Walking Mountains Science Center has received a gift of $1 million from a couple who wish to remain anonymous. This unique and transformational gift will be used to create an Endowment for Professional Development that the nonprofit can use towards both individual staff and organization-wide learning opportunities. The donor is a longtime board member of Walking Mountains who served as
DetailsFossil fuels helped build the world as we know it today, but they are now threatening the health of the planet in unprecedented ways. The film ‘The Future of Energy: Lateral Power to the People’ describes a pathway forward to a 100% renewable energy future and what everyday people are doing to help foster the shift. Walking Mountains Science Center’s
DetailsThis summer Walking Mountains Science Center has a mission: to help you rescue your family’s summer from the dreaded indoors! Their single-day, multi-day, and overnight summer camps for kids entering first through twelfth grades are sure to spark a sense of adventure. Open registration for camps begins March 7, 2016 and priority registration for donors begins February 29, 2016. Scholarships
DetailsI want you to imagine the wildest place you can. It doesn’t have to be a place you’ve been, I just want you to create that space, as you understand it, in your mind. What does it look like? Is it hot or cold? What animals are present? Pay close attention to the emotions that arise as you ponder this
DetailsYou can’t be in the Rocky Mountains in the winter without interacting with snow. Snow facilitates all kinds of winter recreation. Snow makes it challenging to drive on the roads. Snow provides excellent ammunition for winter battles. But did you know that snow also records history? That’s right, in some ways, snow is like a book that can tell us
DetailsIf you’ve had the opportunity to explore the trails this season, you have probably seen a network of footprints decorating the blanket of snow around our valley. Although winter can seem quiet and lifeless, these footprints remind us that the winter environment is thriving with life, out on the hunt to find their next meal, searching for a spring time
DetailsChemistry can be explosively fun! From endothermic to exothermic, come and explore the science behind mixtures with John McConnell Math & Science Center. Through demonstrations and hands-on activities, participants will create fire bubbles, instant clouds, thermo sensitive slime, elephant toothpaste, and much more! Just don’t forget to wear your safety goggles! Changes in color, bubbling and fizzing, light production, smoke,
DetailsEnergy can neither be created nor destroyed; it can only be changed from one form to another. So says the all-powerful, all-governing, and all-encompassing First Law of Thermodynamics, also known as the Law of Conservation of Energy. There is a limited amount of energy in the world, and only a small portion of that energy is actually in a form
DetailsNaturally fermented, “live” foods have been always been around, but most Americans no longer consume much beneficial bacteria as part of their daily diets. Examples of fermented food include yogurt, sauerkraut, miso, tempeh, cottage cheese, and most pickled vegetables. On Wednesday, February 10 at Walking Mountains Science Center, learn about the benefits of fermented foods, and better understand what prebiotics
DetailsEvery year, up to 50 million tons of electronic waste – computers, television sets, mobile phones, household appliances – are discarded in the developed world. 75% of this waste disappears from the legal recycling circuits, with much of it being dumped illegally in under-developed countries. This results in serious environmental, health, and security consequences. The Sustainable Community Film Series –
DetailsWe have all seen them. Sometimes we see them as the chair lift steadily climbs up the mountain. Other times it we might see them during a snowshoe hike or even in our own backyards. Animal tracks are everywhere in the Eagle River Valley and there is no better time to start paying attention to them than right now. Snow
DetailsWalking Mountains Science Center and the Eagle Valley Library District have collaborated to bring an inspiring lineup of authors, explorers, and local celebrities to the Eagle Valley beginning President’s Day weekend and continuing through early April. The theme of the 14th annual High Country Speaker Series is “Creating a Sense of Place.” Speakers and panelists will explore how the places
DetailsPeople move to the mountains for all kinds of reasons – the skiing, the sunsets, the active lifestyle, and now a Master’s Degree. Walking Mountains Science Center in Avon, Colorado is pleased to announce the beginning of a new partnership with the University of Northern Colorado’s (UNC) School of Biological Sciences, College of Natural and Health Sciences and Extended Campus.
DetailsThe Eagle Valley sustainability movement is off to a strong start in 2016! Walking Mountains Science Center and community partners are hosting an Actively Green Sustainable Business Certification training on the afternoons of January 27 and February 3. New this year, members of the Vail Valley Partnership can attend the trainings at no cost, and with support from Eagle County
DetailsA long day of skiing has come to an end. Your legs are burning, your cheeks are flushed and you are looking forward to the warm comforts of home. Flashing through your mind are some of the remarkable views offered from the mountain peaks. You have that overwhelming sense of appreciation for this beautiful land. It is what keeps you
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