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Halloween Harvest Party
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Rock Bottom Ranch
Saturday, October 30th
12pm - 4pm
Come one come all to Rock Bottom Ranch's annual Halloween Harvest Party! This year we are joining forces with KSPN to present you with activities such as pony rides, carriage rides, pumpkin carving, cookie decorating, storytelling, live music from the Hell Roaring String Band, and much more. Don't forget to wear your Halloween costume so you can compete in the halloween costume contest. Bring the whole family down to Rock Bottom Ranch for a grand 'ol time at the Halloween Harvest Party!
Price: $10/person
Children under 1 are free
Free if you become a new member
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ACES' New Location: Spring Creek
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ACES' trustees and staff gathered at Spring Creek on September 28th, a brilliant golden aspen day, to honor and thank Dr. Richard Timmer and his wife Dr. Marilyn Rice for gifting this ecologically rich 160-acre property to ACES. ACES' focus on this remarkable site will be ecosystem and native species restoration, environmental education, and instillation and demonstration of several green energy technologies. To learn more or to arrange a visit to Spring Creek, contact Tom Cardamone at 970-925-5756 or tcardamone@aspennature.org.
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Visions of the Arctic
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Thursday, October 7th
5:30-6:30pm- FREE
The Aspen Center for Environmental Studies and CORE in partnership with Earthjustice invite you to Visions of the Arctic as part of The Jessica Catto Leadership Dialogues: Promoting Stewardship Through Conversation.
Celebrated wildlife photographer Florian Schulz and Earthjustice's Arctic Strategic Advisor Buck Parker will share their stunning visual presentation of Arctic images and spread the word about the threats to this iconic landscape. A reception will follow the presentation.
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Home Canning Workshop
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Rock Bottom Ranch Adult Workshop
Saturday, October 9th
10am - 3pm, $45, $35 members
Rock Bottom Ranch invites you to make your own delicious canned goods! Learning to can safely at home helps you preserve the summer and fall harvest for use throughout the year. Using your own garden produce or wild harvested foods will help save money, too. Come to Rock Bottom Ranch to learn fruit, vegetable and meat canning with Robin Blankenship. Robin has been canning foods for 30 years and has a wealth of delicious recipes to share, dollar stretching tips, and lots of tricks for safe and efficient home canning.
Call 970-927-6760 to register today!
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October is Colorado River Month
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Jennie Adair Wetland Walk
Meet at Hallam Lake
Monday, October 11
4pm - 5pm - Free
Join April Barker, Aspen Storm Water Manager and the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies to learn about the Jennie Adair Wetland.
Flowing Uphill: Diversions, Rivers and Water in Colorado
Hallam Lake
Thursday, October 21, 5:30pm
Ken Neubecker
Colorado is an arid land, where water is more valuable than gold. Eighty percent of Colorado's population lives on the Front Range, east of the Continental Divide, while eighty percent of the water in Colorado is on the western slope. This presentation looks at the history and development of water in Colorado, particularly the many trans-mountain diversions and the impacts they have had on the Colorado River headwaters, including the Roaring Fork watershed.
To learn more about Colorado River Month events,
visit www.roaringfork.org.
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Beat the Chill:
DIY Home Energy Improvement
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Saturday, October 23, 12:30pm - 4pm
Suggested Donation: $15
Is your home ready for cold winter weather? Are you bracing yourself for upcoming heating bills? Join experts from CORE and Crystal Valley Renewables to learn useful money and energy saving tips and tricks to make your home the most efficient it can be! This workshop will feature hands-on activities and discussions about home energy efficiency and all the options available to home owners and do-it-yourselfers to improve home or office energy use.
Space is limited!
Please call 970-927-6760 to register today!
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Seeking Winter Presenters
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ACES is in the process of scheduling  the Potbelly Perspectives and Naturalist Nights 2011 lecture series and there are a few slots still available.
Potbelly Perspectives is a lecture series that gives Aspen locals and visitors the chance to share exciting accounts of world travel and adventure through images and stories.
ACES and the Wilderness Workshop have teamed up to present Naturalist Nights, a lecture series featuring local experts who share the knowledge of the natural world, current research, and local environmental issus.
The slideshows are held every Wednesday and Thursday evening from January through March.
If you or anyone you know would be interested in presenting, please contact Lindsy Fortier at lfortier@aspennature.org or call 970-925-5756. Thank you!
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Fall Custom Hikes with ACES
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Enjoy the beautiful fall colors with a custom hike with ACES! We offer private naturalist-guided hikes and family adventures designed specifically for you! Full day hikes focus on the changing seasons, birds, local history, geology, or photography. Moderate hikes and family adventures focus on basic naturalist knowledge and activities.
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