & 28 The Hungry Bird:What Birds Eat - David Leatherman, Former Forest Entomologist, Colorado State Forest Service & author of “The Hungry Bird” column, Colorado Birds
24 Biking through Italy on a Budget - Peter Westcott & Kate Friesen
3&4
10 WorldLoppet Nordic Skiing Around the Globe - Dawn Welles
March
2 Japanuary: Snowsurfing the Hills of Hokkaido - Jordan Curet 9 20 Peaks in 30 Days: Skiing & Sleeping on the Summits of the Cascade Volcanoes - Dr. Jon Kedrowski Cookies & tea are offered at Potbelly Perspectives & Naturalist Nights.
Free Ski Tour
Ski a run with a Naturalist guide! Offered daily at 11AM & 1PM. Meet at the Wapiti Wildlife Center at the top of the Elk Camp lift on Snowmass. Complimentary, no reservations necessary.
10 & 11 The Biggest Global Change You’ve Never Heard of: How Nitrogen is Affecting Colorado’s High Country - Dr. Jill Baron, Ph.D., Research Ecologist, US Geological Survey & Senior Research Scientist, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University 17 & 18 Do Spruce Beetles Make Forest Fires More Severe? Field Evidence from the San Juan Mountains, CO - Robbie Andrus, Ph.D. student, Biogeography Lab, University of Colorado Boulder 24 & 25 The Gold King Spill: Impacts on the Animas River - Marcie Demmy Bidwell, Executive Director & Scott Roberts, Water Program Director, Mountain Studies Institute
More On-Mountain Offerings details at aspennature.org Ullr Nights Snowshoe Tour | Fridays, Snowmass Winter Wild Things | Fridays, Snowmass Winter Wild Things | Tuesdays, Buttermilk Wildside with ACES | Mondays, Snowmass
Programs made possible by partnerships with Aspen Skiing Company, Ashcroft Ski Touring/Pine Creek Cookhouse, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, and the USFS White River National Forest.
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February Neonicitinoid Pesticides & Their Impact on Honeybees & Other Pollinators - Ed Colby, Beekeeper & Aspen Mountain Ski Patrol
March
2&3
From Cottonwoods to Cut Banks: Is River Restoration Working in the Desert Southwest? - Shannon Hatch, Restoration Coordinator,Tamarisk Coalition
9 & 10
Good Fire, Bad Fire & the State of Our Landscapes & Communities Without Fire - Jim Genung, Prescribed Fire & Fuels Specialist, White River National Forest
Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)
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