ACES 2011 summer brochure

ACES summer 2011

Aspen Center for Environmental Studies

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Seeking Balanceby Tom Cardamone, Executive Director

Two years ago ACES announced three new initiatives to complement and strengthen our traditional mission of teach-

ing about, protecting, and restoring wild nature. Those initiatives are clean energy, sustainable local agriculture, and water conserva-tion. Out of this emerged our ethos: building a community of knowledgeable, motivated, and capable environmental stewards.

Our stewardship of nature includes the earth’s atmosphere as a climate balancing resource, which supports wild biodiversity everywhere. ACES sites are not only protected and restored with traditional methods, but we contribute to stabilizing climate by powering our operations with 100% renewable energy.

Humankind claims remarkable feats, like walking on the moon and capturing water to irrigate crops and light our communities. However, our ingenuity often has unintended consequences, like salting the soil into sterility, and silting dams into obsolescence. Yet we can learn to anticipate these consequences, fine-tuning

our cleverness to accomplish more durable and life-sustaining successes.

ACES’ challenge is to anticipate the real yet avoidable conflicts that can arise between restoring ecosystems and developing renewable energy, and honor our commitment to being a carbon-neutral organization by our 50th anniversary in 2018.

An early action springing from this commitment was to outfit our main public building at Hallam Lake with a heat pump using lake water for space and water heating. This reduced our 150-ton carbon footprint by 20 tons a year, with no detectable change to the water temperature of Hallam Lake. Great start!

Because coal-generated electricity powers buildings, including our “green” heat pumps, we’re planning to offset this by gener-ating hydroelectricity at Spring Creek. We’ll do this and restore and enhance the riparian environment of this 160-acre gem

above the Fryingpan River. Abundant 58o F water at Spring Creek (comparable in volume to the Hallam Lake springs at 1000 gallons per minute) will support heat pumps for space and water heating of all the buildings at Spring Creek. Water exiting the pumps can create new wetlands, sequestering carbon and amplifying the environmental benefits.

At Rock Bottom Ranch, expansion of existing solar thermal panels and addition of photovoltaic panels on the many available roof surfaces is the best approach. The Catto Center at Toklat is challenging due to limited sun exposure and marginal geo-thermal potential. “Biofuel” from wood waste may be the best choice. Wind and snow toppled cottonwood trees and branches, abundant on ACES properties, is more than adequate to heat a renovated and highly insulated Toklat facility year after year.

Every step of the way, as we seek a balance between restoration and renewable energy, it’s helpful to remember that all sources

of energy have environmental impacts, and conserving is the best place to start. Beyond that, as we make choices about renewable energy sources and the environments that are impacted, let’s remember the nearly priceless status of ecosystem services, like abundant fresh water from a beautifully forested watershed as compared to a desalinization plant, or carbon sequestration effortlessly accomplished by a green, living wetland rather than a smokestack scrubber in a coal-fired electric plant. Healthy ecosystems are really the most valuable and ingenious of places.

Spring Creek’s 160 acres (pictured below) include diverse ecosystems and abundant water resources. Located 25 miles up the Fryingpan valley, Spring Creek offers significant opportunities for habitat and native wildlife restoration, a field station for environmental science and education, as well as clean energy technologies.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Begin to Fall at ACESby Jim Kravitz

While keeping protection of the wild at the forefront of ACES’ activities, we continue to implement more energy and greenhouse gas saving measures every year. 2010 data represented below shows ACES’ first full

year with a Ground Source Heat Pump operating at Hallam Lake. This big change, along with replacing a boiler at Rock Bottom Ranch to one that is 96% efficient in addition to a few other small efficiency projects, has resulted in ACES’ lowest greenhouse gas emissions year since we began keeping track in 2007.

This year we created an Energy Committee, made up of ACES board members, to identify high-leverage projects aimed at decreasing our carbon footprint. The goal is for ACES to be Carbon Net Zero by our 50th anniversary in 2018. Microhydro projects, additional Ground Source Heat Pumps, carbon sequestration, solar arrays, and additional efficiency upgrades are all on the table for the coming years.

Applying this initiative to our educational roots, we have revamped our fourth-grade energy unit at Aspen Elementary School. We believe that being ecologically literate today requires an understanding of energy systems. In the next year ACES aims to have real-time energy monitors up at our sites. Tools for energy savings, along with interactive displays featuring the ways various technologies work, will be included.

2008 Energy Source Summary Data Chart

Source Usage Units Cost MMBTU* CO2**

Electricity 128604 KWH $11,243 438 97.15Fuel 1216 Gallons $4,633 139 10.82Natural Gas 2840 Therms $3,155 284 14.20Propane 3497 Gallons $11,119 320 20.21Total $30,151 1,183 142.38

2009 Energy Source Summary Data Chart

Source Usage Units Cost MMBTU CO2

Electricity 141782 KWH $13,048 483 107.49Fuel 1216 Gallons $4,025 139 10.82Natural Gas 2488 Therms $3,366 248 12.44Propane 3419 Gallons $11,258 313 19.76Total $31,698 1,185 150.50

2010 Energy Source Summary Data Chart Source Usage Units Cost MMBTU CO

2Electricity 122637 KWH $12,004 418 92.47Fuel 1216 Gallons $4,025 139 10.82Natural Gas 2465 Therms $3,077 246 12.33Propane 2000 Gallons $10,893 265 16.73Total $29,999 1,070 132.34

*One million British Thermal Units** CO

2 measured in metric tons

Green Meter!

ACES

Why Bother? Because it’s Real and it’s Here!ACES 2011 Winter Naturalists were very interested how a warming world might be affecting our area. Focusing on the snowpack and the timing of its melt, they dug into data made available by NOAA and its Colorado Basin River Forecast Center. They looked at the number of frost-free days at the Independence Pass Snotel Site. Frost-free days are the number of days in a year with minimum temperatures above freezing (0° Celsius).

What they found was quite shocking. How will this affect the timing of our runoff ? Our ecology? Our economy?

Frost Free Days/Year At Independence Pass Snotel Site: 10,600 ft.

Frost Free Days/Year Linear (Frost Free Days/Year

ACES CO2 Emissions (Metric Tons)

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Energy SourceElectricity Fuel Natural Gas Propane

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Aspen Mountain Walk Meet at the top of Aspen Mountain to enjoy a naturalist-guided walk, surrounded by inspiring views. Offered every hour from 11am - 3pm. Free!

Snowmass• Snowmass Nature Trail Walk: 10am daily. Meet outside the Ice Age Discovery Center on the Snowmass Village Mall. Free!• Rabbit Run Walk: 1pm, daily. Meet at top of the Elk Camp Gondola. Free!

Maroon Bells • Crater Lake Hike: 10:15am and 1:15pm daily.• Landmarks in Time Walk: 10:15am and 1:15pm daily. Meet at the Maroon Bells Information Center at Maroon Lake. Free!

Ashcroft WalkMeet at the ghost town entrance daily for a natural and human history walk. On the hour from 11am to 3pm. Ghost town admission $3.

Sunset Beaver WalkJoin an ACES naturalist and explore the nature preserve at sunset. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:30pm. Free! Eagles, Hawks, and OwlsTake part in this close-up encounter with our resident birds of prey. One-hour program for all ages at 3pm daily at Hallam Lake. $3 adults, $2 kids, ACES members free.

The Green World Day HikeThis hike has it all! Wander up the Castle Creek Valley with a naturalist and experience stream-side trails, beaver ponds, wildflower meadows, a stop at the Ashcroft Ghost Town, and lunch at the Pine Creek Cookhouse. This four hour tour covers 3.5 miles of easy terrain. The $75 cost per person includes a knowledgeable guide, beautiful scenery, and a gourmet lunch at the Pine Creek Cookhouse. Call 925-5756 for reservations.

Daily programs are offered June 18th to September 5th.

Daily Hikes & Programs

Custom Hikes and ProgramsACES offers private naturalist-guided hikes and family adventures designed specifically for you. Full day hikes focus on wildflowers, birds, history, geology, or photography. Moderate hikes and family adventures focus on basic naturalist knowledge and activities. $40 per hour per guide.

Strenuous Full Day HikesAmerican Lake • Cathedral Lake • Lost Man Trail

Easy to Moderate Hikes and Walks for All Ages and FamiliesHunter Creek • Weller Lake • Snowmass • Linkins Lake • Ashcroft Aspen Mountain • North Star Preserve

For more details and photos see Custom Programs at www.aspennature.org.

Family Adventures at Hallam LakeBest of ACES • Beaver Program • Birds of Pray • Stewardship Projects

Photo HikesAmerican Lake • Cathedral Lake • Lost Man Lake • Maroon Bells Hunter Creek • Independence Pass

June Class Title Time Price* Location

22 Pine Beetle Hike 9am - 12pm $20, $15 Hallam Lake Learn more about local pine beetle activity. -Tom Cardamone & John Bennett

July8 Hand Made Natural Journal 9am - 5pm $100, $75 Hallam Lake Make your own journal to capture sketches, notes, and nature writings. -Maria Hodkins

9-10 The Art of Field Sketching** 9am - 5pm $150, $120 Toklat Connect with nature at a profound level with quick sketches and simple tools. -Maria Hodkins

12 What Lives Where & Why? 9am - 5pm $70, $55 Hallam Lake Explore the diversity of the top twenty miles of the Roaring Fork Valley. -Jim Kravitz

15-17 Photographing the Natural World 9am - 5pm $445, $395 Toklat Learn tricks of the trade from photojournalist and commercial photographer -Pete McBride

18 & 21 Genes & Butterflies** 9am - 5pm $195, $160 Toklat Examine the modern use of genetics in field ecology research. -Kayo Ogilby & Kayce Anderson

23 The Hope Mine Reclamation 10am - 12pm $20, $15 Hallam Lake Observe new methods of using biochar for reclamation. -Morgan Williams & Andrew Harley

August2 What Lives Where & Why? 9am - 5pm $70, $55 Hallam Lake Explore the diversity of the top twenty miles of the Roaring Fork Valley. -Jim Kravitz

4-5 Mushrooms & Lichens of Colorado** 9am - 5pm $185, $150 Hallam Lake Wander through meadow & forest to discover mountain mushrooms! -Vera Evenson & Dr. Scott Bates

6 Mushroom Fair 1pm - 4pm Free Hallam Lake Stop by Hallam Lake and view all the amazing mushroom discoveries found in nearby forests.

8-9 No Teacher Left Behind** TBA $185, $150 Toklat Learn to teach in ways that are creative, enjoyable, and sustainable. -Willard Clapper & AO Forbes

10 Connecting to Your Cosmos 7:30pm - 9pm Free Hallam Lake Join in an evening of stars, constellations, and a galaxy of mysteries unveiled. -Dr. Cherilynn Morrow

11-12 Astronomy for Outdoor Enthusiasts**1pm - 10pm $150, $120 Hallam Lake Do you wonder how to make sense of the stars in the night sky? -Dr. Cherilynn Morrow

13 Sketch Your Veggies 10am - 3pm $65, $50 Rock Bottom Spend an afternoon sketching vegetables and herbs from the RBR garden. -Maria Hodkins.

20 Local Flora Up Close & Personal 9am - 4pm $70, $55 Toklat Unveil the mystery of those unknown wildflowers you see along the trail. -Janis Huggins

September10-11 Fall Into Watercolor 9am - 5pm $225, $195 Toklat A close-up look at nature’s miracles will inspire your artistic exploration. -Sarah Peterson

17-18 Spirit of Place: Journaling** 9am - 5pm $150, $120 Toklat Read the landscape at a deeper level as you sketch, write, and draw the natural world. -Maria Hodkins

Naturalist Field School

* All prices are listed as non-member, ACES member** 1 Graduate College Credit Available *Full Listings at www.aspennature.org

Adult Classes

Specialty Hikes & Programs*Our Educational Commitment

ACES recognizes that humans are driving climate change, which affects our global ecosystem. Naturalist Field School professors have been encouraged to relate the implications of climate change to their specific field of study. Through this effort ACES aims to heighten awareness and promote action.

Eco-Gardening Serieswith Eden Vardy at Rock Bottom RanchA collaboration with Aspen T.R.E.E.Saturdays, May 14, 28, June 11, 9am - 12pm$35, $25 members per class$95, $70 members for full series

Learn the basics of natural and organic gardening techniques that are in unison with nature. Participants will learn how to grow their own food and care for their garden system using entirely self-made and locally available products and holistic techniques!

Practical Beekeeping Serieswith Dave Storm at Rock Bottom RanchWednesdays, June 1, July 6, August 17, 3pm - 6pm$125, $100 members

Discover all of the techniques, tips, and tricks to caring for your own bees. Topics covered will be the importance of the queen and her health, how to “read” your hive by observing the activity of the bees, proper brood patterns and stores, the building of a strong colony, and fall bee extraction and preparing the hive for winter. Register for a special introductory lesson with Dave on May 14th, 2pm - 6pm.

Yoga? Naturally!with Olivia Siegel & Gina Murdock June 7, July 5, August 9Tuesdays, 9am - 2pm$40, $30 members

Join Olivia, an ACES naturalist, and Gina, a yoga instructor with Aspen Yoga Society, for a day of connecting to the landscape and yourself. We will celebrate the cultivation of mind, body, and spirit, by offering a beginning yoga practice in an inspiring outdoor location. This program includes a beautiful hike punctuated by an outdoor yoga practice.

Morning Birding with Rebecca WeissHallam Lake: Thursdays, June 16-August 11, 6am - 9amRock Bottom Ranch: June 28 & July 19, 6am - 9am$20, $15 members

Join ACES naturalist Rebecca Weiss on Thursday mornings throughout the summer to discover the valley’s abundant bird life. Birders of all levels are welcome. This series is designed to enhance your knowledge, skills, and passion whether you are just beginning or already adept at identifying birds by their songs!

Wildflower Walks with Janis Huggins June 18, July 16, July 30, August 13Saturdays, 9am - 3pm$70, $55 members

Join local naturalist and Wild at Heart field guide author Janis Huggins on wildflower walks throughout the summer. These inspiring field classes take place at various locations, depending on where the wildflowers make their best showing of the season!

Know Your TreesTree Identification at Hallam LakeJune 27, July 11, July 25, August 8Mondays, 4pm - 5pmFREE!

Firs, spruces, aspens and cottonwoods. How many trees do you know? ACES Director Tom Cardamone and Program Director Jim Kravitz will lead hour-long walks around Hallam Lake to identify native trees. Walk away with basic knowledge about the trees that grow around you.

Natural History HikesAmerican & Cathedral Lake Hikes: 8am - 3:30pmLost Man Trail: 7am - 4pm$50, $40 members

Join a seasoned ACES naturalist for a day of hiking, exploring, and learning about the natural history of this incredible place. These hikes are designed for experienced hikers.

American Lake, June 29, July 20 Photo Hike, August 10 Cathedral Lake, July 6, July 27, August 17 Photo HikeLost Man Trail, July 13, August 3, August 24

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Full Summer ScheduleJune Class Title Time Price* Age13-17 Exploring Around #1 9am - 1pm $200, $170 5-6

20-24 Exploring Around #2 9am - 1pm $200, $170 5-6

20-24 Discovery Kids #1 9am - 3pm $260, $220 6-7

20-24 Nature & Art #1 9am - 3pm $300, $250 8-10

27-28 Snowmastodons #1 9:30am - 3:30pm $110, $90 7-10

27-July1 Exploring Around #3 9am - 1pm $200, $170 5-6

27-July 1 Wild Exploration #1 9am - 3pm $260, $220 7-8

27-July 1 Terraforms 9:30am - 3:30pm $300, $250 9-11

29-July 1 Earth’s Energy 9:30am - 3:30pm $175, $150 8-10

July5 Maps & Mountains #1 9:30am - 3:30pm $75, $60 8-10


5-8 The Pond 9:30am - 3:30pm $175, $150 7-10

6 Day in Olde Ashcroft #1 10am - 4pm $55, $45 7-10

6-7 Focus! #1 9:30am - 3:30pm $145, $120 8-10

6-8 Overnight Expedition 9am - 3pm $175, $150 11-14

8 Snakes Alive! 10am - 2pm $55, $45 8-10


11-15 Wild Exploration #2 9am - 3pm $260, $220 7-8

11-15 Shelter, Water, Fire, Food 9:30am - 3:30pm $300, $250 9-11

12-14 Call of the Wild TBA $350, $300 11-14


18-22 ACES Adventure Week #1 9am - 3pm $300, $250 8-10

18-22 My World, My Word 9:30am - 3:30pm $300, $250 11-14


19 Day in Olde Ashcroft #2 10am - 4pm $55, $45 7-10



25-29 Wild Exploration #3 9am - 3pm $260, $220 7-8

25-29 Pleisto-Scene 9:30am - 3:30pm $300, $250 9-11

August1 Day in Olde Ashcroft #3 10am - 4pm $55, $45 7-10


1-5 Nature & Art #2 9am - 3pm $300, $250 8-10

2-3 Snowmastodons #2 9:30am - 3:30pm $110, $90 9-11

4 The ACES Idea 9:30am - 3:30pm $55, $45 9-11

5 Maps & Mountains #2 9:30am - 3:30pm $75, $60 8-10




8-12 ACES Adventure Week #2 9am - 3pm $300, $250 8-10

10-11 Focus! #2 9:30am - 3:30pm $145, $120 8-10


15-19 Patterns in Nature 9am - 3pm $300, $250 7-10

* All prices are listed as non-member, ACES member

New Summer Programs* Terraforms Ages 9-11June 27-July 1, 9:30am - 3:30pm$300, $250 ACES and AAM membersA collaboration with the Aspen Art Museum

Drawing inspiration from the outdoor environment at Hallam Lake and the indoor exhibits at the AAM, participants explore geological processes through art and the world of ceramics. Work with air-dry clay, look for natural clay, and use pre-fired pottery to shape and paint nature-inspired plates, bowls, cups, and vases.

Snowmastodons June 27-28, 9:30am - 3:30pm, Ages 7-10August 2-3, 9:30am - 3:30pm, Ages 9-11 $110, $90 members

Mastodons, mammoths, and bison, oh my! Imagine what Snowmass looked like during the time that these ancient, large mammals roamed through our mountains. Put your hard hats on and become a paleoecologist for the day to unravel the mysteries of long ago. Dig in the ground to discover what treasures can be uncovered. Use your finds and research results to create an interpretive story to tell this tale. The clues are all around, you just need to piece together this awesome puzzle.

Shelter, Water, Fire, Food: A Self-Reliance Workshopwith Simon Harrison of Wild Earth ChildrenAges 9-11July 11-15, 9:30am - 3:30pm$300, $250 members

If you ever happen to find yourself out there on your own would you be able to survive? Learn life-long skills that might come in handy on your next outdoor trip or even at home! You’ll learn how to make friction fire, identify edible and medicinal plants, discover basic survival techniques, and how it all works in harmony with the Earth. Learn about the ancient skills of shelter, water, fire, and food. Enjoy adventures, stories, games, and ancient skills, all designed to bring the natural world to life as never before. This program is ideal for those looking to re-connect with the Earth in a deep and meaningful way.

Hallam LakeKids Classes

My World, My WordAges 11-14July 18-22, 9:30am - 3:30pm$300, $250 membersA collaboration with the Aspen Writers’ Foundation

Explore your connection to the natural world during this writing camp that combines outdoor adventure with the magic of words. Imagine your world and inspire your words in some of the most spectacular Rocky Mountain settings, such as the waters of Hallam Lake and Hunter Creek or the peaks of Maroon Bells and Smuggler Mountain.

The ACES Idea with Tom Cardamone & Paula ZurcherAges 9-11August 4, 9:30am - 3:30pm$55, $45 members

The Aspen Idea of connecting body, mind, and spirit is an underlying theme of the people who call this valley home. Go a step further and add all living creatures to this notion and you’ve got “The ACES Idea!” Join ACES director Tom Cardamone and Paula Zurcher, ACES’ founder Elizabeth Paepcke’s daughter. Tom and Paula will lead this intuitive sensory exploration of wild things.

New Summer Programs* Call of the Wild: Summer Wilderness SeminarAges 11-14July 12-14, Margy’s Hut - Hunter Fryingpan Wilderness$350, $300 membersA collaboration with Tomorrow’s Voices

This three-day wilderness seminar is designed to introduce middle school and early high school students to the wonders of nature, their connection to the natural world, and the moral and ethical challenges of environmental conservation and land use. The purpose of this seminar is to orient young thinkers and thereby cultivate stewardship for their natural surroundings. Participants will develop strategic thinking skills, act perceptively in a team setting, and nurture their leadership skills.

ACES Adventure WeekAges 8-10July 18-22, August 8-12, 9am - 3pm $300, $250 members

Grab your backpack, lace up your shoes, and experience ACES in a whole new way! This class has it all: a day on Aspen Mountain learning to use a map and compass, special trips to the wild places around Aspen, learning about the local plants and animals, and finally an overnight camping expedition at the end of the week planned by YOU!

*Full Listings at www.aspennature.org

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Water Creatures

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ncient Discoveries

Fish On!

June 21 • July 19T

here is nothing fishy about this class. Spend a few

hours learning about our friends w

ho live under the surface of H

allam Lake.

Burly BearsJune 22 • July 20

They are big, black, and burly! Learn

about our favorite local creatures, the black bears, as you explore the preserve

through their eyes.

Hunters

June 23 • July 21W

hat makes a bird a successful hunter?

Join us as we explore the fascinating

world of birds of prey.

Fabulous FossilsJune 24 • July 22

Step into the role of archaeologist for a day! Study how

fossils are formed and

what w

e can learn from them

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Interesting InsectsJune 28 • July 26

Think bugs are boring or scary? W

ell, w

e don’t! Grab a net and catch your ow

n bugs to get an up close look at these

interesting creatures.

Paws &

Claw

sJune 29 • July 27

Is it coyote or is it lynx? Learn more

about our local animals by looking at

their paw prints and how

they use their claw

s.

SingersJune 30 • July 28

Every bird has a beautiful song to share! C

ome learn about som

e of our favorite bird songs in this tw

eet worthy class.

Rock’n R

ollJuly 1 • July 29

Aspen w

ould not be the same w

ithout rocks. Spend the day learning about the

geology that surrounds us. Rock on!

Busy BeaversJuly 5 • A

ugust 2K

nown as “N

ature’s Builders” there’s never a dull m

oment in beavers’ lives!

Find out what a day in the life of a

beaver is like, learn a beaver song, build a beaver craft, and explore a beaver dam

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Creepy C

rawlies

July 6 • August 3

Dig for w

orms, dip for scuds, look for

spiders and get an up-close look at the secret w

orld of insects. They m

ight not be so creepy after all!

Swim

mers

July 7 • August 4

Some birds are built for the air and the

water. C

ome to H

allam Lake to find out

just what m

akes these animals splash

and quack all day long.

Mam

moth M

aniaJuly 8 • A

ugust 5Put on a scientist’s hat and delve into the recent discoveries in Snow

mass V

illage. Learn m

ore about the prehistoric creatures that once roam

ed our backyards!

Muddy Buddies

July 12 • August 9

Think it’s just an icky puddle of m

ud? N

O W

AY - there’s m

ore to mud than

meets the eye! C

ome to H

allam Lake

ready to get down and dirty as you learn

about the creatures of the mud.

Antlers &

Horns


Is it an elk antler or a mountain goat

horn? Is it made of bone or hair? D

oes it m

atter? You bet it does! Learn all about the local hoofed anim

als and their aw

esome crow

ns.

Nesters


Birds don’t need four walls to stay cozy!

Nor do they need a roof, heat, or air-

conditioning system. W

e will explore

and learn about the many different

kinds of beautiful bird nests and why

they work.

Dynam

ic Dinos


Can dinosaurs be dynam

ic? We usually

think of them as im

practically large, slow

moving, and bound for extinction. But

that’s not the whole picture - learn m

ore about these aw

esome creatures!

Hallam

Lake Kids

Ages 4-5: 9:30am

- 11:30am A

ges 6-8: 12:30pm - 2:30pm

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er Series: $20 for drop-in class OR

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Snakes Alive! 5-7 yrs


Barnyard Art 7-10 yrs

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Patterns in Nature, 7-10 yrs

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Roosters #1, 6-7 yrs




Goat R

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Goat R

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Little Gardners, 5-7 yrs

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Got G

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Back in the Day 8-10 yrs

Map &

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CES Idea 9-11 yrs

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Snakes Alive!

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Earth’s Energy, 11-14 yrs

Overnight Expedition, 11-14 yrs

Shelter, Water, Fire, Food, 9-11 yrs

Call of the Wild, 11-14 yrs

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Family Saturdays at Hallam LakeAll AgesEvery Saturday, June 18-August 27 10am - 12pm: Pond Dipping Station, Free3pm - 4pm: Eagles, Hawks, & Owls, $3 adults, $2 kids, Free for members

While in Aspen make sure you discover Hallam Lake, a special place in the heart of Aspen. This 25-acre preserve has been home to the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies for over 40 years, so come visit us and complete your Aspen family experience.

Families in Nature All AgesSaturdays, July 3-August 6, 9:30am - 11:30am$15, $10 per person

Your kids are born naturalists, but are you? Come explore alongside your own children; little people are big examples of how to be in nature. We will introduce you to new tips, tools, and inspiration, which will enhance your outdoor time together and nurture your child’s bond with the natural world. You will come away with ideas and resources to continue exploring and find the answers to all those great questions your kids will ask. Classes are instructed by ACES naturalists who, now parents, are also learning from their own kids.

July 2 Observations Skills Garry Pfaffmann Location: Difficult Campground

July 9 The Art of Fire by Friction Simon Harrison Location: Hallam Lake

July 16 Sense of Wonder Rebecca Weiss Location: Northstar Beach

July 23 Water Creatures Garry Pfaffmann Location: Northstar Beach

July 30 Creative Nature Rebecca Weiss Location: Difficult Campground

August 6 Up Close and Personal Garry Pfaffmann Location: Hallam Lake

Garden and Mewith Eden Vardy of Aspen TREEAges 1-3 with Mom and/or Dad$10 per family per class

Mom and Dad, don’t be afraid! Bring your babies and kids into the garden and learn alongside Eden Vardy of Aspen TREE who keeps diggin’ around his garden with his baby son. You will learn tricks and tactics while introducing your little peanut to the world of gardening!

Planting Session: Mondays, 10am - 11am

May 16: Preparing the Garden May 30: Playing with Worms!May 23: Planting June 6: Watch it Grow!

Harvesting Session: Mondays, 10am - 11am

August 22: Harvest! September 5: PreserveAugust 29: Baby Food September 12: Good Night Garden

Hallam LakeFamily Classes

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June Class Title Time Price* Age

13-17 Ducklings #1 9am - 1pm $200, $170 5-6

18 Family Farm Day 9:30am - 11:30am $20 All

21-24 Roosters #1 9am - 3pm $225, $195 6-7

21-24 Goat Ropers #1 9am - 3pm $225, $195 8-10

27-July 1 Ducklings #2 9am - 1pm $200, $170 5-6

29-July 1 Things That Cluck, Crawl, 9am - 3pm $170, $150 7-10 & Neigh All Day

July 5-6 Farm Crafts & Folklore 9am - 3pm $110, $90 5-7

5-6 Back in the Day 9am - 3pm $110, $90 8-10

7-8 Gnome Homes 9am - 3pm $110, $90 5-7

7-8 Adventures in Ancient Skills 9am - 3pm $110, $90 8-10

12-15 Roosters #2 9am - 3pm $225, $195 6-7

12-15 Goat Ropers #2 9am - 3pm $225, $195 8-10

13 Chicken & the Egg 10am - 2pm $40, $30 5-7


15 Little Gardeners 10am - 2pm $40, $30 5-7


18 Maps & Compass 9am - 3pm $65, $55 7-10

18-22 Ducklings #3 9am - 1pm $200, $170 5-6

19 Grow, Grow, Grow Your Food 9am - 3pm $55, $45 7-10

20-22 Barnyard Art 9am - 3pm $175, $150 7-10

26-29 Roosters #3 9am - 3pm $225, $195 6-7

26-29 Goat Ropers #3 9am - 3pm $225, $195 8-10

27 Busy Beavers 9am - 3pm $55, $45 5-7


29 Got Goats? 9am - 3pm $55, $45 7-10

30 Gnomes & Fairies for Everyone 9:30am - 12pm $30, $20 All

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1 Intriguing Insects 9am - 3pm $55, $45 7-10

1-5 Ducklings #4 9am - 1pm $200, $170 5-6

2 Kids N’ Kids 10am - 2pm $40, $30 5-7

3-5 Trail Blazers 9am - 3pm $175, $150 11-14

3-5 Look What I See! 9am - 3pm $170, $150 7-10

8-12 Ducklings #5 9am - 1pm $200, $170 5-6

9-12 Roosters #4 9am - 3pm $225, $195 6-7

9-12 Goat Ropers #4 9am - 3pm $225, $195 8-10


15-19 Ducklings #6 9am - 1pm $200, $170 5-6


* All prices are listed as non-member, ACES member

Full Summer Schedule

Rock Bottom Ranch Kids Classes

Kids Photography Workshopswith Cathy Adams of Gregg Adams PhotographyThings That Cluck, Crawl, & Neigh All Day: June 29-July 1Look What I See! August 3-5Ages 7-10, 9am - 3pm, $170, $150 members

We are excited to welcome professional photographer Catherine Adams to teach our first kids photo workshops at Rock Bottom Ranch! Fun walks, talks, and explorations of the secret places at the ranch are sure to inspire little photographers’ eyes and minds. We will teach age appropriate camera mechanics and techniques while nurturing and advancing each child’s abilities, vision, and creative communication skills. Critiques, downloading, and editing image files are also a part of this class.

Adventures in Ancient Skills: The Art of Fire with Simon Harrison of Wild Earth ChildrenAges 8-10July 7-8, 9am - 3pm $110, $90 members

Just imagine… you’re camping for the night and you forgot your matches and lighter. You need to stay warm and cook some dinner. What do you do? You’ve heard about people who make fire by rubbing sticks together but does it really work? Especially when it matters? Learn the lifelong survival skill of making fire by friction! You’ll walk away with a new life skill that might come in handy one day – you just never know.

Camp ReGeneration Ages 11-1410am - 3pm, $330 per week, $280 ACES member per weekPresented by Rock Bottom Ranch and Aspen TREE

June 27-July 1: Raising Animals July 18-22: Wilderness AdventureJuly 5-8: Dairy for You! July 25-29: Eco Tour!July 11-15: Energy Efficiency

Camp ReGeneration is a “sustainability” day camp for Middle School students that provides outdoor adventure and healthy living habits for people and the planet. Activities include day hikes, yoga, healthy cooking classes, gardening, energy efficient practices, and wilderness skills. Each week of this program is themed by a different regenerative practice. Sign up for a week, a month, or the whole summer! Descriptions, pricing, and registration is available at www.aspennature.org

Family Farm DaysAll AgesApril 16, May 21, June 18, July 16, Aug. 20, Sept. 17Saturdays, 9:30am - 11:30amNo registration necessary, $20 suggested donation

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.

Farm and Wilderness Camp Farm and Wilderness Camp is a weekly program, which offers the best of RBR! Divided into various age groups, your kids will learn what it takes to be a farmer and rancher, explorer and naturalist in the Roaring Fork Valley.

Ducklings Ages 5-6June 13-17, June 27-July 1, July 18-22, August 1-5, August 8-12, August 15-19

Our little ducklings will get to learn the ins and outs of animal care at Rock Bottom Ranch. Collect hay to feed the goats, give grain to the chickens, and feed the pigs your leftover scraps from lunch. Roosters Ages 6-7June 21-24, July 12-15, July 26-29, August 9-12

Cock a doodle do! Get up early and be ready for work at the ranch! You’ll get to know the land and animals of Rock Bottom Ranch like the back of your hand. Take charge of egg collecting and prepare a personal earth-worm colony to recycle your food! Goat Ropers Ages 8-10 June 21-24, July 12-15, July 26-29, August 9-12

Take on the skills and responsibilities of a real rancher! Be in charge of rotational grazing of goats, pigs, chickens, and cows while also having fun stomping through streams to navigate local river systems.

Trail Blazers Ages 11-14August 3-5

Test your wilderness survival skills during this fun-packed camping trip! Learn the ethics of Leave-No-Trace-Camping, make rope from wild plants, and become an expert shelter architect. Depart for an adventurous camping trip on Basalt Mountain and leave the matches at home! You’ll learn how to make fire with a homemade bow-drill.

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The Art of Field Sketchingwith Maria HodkinsJuly 9-10, 9am - 5pm$150, $120 members, 1 Graduate college credit available

The art of field sketching will teach you to watch, question, and learn about the natural world. With the techniques and exercises in this class, you will explore and connect with nature at a profound level with quick sketches and simple tools.

Photographing the Natural World & Beyondwith Pete McBrideJuly 15-17, 9am - 5pm$445, $395 members

Learn the tricks of the trade from award-winning photojournalist Pete McBride. Pete has worked on assignment in over 60 countries for National Geographic, Outside, Mens Journal, and Smithsonian. He will teach composition, lighting, storytelling, and editing during this fun-filled workshop around the Aspen area.

Genes & Butterflies: A Look at Modern Genetics & Ecologywith Kayo Ogilby & Kayce AndersonJuly 18 & July 21, 9am - 5pm$195, $160 members, 1 Graduate college credit available

This team-taught class is a unique blend of field ecology and modern genetics. Learn about your own DNA and how it relates to field studies such as Kayce Anderson’s work of constructing butterfly lineages in South America. Due to DNA sequencing and overnight lab work, this class is on a Tuesday and Friday instead of consecutive days.

No Teacher Left Behind: Rediscovering the Joy of Learningwith Willard Clapper & AO ForbesAugust 8, 12pm - 9pm at ToklatAugust 9, 9am - 5pm at Rock Bottom Ranch$185, $150 members, 1 Graduate college credit available

Participants of this workshop will explore the demands, needs, and wants of today’s society and how it affects our educators. These demands create the educators’ dilemma of ascending institutional expectations versus the passion and professional judgment of our teachers. The high result-oriented expectations hanging over educators affect us all, be it in a classroom or in every day life. This course is designed to explore this topic not only for the educators of this valley but everyone who cares about living in a productive and sustainable society. This fully accredited, two-day class will help us rediscover the joyful learners in all of us!

Catto Center atToklat Classes

Jessica Catto Leadership Dialogues

The goal of this series is to highlight the work of progressive leaders in the fields of environmental and climate science, specifically those who are involved in promoting civic action.

Our inaugural event in July 2010 honored 350.org’s Bill McKibben. During his visit Mr. McKibben spoke at a public rally at ACES Hallam Lake Nature Preserve, addressed local and national leaders during a fireside conversation at the Catto Center at Toklat and presented at the Aspen Institute’s Ideas Festival. Subsequent events have featured wildlife photographer and activist Florian Schulz and, most recently, acclaimed author and activist Terry Tempest Williams.

ACES has partnered with the Community Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE), Earth Justice, and the Aspen Writer’s Foundation to host these dialogues. The series is funded by a generous gift from Henry Catto and Family in memory of Jessica Hobby Catto. Jessica was a staunch environmentalist and social advocate. The Jessica Catto Leadership Dialogues honor her commitment to ACES and the environment. Stay tuned for upcoming events.

Tomorrow’s Voices for the Environment

Tomorrow’s Voices for the Environment is dedicated to cultivating responsible citizenship and ethical leadership in the youth of the Roaring Fork Valley by fostering the skills and knowledge necessary to discover their own voices. Tomorrow’s Voices engages directly with students in an interactive dialogue of civics with a strong environmental thread, and by providing educators in the Roaring Fork Valley with the tools to more effectively engage their students in civics.

Be sure to check out the summer programs “No Teacher Left Behind” and “Call of the Wild” featuring instructors Willard Clapper and AO Forbes from Tomorrow’s Voices.

Bill McKibben (above) of 350.org spoke at Hallam Lake in July of 2010 as part of the Jessica Catto Leadership Dialogues.

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What role do ecosystems play in storing carbon and helping to protect climate? Restoration projects can help restore degraded ecosystems but also help to store carbon in the process. The work of ACES in restora-tion projects is a great example of what can be done locally to maintain healthy ecosystems and reduce the drivers of climate change.

In thinking about new directions for ACES, Tom Cardamone says the work of ACES is to “…engage in educating, demonstrating, and leading our community in the challenge of stabilizing the Earth’s climate…while remaining faithful to our wild roots, firmly attached to nature.” This is a tall challenge, but one that ACES is ideally poised to make through its educational programs, green initiatives for its buildings and energy sources, and through restoration projects such as the peatland at Warren Lakes, pictured below.

Local action like the Warren Lakes restoration project is part of a growing appreciation of how protecting and restoring ecosystems can play a major role in the Earth’s carbon cycle. Peatlands alone contain about 600 billion tons of carbon – that’s on par with all the carbon in fossil fuels combusted since the Industrial Revolution. Peatlands not only store carbon, but a journey down the layers of a peat bog takes us back in time revealing the natural variability of climate and plant communities.

Using radiocarbon dating, a peat core taken at Warren Lakes by Nicolas Benedict and Donald Sullivan in 1998 tells a 12,000 year story of change on Smuggler Mountain. Pollen trapped in the layers of peat reveals the type of trees present back through time. Tree type is a key to past climate and reminds us that the forest we come to know during our lifetime is not a constant.

While peatlands play an important role locally, they are limited in area as part of the greater Roaring Fork Valley landscape – one dominated by forest. Forest management strategies run the full gamut from “do nothing” to active and sustained interventions. Finding the right approach is a complex problem with many different goals. Adding to the complexity is climate change.

Ecosystem Restoration and Climate Change in the Roaring Fork Valleyby John Katzenberger, Executive Director Aspen Global Change Institute

So how should we manage our forests in the 21st century to maintain healthy ecosystems and preserve ecosystems services such as clean water in our streams and the retention of carbon in our tree stands? Ecologists and foresters are wrestling with this question. A certain amount of climate change is inevitable even if fossil fuel emissions ceased. What constitutes a good forest management plan in the context of climate change is becoming an unavoidable question. Forestry practices of the past have a role, but new practices have to be developed.

One example is recognizing how climate change alters ecosystems in powerful ways. A national study recognized the following possible impacts – all of which can affect us here as well:• alterationofgrowthanddecomposition• shiftsinspeciesrange• increaseininsectpests,disease,andinvasives• decreaseinhabitatsof mountainspeciesandcoldwaterfish• increaseinfirerisk,frequency,extent,andintensity• breakingupof existingecosystemsandmigrationpatterns

For the Roaring Fork Valley, interventions can include existing practices such as prescribed burns and mechanical removal. Where these actions are required, renewable energy from woody biomass based combined heat and power is an option being explored. Production of biochar as a surface treatment may help in retaining carbon and nutrients in soils, in mine reclamation and erosion control, and generally in soil moisture retention in treated areas. These possible local interventions are designed to have a beneficial effect, but will need careful monitoring to determine their efficacy over time. Fundamentally at the landscape scale, forest productivity is the key to carbon retention.

The Future Forest Roundtable – an ad hoc group of Roaring Fork Valley individuals, non-profits including ACES, government officials and staff, and representatives from the Forest Service and the Division of Wildlife have been meeting to discuss these issues. Some of the underlying issues are strategies to deal with fire, bark beetle infestation, habitat degradation, management for carbon storage, and the effects on our forests of climate change in the coming decades.

Research will help reveal what mix of approaches work best while maximizing our forests as healthy ecosystems, protecting settlements in the wildland-urban boundary, maintaining forests as natural stores of carbon, and preserving the wild home to species of the southern Rockies.From the vantage point of my home nestled on the south flank of Basalt Mountain, its hard to imagine that the Pinon-juniper forest I’ve come to know is in a state of natural flux accelerated by climate change. While incorporating a sense of change into how I think about the forest is not easy, I know it’s necessary.

The People of ACES

Before Nathan Ratledge was the Community Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE) executive director, he was a Winter Naturalist at ACES. He spent a summer living high above Aspen in a newly renovated “ghost” cabin, at Independence Ghost Town followed by several seasons at Rock Bottom Ranch as a Land Manager. After working those few years as a naturalist and in habitat restoration, he now fo-cuses his time on energy efficiency on a personal, local, and global scale.

Narrowing his attention to the built environment, Ratledge and his team leave the forests, streams, and mountains to their colleagues, like ACES. CORE is a nonprofit organization that works cooperatively with businesses, individual, utilities, and government entities to create measurable improvements in energy and water efficiency in order to benefit the environment and develop a more sustainable economy.

CORE’s activities are split between their highly acclaimed and emulated Renewable Energy Mitigation Program (REMP), research and policy work, education and outreach, and their new Energy Resource Center, which highlights the possibilities and efficiencies of building retrofits. CORE’s partnerships with individuals, governments, and businesses have led to a remarkable series of accomplishments. Their grant and rebate programs, funded by REMP, have supported over $7 million in renewable energy and efficiency projects throughout the Valley and has helped ACES in its efforts to be Carbon Neutral in ten years.

Visit CORE’s website to see how you can reduce your greenhouse gas emissions. www.aspencore.org- Jamie Kravitz

ACES board member, Mark Fuller, might be one of the busiest men in Aspen. Executive Director of the Independence Pass Foundation since 1996 and Executive Director of the Ruedi Water and Power Authority since 1981 he somehow also finds time to lend his expertise to ACES.

At the Independence Pass Foundation, Mark runs the field operations and manages the various projects billed for each summer season. This year he’ll be overseeing a significant beautifi-cation project at the Upper Lost Man trailhead, installing new signage and re-landscaping nearby areas where frequent use is showing wear and tear, in addition to completing the final reclamation work by the wall area.

At the Ruedi Water and Power Authority Mark spends much of his time on the Roaring Fork Watershed Plan, where he aims to provide the Roaring Fork Valley with a stronger voice in regional energy issues, like the energy development on the Western Slope, where the potential for oil shale development could use 200,000 acre feet of water, which is 2 times Ruedi Reservoir’s capacity. Currently Mark is in the process of making presentations on specific highlights of the watershed plan and showing support for upcoming projects, like ACES’ RBR and Spring Creek restoration plans, projects he believes will definitively benefit the region.

Visit the Ruedi Water and Power Authority’s website at www.rwapa.org for more information on the Roaring Fork Watershed Plan. Visit the Independence Pass Foundation’s webiste for more information on upcoming projects. www.independencepass.org - Jamie Kravitz

Become a part of the ACES Family!Volunteering is a great way to get involved with ACES. We value the time and energy our volunteers invest, and in return we work hard to provide an interesting and educational experience. If you are interested in volunteering, visit www.aspennature.org to view current projects. 2011 Board and Staff

ACES 2011 Board of TrusteesJeffrey BerkusLouise Brainard HoverstenDavid CorbinCynthia DeFrancia Suzanne FarverPiper FosterMichael Fox

Mark Fuller Laurel GarrettAlex HillBobbi Ann HoutsmaBill Hunt Patrick Kelly

Melony LewisGina Murdock Ken RansfordWill RoushBill StirlingTillie Walton

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Golden EagleAnonymous Donor (3)Aspen Community FoundationDavid BondermanCatto Charitable FoundationMr. Henry Catto Jr.John and Ann DoerrKatie Lewis Etienne, Aspen Field Biology LaboratoryMrs. Jane B. DunawayMrs. Tena Dunaway FarrSuzanne FarverMalott Family FoundationThe Walton Family Foundation

Mountain LionAnonymous Donor (2)Harry and Karen Andrews, Andrews Family Foundation Aspen Skiing Company Family FundMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. BarronCity of AspenCommunity Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE)Margaret DeWolf, The Nick DeWolf FoundationThe Environment FoundationKuyper FoundationAdam and Melony LewisJonathan LewisMr. Peter LewisRobert PewPitkin County Healthy Community FundLynda and Stewart Resnick, Resnick Foundation The Thrift ShopMr. and Mrs. S. Robson WaltonSam and Tillie WaltonPaula Zurcher

Peregrine FalconMike and Jackie BezosAl Beyer and Ruthie Brown, Ruth H. Brown FoundationJohn and Jackie BucksbaumBill and Jess Budinger, The Rodel Foundation Charlie ColeMr. and Mrs. Lloyd E. CotsenGary and Sylvie CrumBarbara and Bil DunawayNed S. HolmesMichael and Carol Hundert, Norman M. Morris Foundation Ellen and Bill Hunt, Oak Lodge Foundation Laurie MichaelsThe Thrift Shop of AspenDaniel and Leslie Ziff, The Leslie and Daniel Ziff FoundationDirk Ziff, The Dirk Ziff FoundationRobert Ziff, The Robert Ziff FoundationAnn Ziff, The Bill and Ann Ziff Foundation

LynxAlpine BankMs. Sue Anschutz Rodgers, The Anschutz FoundationColleen and Bradley Bell, Bell Family Foundation Ms. Sharon BistlineThe Gertler Family

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ElkSusan H. Brady, The Brady Foundation Don and Audrey FleisherLouise and Phil HoverstenJoan W. Harris, The Irving Harris Foundation Henry and Angela HiteMs. Jessica Hite and Mr. James HiteThe William H. and Mattie Wattis Harris FoundationMrs. Phyllis HojelMs. Shana B. Johnstone, Shenandoah Foundation Mr. George M. Jones IIIPeter LooramMr. and Mrs. John McBride, McBride Family and Airport Business Center FoundationMs. Ann NicholsHensley and James PetersonReese Henry and Company, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Schermer, Adler Schermer Foundation Mr. and Mrs. David T. Schiff, The Schiff Foundation Mrs. Mary Hugh Scott, The Mary Hugh Scott Foundation Isa Catto Shaw and Daniel ShawSt. Regis AspenLinda and Dennis VaughnBob and Ruth Wade

Black BearLou AdlerAvalanche Cheese CompanyMr. and Mrs. Edward P. BassVivian and Norman BelmonteJeff and Becky BerkusChuck and Marni BondRandy and Althy BrimmMatthew and Kay BucksbaumLaurel and John CattoClarissa H. and Henry T. ChandlerDavid and Katherin Chase, BF Foundation David CorbinMs. Marcia Corbin, Corbin Family Fund of the Community Foundation of New JerseyCynthia and James DeFranciaLaura Donnelley, Good Works Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Llwyd E. Ecclestone Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Donnelley ErdmanGeorge and Susan Fesus

Michael and Robin FoxMark FullerChrisanne Gordon, M.D.The Great Escape RanchMary and Jim GriffithLillian and Gordon HardyMark HarveyKaren and Bayard Hollins, The Elizabeth Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William HoughBarbara Reid and David HymanRusty and John JaggersKirsten and Kyle Johnstone, Kiryle Foundation Allison and Warren KandersHeather and Martin KohoutKSPNLinda LayPaula and Monty LoudMr. and Mrs. Timothy McFlynnMary Jo McGuire, William F. O’Connor Foundation The McQuown FamilyElizabeth and Kent MeagerRalph Melville, Mountain Chalet AspenWillem and Lisa MesdagSarah MeserveTodd and Wendy MitchellRic Morrison WoodworkingJerry and Gina MurdockDavid NewbergerKerry and Ricki NewmanParadise BakeryNorman and Melinda PaysonSara Ransford, Arches FoundationPete and Katherine RichPhyllis and David ScruggsEllie SpenceBruce and Nancy StevensDr. and Mrs. Lubert Stryer, Stryer Family Fund of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Town of BasaltTown of CarbondaleHoward and Anne WeirSusie and Rich WellsBuzz and Alison Zaino

Bighorn SheepDuane and Sherry AbbottAspen Allergy Conference, Colorado Allergy Society Alpine Bank - WillitsAspen Skiing CompanyBrazos Wine ImportsGinny and Charles BrewerJeff Brigham and Wendy MacPhailPhyllis BronsonRuthelen and Andy BurnsClint and Nancy CarlsonTucker and Lee Ann CheadleMary Dominick and Sven CoomerJennifer CraigJan and Joel DembinskyCarol DuellTracy DuhigMrs. Charles B. EdisonMrs. M. Joan FarverFiji WaterAshley FriedmanMonica GoldenPat GoudvisMr. and Mrs. Ronald GreenbergWilliam and Gerry GriffithRuth GrinspoonThomas HallJamie and Bush Helzberg

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Cutthroat TroutAnahata Healing ArtsAnonymous DonorAspen Recreation CenterAspen SportsAspen Whitewater RaftingAshley and John AdamsValeria AlberolaJoyce AllgaierBill and Terri AnuszewskiErika Aronson-SternDonald Austin, Jr., The Austin Memorial Foundation Rebecca T. AyresMarcy BaldersonCara BarnesBuddy and Connie BatesJohn and Mary Ann BeckleyAmy and Neal BeidlemanDick and Linda BeidlemanJohn and Janie BennettDel BentleyMr. and Mrs. Carl BergmanLori BermanSusan BernardSallie and Thomas BernardDrs. Paula and William Bernstein, Paula and William Bernstein Foundation Diana BeuttasBig Momma’s CateringJohn and Liz BokramRandall and Allison BoneVandy BoudreauCourtney BoydNathan Bray PotteryGabriel BrenerBetsy BrownThe Bruff FamilyBruno’s PizzaMr. and Mrs. James BulkleyCharla Brown and Rob BurnettRuthie BurrusCanyon BikesCarbondale Clay CenterCarbondale Recreation and Community Center

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thank you donors!

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Kim HamiltonCarolyn and Kenneth HamletBecky Hellbaum and Fred HartmeisterOlivia Emery and Michael HassigMr. and Mrs. Jim HayesTrautlinde HeaterSue HelmCasady HenryLorene HernandezMr. and Mrs. Eugene D. Hill IIIAnnaday and David HiserMs. Ann HodgesAllison Holmes and Mike SpayedBobbi-Ann HoutsmaAlison HowellAnn and Edward Hudson Jr.Mr. and Mrs. George HugginsThe Hughes FamilyNancy HymanChonnie and Paul JacobsonJim and Jane JenkinsPeter and Sandy JohnsonRobert Brinker and Pam Joseph, Pajwell Foundation Sandy and George Kahle, The Kahle Foundation Tracy and Brian KapiloffKristan and Heather KaplinskiMs. Jackie KasabachPatrick KellyAlex KendrickMichael and Julie KennedyMary Jo Kimbrough and Jim HarrisonJim Kirschvink and Martha MoranDiana Tomback and Jim KnowlesTricia and Rich KolsbyLusyd and Nick KouridesJudy KravitzCari KuhlmanDr. and Mrs. Tom KurtKaryn LambKirsten and Alan LangohrKathryn LasaterGary and Laura LauderJudy Hill and Amory LovinsLeslie Lamont and Lance LuckettJeanne MackowskiDr. and Mrs. David ManchesterThe Mann FamilyBert J. MaxonSarah and Bryan MazlishTita Caspar and Dan McCartyJoni McCoyNicole McDermottBryan McShaneElizabeth and Graeme MeansWilliam and Tamme MellenthinFrosty and Carly MerriottBarry and Peggy MinkMorris MintzKelley MitchellTravis and Chris MooreRhonda MoserPam Cricenti and Andy MunvesMelanie MussEsther NaviasBland NesbitDianne NewmanNita Crisp CrackersRobert F. NixDonald and Judy NorrisThe O’Hagan FamilyShawn and Annie O’NeilBette OakesKarin OffieldDonald and Ann ParfetMs. Virginia M. ParkerBuzz Patten and Judy Wender

Mark and Laura PattersonMr. Everett PeirceFred and Sandra PeirceChris and Janice PenroseJenifer Blomquist and Paul PerleyTim PerryFrank Peters and Marjory MusgraveAvilla PetersonPamela Portsmouth-LaytonSteve and Missy PruddenIlona NemethEdie and Donn ResnickMr. and Mrs. Kenneth RobinsonJeanne and Nicholas RohatynPhilip and Marcia RothblumJohn and Susan Rothchild, Charles A. Berns and Molly Berns Family Foundation Will RoushSarah Broughton and John RowlandJudy RoyerGeorge RyersonMr. Richard ScalesMerlin and Gail SchulzeJames ScullHarriet Landau and Nathan SegallMaria SempleMichelle SherlockRachel ShermanSally Shiekman-Miller and Derek MillerMr. Albert H. SmallWendy and David SmithArt SmytheAbby and Steve SolomonSonya Hoban and Fred SoykaLorraine and Pat SpectorMr. John StarrLinda Lafferty and Andy StoneLarry TalleyElinor TalmadgeGary and Kathleen TaylorCarolyn and Ray TaylorAnnie, August and Emily TeagueHarry and Karin TeagueMs. Mimi TeschnerTenth Mountain Hut AssociationThird Street CaféAnnie and Mike Tierney, Aspen Solar Inc.Mary Ann TittleAnne and William TobeyMark TompkinsTamara TormohlenChristian and Susan TouchetteAlan and Nikola TralinsMimi M. and Timothy S. TrombatoreTom and Roz TurnbullPaula and Bill TurnerJill UrisCharlotte Widmer VarnerVectra BankChuck and Linda VidalKim VieiraMrs. Marguerite Villasanta, Dr. Frank C. Marino Foundation Kendyll and Charlie VresilovicMary Ann and Ted WallaceJune WatermanJay and Marnie Webster Jr.Charles WellesGayle and Richard WellsLara and Marc WhitleyHans WidmerMary and Hugh Wise, The Flunison Fund Sarah and Rod WoelfleMare Wolfer and Chad Jenkins, PlaygroupKent and Karen Woodard

Christopher WrightYampa Spa CavesPete and Ginny YangMolly YoungStephanie YoungKatie and Robert YturriGeorge ZacharMr. and Mrs. Joe Zanin, Zanin Family Foundation Ms. Ariane Zurcher-Long

Red-tailed Hawk2 Leaves and a BudA Great FindAce HardwareAspen BreweryCharles AbbottBruce AdelmanParnia and Bahram AhananBonnie and Jon AibelDiana AlcantaraMarianne and Duane AlexanderPaddy and Kim AllenDan AlpertJean Marie AlpertSteve Olszewski and Robin AmsterEricka AndersonDimitar and Daniela AngelovAdele AnthonyAlana and Blake ApplebyJ. Gary and Jill AugustsonDana and Greg AverbuchKelly BadeauBeth BairDr. and Mrs. George BakerLissa BallingerRoxanne BankThe Barber ShoppeJames and Virginia BarkerAndy Wiessner and Patsy BatchelderMichelle and Joe BatesJeanne Beaudry and Jack ButterfieldSkip and Donna BehrhorstDina BelmonteLorraine BennettPaul and Sigrid Aufterbeck BentonValerie and George BerringtonCarla BerryThe Blakeslee FamilyRobin BlankenshipMary Upton and Mac Boelens, Aztec OneMs. Nancy BosshardMichael BourkeCandida BoweBob BoylanAdrian BradleyWilliam and Betty BratschunElissa BraunsteinKurt BresnitzMarilyn and Michael BrooksBrenda BroxtonKeith and Emily BryantJames BuchananJanette and Steve BuchananJulie BuckMr. and Mrs. William BurgeHilary BurgessArt BurrowsJulie BurrusMs. Barbara BussellMs. Kathryn M. BusterMr. and Mrs. James R. ByrnesCafe Ole CoffeeJim and Michele CardamoneNatalie K. and Michael L. CarricarteLinda CasterJanelle and Boone Caudill

Karen ChamberlainLinda ChapdelaineLisa ChapmanSusan ChelecPatricia ChewYung Mi ChoiCity MarketCorinne CliffordEstela CockrellGreg CodyLarry CohenMichael and Leslie CohnRobin ColeJill and Geoff CollinsBarbara ConviserMargaret Corcillo and David PietschBarbra CorcoranCraig and Samantha Cordis-PearceMary CoteRob and Amy CovingtonDavid Russell and Jenifer Seal CramerSylvia CranmerCrossfit BonedaleKen and Andrea CrouseCrystal River BeefLauren Dailey and Andrew ToddLee and Donna DaleKatherine DartLaurie and Jim DavidowitzCatherine and Peter DavisCindy L. and Rick DavisAndrew De PaulMarjorie DeLucaSharon DeQuineNicole DeWolfMr. Dan DeWolfeLisa McManigal DelaneyFred Dick and Tammy BaarRon and Nancy DomingueHalina and Jerzy DormanJennifer DuBrulGigi and Tim DurandSusan Markwood and Lund EasterlingEco GoddessEl JeBowlChristopher and Audrey EllisEpicuriousMaureen EspinozaMona Esposito and Richard BettsMauro FaathChris and Sally FaisonFatbelly BurgersPeter FeerGreg FeinsingerEllen FernandesJami Lee and James FerraroBob FinnieSistie FischerEllen FisherKatie and David FitzgeraldFloral BoutiqueFloyd’s of MayberryAnnie FlynnMr. and Mrs. John V. Flynn Jr.Susan FlynnIlene and Burt FollmanJanet FordAdam and Lindsy FortierPaul and Susan FosterMelissa and Tad FosterGary Fountain and Cindy BurkeAnna FreedmanChristine Hunter and Nathan GarfieldMary GarlandMs. Sara GartonAnita GatLaura GeeThe Geiser Family

Patricia GerayJon GibansMonique GilbertSuzanne GilisonCarolyn and Bob GlahKaren Glenn and Tom PassavantGlenwood Brewing CompanyGlenwood CavernsRandy Gold and Dawn ShepardRobert Gonzalez-BringasMr. and Mrs. Brian GoodheimJoshua and Lisa GordonJoel Gorton and Bonnie MageeSusan GowenRenee GreenKirk and Petra GregorySimone L. and Timothy GroganJill Gruenberg and Eric VozickDonna GuerraAudrey GunshorAmy GuthrieJudy HaasCatherine HagenBea HaggertyMichael and Lisa HaisfieldSara and Jeff HalfertyMs. Jo-Ann HallTodd and Teresa HallerSue and Scott HalvorsenDavid HamiltonJan HamiltonBess HammerMargaret and Adam HancockLaura and Gene HaraJulie HaraHarmony ScottMary HarrisRic HarrisRichard HarrisRuth HarrisonConstance HarveyNaomi HavlenJames and Jennifer HearnAnnalisa HelmWendy and Chris HendricksonSteve and March HenleyJames HerrelPreston H. HillMargaret HjorleidPhilip Hodgson FamilyDylan HoffmanSharon and Mike HoffmanMary and Stephen HolleyPhil and Gail HolsteinSue HopkinsonKhara HorningMr. and Mrs. Norman L. HoubenPeter and Chantal HowardThe Howland FamilyMs. Pamela HubertKane HudsonPickett HuffinesJay Hughes and Jacqueline MerrillRobin and Steve HumbleMrs. Alan R. HurstMr. Mick IrelandRob IttnerRoss and Michelle JacobsMr. and Mrs. Robert A. JacobsonPauline and Chris JamesKirstin Klein and Brian JohnsonJanet JohnsonSarah JohnsonMark and Nete JosephCatherine Muasa and Lucius JumaMr. and Mrs. Eugene KalnitskyChristina and Scott KaneDavid Kane

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The Kanipe FamilyDeb Jones and John KatzenbergerChristopher and Suzanne KeatingMark and Marianne KeatingJenny S. Rosenberg and James J. KehoeMr. John G. KeleherChris and Gary KellyMerritt KennedySabrina KertzSteve and Mardi KetchumDiana KeyserEileen KinkelaarReenie Kinney and Scott HicksRichard KirkKerry KleisnerAmy and Dana KnightMs. Linda KoonesAlissa KornLisa KotzElizabeth KremzierHeather KroegerFred R. KuckerCarlyle KyzerTammie LaneJanet and David LanierAnat Aszodi LanskyDon and Joan LarrabeeJason LasserRandall LavelleErika LeavittNick and Sarah LebbyQuincy LeeFaith and Jonathan LeibellLester LeveyDenison LevyHana LewickiFrancine A. LiebelThe LiftHans and Soozie LindbloomMartha and Jon LindenbergMs. Clara LindnerNatasha and Billy LinnJillian and Wade LivingstonMs. Denise E. LockKristen and Matthew LodenFred and Susan LodgeStephanie and James LoefflerDon and Judi LohrGreg and Jennifer LongMelissa LongMr. R. Wallace LordMalia LoveMr. Thomas LovejoySuzanne and Stephen LuckJanette MacaulayRobert and Susan MacGregorChristy MaclearJanet MaddenDianne and Timothy MadsenConnie and George MadsenMartha MadsenClayton MaebiusChris and Ami MaesLawrence and Elizabeth MagesEdward E. and Christy L. MahonMain Street SpiritsRobert and Karyn MalenchMirte Mallory and Philip JeffreysJulie Mandt and Stuart LuskWilliam and Christy MaronMs. Nancy MarshEmily MarshallJulia MarshallRonnie MarshallBarbara MartinDiana MaseJoani MatrangaKen Mayle

Katie McAllisterAnn McAlpin-SampselHillary McAteeSonni and John McBrideJennifer McCartyAlyssa and Mike McCoyBecky McDanielMs. Joelle McDonoughTerrance and Lisa McGuireOwen McHaneyShelley and John McKendryHilary McKieKim McKinleyPatricia McLernonThe McManus FamilyBrian McMullenThomas and Sharon McPherronMary and Kiefer MendenhallMi CasitaMrs. Mary Hyde MillardAndrew MillerMihaela R. and Jeffrey D. MillerNathan MillerCathy and Scott MillerGenna Collins and Jake MoeJohn and Caroline MooreKimbrell MooreLisa MorganRic and Susanne MorrisonLesley and Robert MorseThe Cullen Morse FamilyMountain Valley GiftsJohanna MuellerMichelle MuethingStephanie MunkSandy and Mary Lynn MunroJanie Rich and Scott MunroMr. and Mrs. Jeff MyersKori and Steve NewLiz and George NewmanAllison NilesCindy Noel and Peter PiersonMarie O’NeillCandice and Stewart OksenhornGrace S. OliphantJohn F. Orman Jr.D’Aun OwenLaurene B. and Tom OwenMeredith PalinMs. Helen PalmerJanet ParkeKim ParkerMolly and Jon PeacockNancy Pearce and Bob McDonoughMaggie PedersenDiana PedinielliDaniel and Danielle PerperAlexa PersonSarah PesikoffJenny PetersonLori and Tom PevnyGarry and Lindsay PfaffmannCaroline PfohlLaura and Matthew PfohlGreg Pickrell and Julie CominsSuzy and David PinesBill and Susan PlummerMaureen and Greg PoschmanThe Pour HouseMatt PowerMr. and Mrs. David H. PressMs. Irma ProdingerProspector LodgeGloria PryzantJonathan and Rebekah PullisSusan L. and David J. M.D. RaabKarin RabeKathryn Rabinow

Kala RachillaBob and Gabrielle RafelsonRed Rock DinerMark ResendezMr. and Mrs. Jon RevealMs. Rachel RichardsDave Richie and Hilary StundaAnna and John RigneyNicole RittenbergRoaring Fork Valley Co-opPolly RossJeanne C. RothDiana and Randy RothschildMichelle RubellBernice RubinelliJoanne RubinoffLisa RunyonCaroline and Andrew RushingRussetsHeather and Greg RydellHeather and Ned RyersonTheresa SachdevaDr. Teresa SalvadoreCurtis B. and Catherine B. SandersTom and Lois SandoVincent and Elaine SantucciShereen and Jordan SarickAuden Schendler and Ellen FreedmanDavid and Julie SchiffmanSue SchimmentiJamie and Tamara RooneySarah SchlesingerKimberly SchlosserStacey and Eric SchmelaDara SchneeMichael and Marilyn SchoolingJeff and Marilyn SeltzerWilliam and Olga SensHannelore and Bob ShanahanBill and Pat SharpLani Shaw and Dan SheridanMillicent and Frank SheldenKathleen SheldonSarah ShohetGregory and Gayle ShugarsOlive SiegesmundJudy and Mark SilverDominic and Julie SilvesterRichard and Emily SimeoneBruce and Mary SloatJeanne and Rob SmallRyan and Anda SmallsLaurie SmithRobin SmithBeverly SnyderKatie SodenDan and Linda SoderbergSally SparhawkLori and Kim SpenceSpuds Subs N’ SudsJanice StarsnicSteve and Sandy StayMary Jane and Robert StenemanLisa StephenDerek StockerMike and Kit StrangFrederick and Marilyn SubalaSunburst CarwashAnnie Sutherland-WattsElaine and Severin SwansonJennifer and Jeremy SwansonMelissa TaylorMs. Lois TeegardenAnna Naeser and Gerald TerwilligerDr. John and Mrs. Susan TewMark and Lisa ThorpeThunder River TheaterTamara and Mark Thurber

Jim and Suzanne ThurstonJo Ann and Jon TollefsonMeiying Li and Danny TranTransformation YogaSarah TurpinThe Upper CrustMark and Katie Van AlstineKarla Joy VanderzandenJohn and Viji VarghesePatricia Vary-LoflinSarah VillafrancoThe Village SmithyPaul and Katie ViolaNancy VogelYayoi WakabayashiHelena WallCraig and Becky WardTom and Donna WardBob and Elizabeth WardVickie and Dan WatersMs. Wendy WeaverEmma WeirCatherine WellsStephanie and Clay WellsCasey WhiteCinder WhiteJeff WhiteAmiee White Beazley and Brian BeazleyDan WhitneyMr. and Mrs. John WilcoxJulie WileyJulie and Andre WilleAlexandra WilliamsThe Williams CompaniesMs. Marilyn WilmerdingJoan Valentine and Andrew WilsonChristina Wing O’DonnellRandall and Karen WintersShannon L. Mason and John J. WolfeEdwin Wolff

Maurie WolffSuzanne Wolff and Gary TennenbaumCecilia and Ira WolfsonVirginia Lebermann and John WotowiczMike and Kathy YangJulie ZatsAndrew and Sheila ZausmerZhengNorah ZimmermanFrancesca ZuckerHeidi Zuckerman JacobsonRobert Zupancis

HonoringJeannie CarterMark FullerTaylor GilbertStephen Goss and Shana GregoryCarrie and Perry GriffithAlyson HellerDeb Jones and John KatzenbergerFrank and Abbie JordanJulie Manning and familyAndrew Parqellis and Sandra NashHensley and James PetersonDonn ResnickKerek Swanson

MemorialRobin DunawayLanny GertlerTed GoudvisMaxine HermansonIngrid N. KovaryBernie RogersDiana Shafroth

- As of 4/20/11

Elizabeth Paepcke SocietyNamed after our founder who began the Aspen Center for En-vironmental Studies in 1968, the Elizabeth Paepcke Society honors those friends who have generously chosen to provide financial support to ACES through planned gifts or bequest intentions. The Society carries the name of our founder to signal the importance of those who have made provision for long-term support of ACES by making gifts that will extend beyond their lifetimes.

Membership in the Elizabeth Paepcke Society is open to all those who have confirmed outright bequest provisions for ACES, or make or have made a planned gift. Donors interested in discussing a planned gift to ACES should contact ACES Di-rector Tom Cardamone at 970-925-5756 or [email protected].

Have you already named ACES in your will? Please make us aware if you have so that we may include your name in the list below.

Anonymous DonorsHal ClarkEd ComptonAl DietschDon FleisherCarl Kaufman

Jim LestockAlec and Gail MerriamVirginia NewtonElizabeth PaepckeHenderson Supplee, IIIBettie Willard

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how to find us

support ACESAs a non-profit organization, ACES’ educational programs, inspiring sites, and conservation work are supported by the generosity of its membership and the community. The public is invited to foster ACES’ environmental work and become ACES members by making a tax-deductible contribution.

For information about membership, please visit our website at www.aspennature.org or contact ACES’ development staff.

Hallam Lake

Hallam Lake is located in downtown Aspen at the end of Puppy Smith Street off of

Mill Street behind the Post Office. 100 Puppy Smith Street

Monday - Saturday, 9am - 5pm970.925.5756

Rock Bottom Ranch

Rock Bottom Ranch is located along the Roaring Fork River at the end of Hook

Spur Road off of Willits Lane near Basalt.2001 Hooks Spur Road

Monday - Saturday, 9am - 5pm970.927.6760

Catto Center at Toklat

Toklat is located across from the Ashcroft Ghost Town 11 miles up the Castle Creek

Valley from the Aspen round-about.11247 Castle Creek Road

Call for hours and special programs.970.925.9157

Spring Creek

Spring Creek is located twenty-five miles up the Frying Pan road from the town of

Basalt and North 2.6 miles up Eagle-Thomasville Road.

Call for hours & special programs970.925.5756

The organizations above partner with ACES and support the summer programs in this brochure. ACES does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political affiliation, or familial status.

This brochure is printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper. Mohawk Fine Papers generously donated all the paper used for this publication. Mohawk procures 100% of their manufacturing electricity from emissions-free wind power.

stay informedIn an effort to reduce paper consumption, ACES now keeps the public informed of events and programs through email newsletters and invitations in addition to this mailing.

Please email us at [email protected] to confirm that you are on our list and would like to receive paperless mailings and newsletters when possible. Thank you!

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Hallam Lake

Special thanks to Lindsy Fortier and Anda Rojs Smalls for the beautiful photography.

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