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Students to Stewards Blog: All things Walking Mountains including hikes of the week, the Science Behind Series, family activities and much more. Read more…
Curious Nature Blog: A weekly article exploring the natural world that surrounds us in the Eagle River Valley. Read more…
Sustainability Blog: Weekly sustainability tips, energy efficiency, recycling & waste reduction, composting, and much more. Read more…
Climate Action Blog: The official blog for the Climate Action Collaborative for the Eagle County Community. Read more…
Students to Stewards
- Hike Of The Week: Lost LakeLost Lake near Vail is an excellent and accessible moderate hike to a gorgeous mountain lake. This hike is a great family full day hike, and is a more moderate trek than many lake hikes here in our valley.... Read more
- We're Committed to Justice, Diversity, Equity and InclusionWalking Mountains Science Center stands in solidarity with the Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) community and those advocating for social justice. From the backyard to the backcountry, in every community, everyone should feel safe in the outdoors. Throughout our history, we have strived to provide equal access to... Read more
- Hike Of The Week: Backyard Backcountry Hiking Series!Walking Mountains introduces Backyard Backcountry series Beginning next week, Walking Mountains hiking programs are kicking off a brand new community hikes series and we hope you’ll join us! If you’ve ever stopped and wondered what that interesting flower is you see every day on your morning run, been interested in... Read more
Curious Nature
- Mythbusters: Bat Edition
For centuries, bats have been shrouded in myths that have not always shown these nocturnal creatures in the greatest of lights. During Halloween, bat images are used as decorations for haunted houses and spooky neighborhood displays. Toothless, warty witches on broomsticks are often shown with a hoard of bats circling... Read more - What the Summer Solstice Means for Us
Even though temperatures have risen steadily over the past few months, we are just now getting into our astronomical summer. The astronomical summer begins on the summer solstice, the date when the northern hemisphere experiences its longest day. On this date, the Earth is tilted so that the tropic of... Read more - Mysterious Creatures of the Dark
Despite the fact that few ever see one in the wild, Wolves evoke many different emotions in us. One of the largest land predators in North America, they have been used as symbols in famous stories for generations. From The Boy Who Cried Wolf to Little Red Riding Hood and... Read more
Sustainability
- Opportunities for Sustainable Mountain Communities
A woman stands near the edge of Booth Falls in Vail. Local trails are visited by hundreds of thousands of people each year. This high use has contributed to issues such as trash, pet waste, trail erosion and widening, social route development, parking challenges at trailheads and a decline in... Read more - Reducing Our Transportation Pollution
In Eagle County, greenhouse gas emissions from transportation represent 36% of our overall community emissions, equal to about 460,000 metric tons of carbon each and every year. There are two primary means of reducing these emissions the first, by reducing the number of miles we travel in fossil fuel powered... Read more - Eagle County Drawdown Results
In March, I wrote a column describing an effort underway with the Climate Action Collaborative for the Eagle County Community, called the Eagle County Drawdown Project. This project, is an attempt to better understand how we can “drawdown” (decrease or reverse) the amount of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere that... Read more
Climate Action
- What Are Solar Photovoltaic Systems and How You Can Benefit
Now that it is summer, we are all eager to go out and enjoy the beautiful sunshine. Not only does the summer sun provide us long, warm days, we can also use it to reduce our carbon footprint. Solar energy can be harnessed in a couple of ways.Passive solar design... Read more - Sustainability Planning Workshop
Virtually attend this workshop no matter how long your business or organization has been involved with the Actively Green Program, but make sure to attend this workshop if your business has been in the program for 3 years or longer. At this point in your business's sustainability journey, it is... Read more - Opportunities for Sustainable Mountain CommunitiesA woman stands near the edge of Booth Falls in Vail. Local trails are visited by hundreds of thousands of people each year. This high use has contributed to issues such as trash, pet waste, trail erosion and widening, social route development, parking challenges at trailheads and a decline in... Read more
