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The Aspen area was blessed with a gorgeous wildflower crop this summer!
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ACES Programs Coordinator Adam McCurdy handles our resident Red Tailed Hawk.
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Summer at ACES kicks off with a two week training session for incoming Naturalist Interns.
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Naturalist Interns Nick and Hannah enjoying early summer at the Maroon Bells.
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Young ACES fans enjoy the music at our annual Picnic on the Preserve membership dinner.
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ACES trustee Rachel Sherman and her son kick-off summer at the Picnic on the Preserve at Hallam Lake.
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The ACES community enjoys the music at the Picnic on the Preserve.
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Happy ACES members at the Picnic on the Preserve.
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Our annual Picnic on the Preserve is a popular community event!
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ACES Tomorrow's Voices Educator Willard Clapper and his wife Ann enjoy a beautiful early summer evening at Hallam Lake.
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ACES staffers Howie, Olivia and Jim enjoying the festivities.
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ACES CEO Chris Lane (center) with friends at the Picnic on the Preserve.
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Craig McNamara discusses the future of farming at our June 18th Jessica Catto Leadership Dialogue.
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ACES CEO, trustee Jerry Murdock, and University of Arizona's Brian Enquist introduce ACES' Forest Health Index and forthcoming Forest Forecaster at a 'Confronting Climate Change' session at Aspen Ideas Festival.
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Young campers explore Hallam Lake during an NFS class.
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Our improved teaching platforms at Hallam Lake make for the perfect lake-side play area.
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Campers display the perfect "egg drop" cushion they crafted for experiments with gravity!
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Little 'Art Bugs,' an ACES class offered in partnership with AAM, visit the interactive Ernesto Neto exhibit at the museum.
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Endless hours of outdoor "edutainment" at ACES!
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Welcome to Rock Bottom Ranch!
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Campers churn home made ice cream at Rock Bottom Ranch!
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Helping in the garden during a class at Rock Bottom Ranch.
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Fun making and testing river-worthy crafts at Rock Bottom Ranch!
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Naturalist Field School classes at Rock Bottom Ranch help with Ranch chores.
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Greens flourish in our new climate battery hoop house at Rock Bottom Ranch.
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Volunteers from Whole Foods Roaring Fork help with Ranch chores.
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Campers help move the Rolling Thunder hoop house to freshly tilled ground.
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Baking cookies in a solar powered oven at Rock Bottom Ranch!
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Sunset at the Ranch.
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An Adult Naturalist Field School class birding up Independence Pass.