Each spring ACES launches its Children's Education Fund Drive to support the educational programs we provide for local school groups.
Who
could have imagined that the environmental education classes that began
at Hallam Lake in 1968 would become the nationally recognized program
it is today - making an impressive 30,000 student contacts annually from
30 regional schools? Nearly every child in the community benefits from
ACES' Environmental Science program.
This year, ACES' goal is
to raise $120,000 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 to www.aspennature.org/donate-to-aces and
select Children's Education Fund.
Jon Turk, chemist, environmental scientist and adventurer will be at Hallam Lake on Friday, March 5th to share his new book, The Raven's Gift. The Raven's Gift outlines five expeditions to northeast Siberia and a deep friendship with Moolynaut, a 100 year old healer and shaman who lives in the small village of Vyvenka. Moolynaut's great and enduring lesson is that the tundra, and all the wild spaces of our planet, provide the foundation for spiritual healing and physical well being. Thus science and humanism coalesce. *Please bring an appetizer to share.
ACES' Summer Programs
Online Registration Starts March 8th!
Like busy bees we are getting ready for the summer! All ACES classes will be on our website and ready for online registration on Monday, March 8th!!! We will send out an e-mail reminder next week. Make sure you and your friends are on our e-mail list!
Early Bird Special!
Camp Re-Generation Presented by Rock Bottom Ranch and Aspen T.R.E.E.
Camp Re-Generation provides a wholesome approach to living in the Roaring Fork Valley for middle and high school ages. Participants will delve into activities from gardening, cooking, and raising chickens to daily yoga practice, traditional arts, and hikes. TRANSPORTATION INCLUDED, less carbon in the atmosphere, more time in your day! Undergraduate credit from Adams State College available.
Summer Schedule:
June 14-18 Ecological Gardening & Permaculture June 21-25 Sustainable Living in Abundance June 28-July 2 Raising Animals July 5-9 Dairy for You July 12-16 Spinning, Weaving & Traditional Arts July 19-23 Wild Harvesting & Tracking July 26-30 Making Tinctures, & Herbal Remedies Aug 2-6 Stone Age Living Skills Aug 9-13 Mud Building Aug 16-20 Energy & Resource Aug 23-27 Cooking in Nature's Kitchen Aug 30-Sept Wholesome Living for Everyone
Special Early Bird Registration!
Save $225 when you register for 9 weeks or more before March 15th!
Come early for free tea and cookies! All presentations take place at ACES at Hallam Lake.
$5 Off Snowshoe Tours! Take
a naturalist-guided snowshoe or ski tour and learn about wildlife in winter, tracking, mountain ecology, Aspen history, and the often unseen
natural wonders of life in the snow. Tours are offered every day throughout the winter on Aspen Mountain,Snowmass, and at the ghost town of Ashcroft.
Present this coupon at any ticket office and receive $5.00 off the cost of any adult Aspen Mountain or Snowmass snowshoe ticket!
Children's Education Fund Drive to support the educational programs we provide for local school groups. 
ready for the summer! 
