Welcome to Naturalist Nights 2024
For many of our regulars, the Naturalist Nights lecture series is the highlight of their year. The series is a longtime collaboration with the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES) and Roaring Fork Audubon. We present 5 free lectures each winter. Each lecture is given twice, in different locations, on back to back nights: at 6 PM in Carbondale on Wednesdays or at 6pm in the ACES Hallam Lake facility in Aspen on Thursday evenings! Presentations will also be available virtually through Facebook, Grassroots TV, and other local media outlets.
Yellowstone Wolves: A Quarter Century of Research and Observations
with Taylor Rabe
Wednesday, January 10, 6 – 7pm | Carbondale
Thursday, January 11, 6 – 7pm | Hallam Lake
Taylor Rabe is a Biological Science Technician with the Yellowstone Wolf Project.
Born to be Wild: The Ecological Benefits of Wild & Scenic Rivers
with Jennifer Back
Wednesday, January 24, 6 – 7pm | Carbondale
Thursday, January 25, 6 – 7pm | Hallam Lake
Jennifer Back is a retired hydrologist from the National Parks Service.
The Identiflight Technology: Protecting Sensitive Bird Species from Wind Turbine Collisions
with Susan Downey and Carlos Jorquera
Wednesday, February 7, 6 – 7pm | Carbondale
Thursday, February 8, 6 – 7pm | Hallam Lake
Susan Downey is the Field Applications Engineer and Chief Birder at Boulder Imaging, Inc. Carlos Jorquera is the Chief Technology Officer at Boulder Imaging, Inc.
The Language of Birds
with Nathan Pieplow
Wednesday, February 21, 6 – 7pm | Carbondale
Thursday, February 22, 6 – 7pm | Hallam Lake
Nathan Pieplow is a Professor of Writing and Rhetoric at CU Boulder and a former editor of the journal Colorado Birds.
The Economics of Public Lands and Protected Areas
with Evan Hjerpe
Wednesday, March 6, 6 – 7pm | Carbondale
Thursday, March 7, 6 – 7pm | Hallam Lake
Evan Hjerpe is the Executive Director of the Conservation Economics Institute.
Naturalist Nights is supported by: