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January 4, 2023
From: Aspen Center For Environmental StudiesThis Month at ACES
The Wisdom & Medicine of the Earth: Healing the Planet & Ourselves
ACES is partnering with Cambridge University psychologist Lindsay Branham for a transformative workshop that will equip you with practical tools to explore your own relationship with the Earth. Learn meaningful ways to connect with nature that can have large impacts on your personal, mental and physical health. Through daily short exercises following the workshop, you will learn how to integrate these connections into your life.
About the Instructor:
Lindsay Branham is a PhD candidate in psychology at the University of Cambridge investigating the human-Earth relationship. Lindsay is also an Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker and has spent 15 years documenting ecological and human crises around the world.
Learn more & register
Community Programs
January 23–March 6
Registration opens TODAY at 12pm MST.
Explorers big and small, join us for this 7-week Nature & Me series and learn about nature’s busy time during the winter months.
Join us on the first Tuesday of the month from November through April and discover the joy of birding! We will learn about non-breeding plumages, winter foraging strategies, and behaviors of migratory and resident birds.
In case you missed it: ACES Birding Programs were featured in the New York Times last month! Check out the article about Rebecca Weiss' birding programs here:
"The Quiet Thrill of Winter Wildlife Viewing" by Elaine Glusac
ACES Winter Speaker Series
January - March, Join us for our winter speaker series: Potbelly Perspectives, Naturalist Nights and Wild Perspectives. Adam Frisch and his son, Felix, will kick off Potbelly Perspectives on Wednesday, January 4 with tales from the campaign trail for Colorado's 3rd Congressional District.
Tours & Community Programs
Join an ACES Naturalist Guide for a snowshoe tour through the Castle Creek Valley! Learn about animal tracking, valley geology, avalanches, birdlife, winter habitats, and subalpine ecology, and enjoy lunch at the Pine Creek Cookhouse.
ACES is hosting the Uphill Social on Friday, January 20 at 8:45 am. Skin, snowshoe, or hike up Buttermilk mountain to enjoy a community breakfast at the Cliffhouse restaurant with us!
Welcoming the New Year!
To celebrate the end of 2022 and embrace what is to come in 2023, Chris Klug Properties generously sponsored our Après Ski Party at the end of December with a roaring campfire, warm beverages and live music.