Happy New Year from all of us at ACES!
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Highlights In This Issue:
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GOCO Grant Supports ACES Ed in Garfield County
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Upcoming Events
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Naturalist Nights & Potbelly Perspectives
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Explore Winter with ACES
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Adult & Family Programs
... and more!
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GOCO Supports ACES Ed in Garfield County
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A new chapter in ACES Education unfolds in 2018 with the launch of our first formal partnership with the Re-2 school district!
With
funding support
from the Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) Inspire grant, ACES Education will now offer environmental science field programs to students from Newcastle, Silt, Rifle, Parachute, and Battlement Mesa. This will include our first ACES Ed science classroom outside of the Roaring Fork Valley, with ACES Educators teaching all students (kindergarten through 4th grade) at Kathryn Senor and Elk Creek Elementary Schools on a weekly basis. We thank GOCO for their generous support, and are thrilled to bring ACES education programs to Garfield County in the new year!
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Wintersköl's Wintersculpt
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This year, ACES will be participating in Wintersculpt: a 48-hour snow carving contest during Wintersköl weekend, sponsored by Anderson Ranch Arts Center. Come by and watch our sculpture as it progresses!
Thursday, January 11 - Saturday, January 13 | Carving on Thursday at 4
PM
until Saturday at 2
PM
Aspen Pedestrian Mall
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"Wasted: The Story of Food Waste" Panel & Film Screening
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Presented in partnership with The Arts Campus at Willits (TACAW) as part of the "Culture with a Conscience" series. For tickets & event information, click
here
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Tuesday, February 6
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5:30
PM
The Temporary in Basalt
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Naturalist Nights & Potbelly Perspectives
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Jason Gregg
Potbelly Perspective
January 3
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John
Hausdoerffer
Naturalist Night
January 3 & 4
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Sarah Uhl
Potbelly Perspective
January 10
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If you would like to receive weekly reminders about Potbelly Perspectives & Naturalist Nights, click
here
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Wednesdays | 7
PM
| Hallam Lake
$5 Non-members | Free for Members
Aspen locals or visitors sharing exciting accounts of world travel and adventure through images and stories. Tea, donated by
Two Leaves and A Bud,
and cookies will be offered.
Click on the titles below for more information.
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January 3
| 7
PM
| Hallam Lake, Aspen
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January 10
| 7
PM
| Hallam Lake, Aspen
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January 17
| 7
PM
| Hallam Lake, Aspen
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January 24
| 7
PM
| Hallam Lake, Aspen
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January 31
| 7
PM
| Hallam Lake, Aspen
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Wednesdays | 5:30
PM
| Third Street Center, Carbondale
Thursdays | 7
PM
| Hallam Lake, Aspen
Free
Naturalist Nights, presented by ACES, Wilderness Workshop, and Roaring Fork Audubon, features experts in scientific research, environmental policy, and more. Tea, donated by
Two Leaves and A Bud,
and cookies will be offered at all events.
Click on the titles below for more information.
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January 3
| 5:30
PM
| Third Street Center, Carbondale
January 4
| 7
PM
| Hallam Lake, Aspen
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January 10
| 5:30
PM
| Third Street Center, Carbondale
January 11
| 7
PM
| Hallam Lake, Aspen
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January 17
| 5:30
PM
| Third Street Center, Carbondale
January 18
| 7
PM
| Hallam Lake, Aspen
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January 24
| 5:30
PM
| Third Street Center, Carbondale
January 25
| 7
PM
| Hallam Lake, Aspen
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January 31
| 5:30
PM
| Third Street Center, Carbondale
February 1
| 7
PM
| Hallam Lake, Aspen
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Winter not only brings snow and winter exploration to ACES Education programs, but also exciting new schools and partnerships to our work in the Roaring Fork Valley. Once again, ACES will work with 500-600 students from kindergarten to 8th grade on top of Aspen Mountain this winter. While snowshoeing at over 11,000 feet on Richmond Ridge, students explore snow science, winter survival and travel skills, animal and plant adaptations, and technical snowshoe skills. For many of these students, it is their first time riding up the Aspen Mountain gondola, as well as their first time near tree line. The combination of magic, adventure, and education make these some of our favorite ACES programs each year.
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Click on the titles below to register and for more information.
Tuesday, January 2
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8:30
AM
- 11:30
AM
Tuesday, February 6
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8:30A
M
- 11:30
AM
Tuesday, March 6
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8
AM
- 11
AM
Meet at Hallam Lake
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Click on the titles below to register and for more information.
January 22
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7
PM
Hallam Lake
Wednesdays & Fridays
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11
AM
Rock Bottom Ranch
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Click on the titles below for more information.
Daily Tours
Aspen Mountain
tours explore Richmond Ridge at the top of the Aspen Mountain gondola daily at 10AM and 1PM.
Snowmass
tours wind through the Rabbit Run woods at the top of the Elk Camp Gondola daily at 10AM and 1PM.
Snowmass Ski
tours depart from the Wapiti Wildlife center at the top of the Elk Camp lift. Ski an easy run with a Naturalist guide daily at 11AM and 1PM.
Custom Tours
Ashcroft
snowshoe tours include the historic ghost town of Ashcroft, a gourmet lunch at the Pine Creek Cookhouse, and are offered daily at 10:30AM. Reservations required. Call (970) 925-5756 to book.
Hire a Guide
for private, custom tours to explore many Aspen locations on your own schedule. Offered daily. Reservations required. Call (970) 925-5756 to book.
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Rock Bottom Ranch Products
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Rock Bottom Ranch is currently offering limited winter produce, including kale, salad mix, onions, and winter candy carrots. Winter produce is available for purchase at the ranch during open hours and at Meat & Cheese Farm Shop in Aspen, while supplies last.
Also available:
- Whole chickens
- Full pork inventory including chops, ribs, roasts, and ground pork
- Limited supply of Rock Bottom Ranch / Cap-K Ranch ground beef
Interested in bulk beef, pork or chicken boxes?
Reach out to Jason Smith at
jsmith@aspennature.org
for information about these great deals.
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Bonus Birdseed - While Supplies Last
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It's not too late to purchase birdseed for the winter season!
ACES has a limited quantity of 50 lb. bags of black oil sunflower seed for sale for $40 (includes tax) at Hallam Lake and Rock Bottom Ranch.
Stop by during open hours (Monday through Friday, 9
AM
- 5
PM
) to take advantage of this great deal before they're gone!
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Stay in Touch on Social Media
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Don't miss our original content like this video, and stay in the loop about our many programs and events by following us on social media!
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Become a partner in ACES' work!
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Aspen Center for Environmental Studies
aspennature.org | 970.925.5756
100 Puppy Smith Street, Aspen, CO 81611
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