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RBR Education Award
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The Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education (CAEE) serves all sectors of the Colorado community by increasing the effectiveness of environmental education. Each year individuals and organizations from around the state of Colorado are recognized and honored for their hard work and dedication in the field of environmental education.
Rock Bottom Ranch won in the agriculture category by demonstrating a commitment to ecological literacy and teaching environmental education and sustainable agriculture to diverse groups of students. Congratulations!
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Traditional Art Series
| | Soap Making
Rock Bottom Ranch
Tuesday, December 7th
5:30pm - 8pm, $40, $30 members
Join us for some clean fun! We will be creating olive oil soap for sensitive skin. Accentuate your soap and make it unique with various essential oils and textures. Makes a great gift for family and friends! All materials provided. Space is limited, so register today!
Candle Making
Rock Bottom Ranch
Tuesday, December 14th
5:30pm - 8pm, $40, $30 members
Learn the time-honored traditions of candle making! We will focus on the traditional arts of dip candle making and a mold jar method. Get creative using colors and fragrances! Makes a wonderful holiday gift! All materials provided. Space is limited, so register today!
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Snowshoe Tours Begin
| | December 13th
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.
Click here for more tour information.
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Olaf and Sven Visit ACES!
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| Hallam Lake
Thursday, December 16th
3:30pm - 5pm, FREE
Visit Olaf the Elf during the holidays and help him feed the animals at Hallam Lake. Holiday crafts include making bird feeders, snowflakes, and cookie decorating. Be prepared to walk outside in the winter wonderland.
Rock Bottom Ranch
Friday, December 17th
3:30pm - 5pm, FREE
Sven, a Swedish elf who visits the Ranch every year just as the snow starts dusting the farmyard, invites children of all ages to help feed and care for all the ranch animals as the winter sets in. Holiday crafts including candy cane reindeer, pine cone bird feeders, snowflakes, and cookie decorating will take place before Sven's appearance. Join in this fun filled holiday event for the whole family.
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ACES for the Holidays
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| Winter Explorers 
Ages 6-10
$50,$40 members per day
OR $150, $120 members for the week (4 days).
Register for one or more days!
Are you ready to enjoy some snowy action-packed days at ACES?
Become a Winter Explorer and discover the winter wonderland first-hand at the Hallam Lake nature preserve. You will examine animal tracks, build a snow cave, make winter art, learn winter survival techniques, and investigate how the natural world copes with winter.
Dec. 20: Winter Survival Dec. 27: Winter Mysteries Dec. 21: Snowmastodons Dec. 28: Snowflakes & Icicles Dec. 22: Winter Wonders Dec. 29: Winter Up-Close Dec. 23: Snow Nation Dec. 30: Birds of a Feather
Winter Ranchers Ages 6-10
December 28-30, 9:30am - 3pm
$50/$40 members per day OR $120/$100 for all 3 days Register for one or all three days!
Wintertime at Rock Bottom Ranch brings cold weather, snow, and plenty of excitement. Step into the life of a rancher and naturalist
during the winter for one, two, or all three days - each one of them promises something new!
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Terry Tempest Williams
| |  January 5th, 2011
Paepcke Auditorium, 5:30pm $15- Tickets Available Dec. 10th
Join ACES and the Aspen Writers' Foundation in a special evening with acclaimed author Terry Tempest Williams. The evening will include a public reading and talk, followed by a short Q&A and book signing.
Naturalist, free speech advocate, and award-winning author Terry Tempest Williams has published sixteen books in a range of genres including novels, memoirs, poetry and essay collections, and a book for children. Her 1991 memoir, Refuge: an Unnatural History of Family and Place, is considered a classic of environmental literature.
Click here for more details and information about this special evening.
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Nature & Me
| | NEW! Parent & Child Series
Mondays, 10am - 11am
January 10 - March 14, 2011
8 week series (no class MLK and President's Monday)
$100, $80 ACES members
$50, $40 for siblings 1 year or older
Since growing up, have you ever wondered what's so special about digging in dirt and picking up worms and bugs? Kids love it, right?!?! Come learn alongside your littlest nature explorers about the vast diversity and splendor of nature!
This weekly hour-long program will include fun educational activities with a different focus each session. Your kid will still get to dig around in the dirt (or snow!) and you get to decide to join in or learn some more nature facts and stories from an ACES educator. Sing songs, play games, create nature art, explore outside, and acquire new tools and ideas that will further cultivate your inborn sense of wonder.
Best suited for kids between ages 1 and 4. Click here for details and registration.
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ACES Summer Naturalist
| | Now Accepting 2011 Applications
ACES is now accepting  applications for the 2011 Summer Naturalist Position. ACES hires fourteen naturalists to lead guided walks, tech environmental education and manage the Hallam Lake Visitor Center and Preserve each summer. Click here for more information and an application.
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