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Aspen Center for Environmental Studies News - April 2023
Clubs and Organizations
April 6, 2023
From: Aspen Center For Environmental StudiesSpecial Events in April
with The Ivalas String Quartet
Wednesday, April 5, 5:30pm |
Basalt Library
"For the Trees" is an immersive, multi-media show centered on the new string quartet by University of Colorado – Boulder composer and professor, Dr. Jeffrey Nytch, and performed by the Ivalas Quartet. The show tells the story of “Big Lonely Doug,” a 1,000-year-old Douglas Fir on Vancouver Island, BC. Following the performance, there will be time to engage in discussion about deforestation.
Range Rider Film and Discussion
Sunday, April 23, 10:30am | Carbondale Rec Center
"....Range rider Daniel Curry's job is to patrol wild areas on horseback, creating a buffer between wolves and the cattle herds that graze on public lands. When these wild carnivores are suspected of killing livestock, the consequences for packs can be fatal. As illegal poaching and state sponsored kills take their toll, can Daniel prove that coexistence between ranchers and wolves is possible?"
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Little Ranchers Registration opens April 14!
Tuesdays, late April & May | RBR
Ranchers big and small, join us for this 4-week Little Ranchers series where we’ll explore, learn, and do all there is to do at the ranch during the Spring season.
Rock Bottom Ranch Updates
We have a limited number of CSA shares left for this summer! Claim yours today.
Last Month of Winter Vegetable Sales
Wednesdays & Fridays | RBR
We have carrots, kale, spinach and onions still available for purchase, as well as lamb and beef from our freezer. Come get your farm goods this month!
*Keep in mind that if you aren't sure about a CSA, we will be at the Carbondale and Aspen Farmers Markets all summer, where you can get fresh RBR produce and meat!
We are hiring for a variety of positions, both at Hallam Lake and Rock Bottom Ranch. Check out our website and please pass along to anyone who may be interested!
ACES has some great plans for Earth Day this year. Celebrate spring and pick up free compost at Hallam Lake and Rock Bottom Ranch, take a Self-Guided Ranch Tour at RBR, join a yoga class or stop by TACAW for an afternoon with Captain POW!
Call to Action: Deep Sea Mining
“Seabed mining is like clearcutting the ocean, the effects will be devastating and irreversible.”
– Dr. Sylvia Earle
We are reaching out to you today with a very important issue. Deep Sea Mining is a very real threat not only to the world’s oceans, but to all life on our planet. Below you will find explanations on what Deep Sea Mining is, the destruction it will produce, and how each of us can help.