Spring Programs at RBR
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Practical Beekeeping Series
Starting April 21st
Join Dave Storm and the Rock
 Bottom Ranch staff to learn the art of all natural beekeeping! This
course is designed for beginner and experienced beekeepers to obtain
firsthand experience and knowledge in the practical aspects of keeping
bees using all natural methods. Rock
Bottom Ranch will provide the necessary tools and a beekeepers veil for
each student.
Register now for single classes or the full series!Family Farm DaysStarting April 24th, 9:30am - 11:30am
 Family members of all ages will enjoy this glimpse of farm life as they
learn how to farm with the seasons. Milking a goat, harvesting garden
greens, pressing apple cider- there is fun to be had by all! Each
Saturday will have the same basic activities but will vary through the
seasons depending on what's available at that time from the garden and
the ranch. No registration
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Celebrate Earth Day at ACES
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 April 22, 4:30pm - 6pm
ACES invites you and your family to celebrate Earth Day at Hallam Lake. Plant willows, catch aquatic insects, create crafts, tour the preserve, listen to an Earth story from a Spellbinders storyteller, and learn about what you can do to help the Earth. Visitors that walk, bike, or bus to the event may enter their name into a raffle to win prizes. For more information, call ACES at 925-5756.
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New: ACES Apprenticeship
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High School and College Students
 This apprenticeship is designed to introduce high school and college
students to environmental education and environmental studies careers by
apprenticing at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies. Students will
assist in teaching environmental education programs, read and discuss
articles, write daily journal entries, conduct individual research, and
create a portfolio of work. This apprenticeship is in the approval
process for 1 undergraduate credit with Adams State College.
Application
deadline - May 15th, 2010.
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ACES' Summer Programs
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 Online Registration Available Now!
All ACES programs are on our website and ready for online registration! Summer brochures and calendars are also available at ACES. Contact us if you would like a brochure mailed to you. Register soon as classes are filling up fast!
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Aspen EcoFest
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 April 24-25
Aspen Eco Fest is launching its first annual event over the Earth Day weekend of April 24th and 25th. Eco Fest is a cultural and educational environmental festival- blending business and the environment, free and open to the public, and organized and produced specifically for the Western Slope audience.
Click here for a schedule of events!
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Maroon Corps Project at ACES
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Saturday, May 1st
Remember Chaco and Smoke, ACES' donkeys? Well, they were relocated to the beautiful pastures of Rock Bottom Ranch and their enclosure at Hallam Lake is now empty. Get involved and join volunteers from Maroon Corps and ACES to help build a new teaching space in the old donkey pasture! This new space is greatly needed and will be used all year long for hands-on environmental education!
Stay tuned for more information. Get involved and Email ACES or Email Maroon Corps to stay in the loop!
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Become Bear Aware
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 DOW Seeks Aspen Community's Help with Bear
Education
Do you like bears? Would you like to help educate the public about how to coexist with bears in our community? The Colorado Division of Wildlife in partnership with the City of Aspen and Pitkin County is looking for volunteers to be a part of the new "Bear Aware" Team to help educate others about avoiding problems with black bears in Aspen and Pitkin County. For details click HERE.
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