Naturalist Nights

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This winter the Wilderness Workshop is partnering with the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies and Roaring Fork Audubon to bring the acclaimed Naturalist Nights speaker series, featuring visiting and resident presenters. All shows are free. ACES shows are on Thursday nights at Hallem Lake and start at 7:30; Carbondale shows are at the 3rd St. Center every other Wednesday night and start at 5:30. Please join us!

February

2 (Aspen) Taking Science to the Extreme: Arctic Research Adventures  – Susy Ellison, teacher and naturalist

8 (Carbondale) & 9 (Aspen) 
Black Swifts: The "Coolest" Bird  – Kim Potter, USFS scientist

16 (Aspen) The Colorado River: Flowing Through Conflict  – Pete McBride, author and photographer

22 (Carbondale) & 23 (Aspen) War on the West: How the Oil Industry is Carving up Our Last Best Places  – Erik Molvar, author and director of the Biodiversity Conservation on Alliance


March-April

1 (Aspen) Beetles, Dust, and Climate: Changing Hydrology in the Colorado River Headwaters  – Jeff  Deems Ph.D., hydrologist and snow scientist, University of Colorado

7 (Carbondale) & 4 (Aspen) The Science Behind Forecasting Powder, and Other Weather Fun – Joel Gratz, meteorologist and founder of Colorado Powder Forecast

14  (Carbondale) & 15 (Aspen) Forest Restoraion for Resilient Forests: Where Do These Ideas Come from and What Do They Mean? – Tony Cheng Ph.D., director of the Colorado Forest Restoration Institute

21 (Carbondale) & 22 (Aspen) Climate Change and Our Future in the Rocky Mountains – Ian Billick Ph.D., director of Rocky Mountain Biological Lab in Crested Butte

29 (Aspen) Pikas and Climate in the American West – Liesl Erb, ecologist and Ph.D. candidate

April 4 (Carbondale) & Apr 5 (Aspen) The American Dipper as an Indicator of River Health – Dee Malone, ecologist

 

    



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