Summer Camp Registration:
Opens March 4, at 12pm MT!

We offer week-long camps for kids entering Kindergarten to 8th grade in the fall of 2024. Camps run from June 17th - August 9th.

Camps for children entering Kindergarten run from 9:30am-12:30pm and all other camps run from 9:30am-3:30pm.

Registration for camps opens, March 4th at 12pm MT

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Summer Opportunities: High School & College Students

ACES has two paid, hands-on, learning and training programs for high school and college students this summer working with our Education and Agriculture teams. Find out more about the Trook Apprenticeship in Environmental Education and the Agriculture Stewardship.

Applications for the 2024-2025 Youth In Nature program are also open. This year-long paid program is offered through a partnership with organizations throughout the valley, and connects students from across our region with new people, places, and outdoor professionals.

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Upcoming Family Programs:

ACES will be offering our Spring sessions of Nature & Me at Hallam Lake and Little Ranchers at Rock Bottom Ranch. Both of these classes are a six week series. It is a perfect way to explore the awakening of life at our sites! These family classes will frame sensory activities and nature discovery, encouraging participants to feel at home at our sites. Registration for both of these programs opens March 13th at 12pm MT.

About Nature & Me

About Little Ranchers

Questions? Please contact the ACES Community Programs Team at [email protected], 970.925.5756 (Hallam Lake) or 970.927.6760 (Rock Bottom Ranch).

Upcoming Events

International Women's Day with ACES: Buttermilk Uphill

Friday, March 8 | 8:45am

Cliffhouse Restaurant at Buttermilk

Join ACES for this special Friday uphill social celebrating women in the environment. Everyone is welcome to join! Discounted breakfast will be available at the Cliffhouse, thanks to ACRA!

Common Ground

March 9 | 7pm at Wheeler Opera House

$15 tickets here

Join us for the premiere of "Common Ground" in Aspen. The film is a hopeful and uplifting story exploring how Americans from different walks of life, different political backgrounds, and different parts of the country have one definite thing in common: the very soil beneath their feet.

Getting to Yes on Climate Policy: Republicans, the Media, and a New Path Forward

Wednesday, March 13 | 5:30pm

Free Event, Registration Required | Wheeler Opera House

In partnership with Aspen One and Audi

Join us for a thought-provoking evening with former Republican U.S. Representative Bob Inglis and journalist Adam Davidson. They will be discussing climate solutions, tax policy, the media, and how we can change the conversation around climate.