Lately the sounds of construction crews have faded and been replaced by the laughter and enthusiasm of valley children. September and October have been busy months for Walking Mountains educators as school field studies programs thrive on campus. All of us were excited to host our first field science programs at the new campus. It has been truly rewarding for
DetailsDid you know there is a new weather station in Avon CO? That’s right! Walking Mountains Science Center recently installed a WeatherBug station at the center. Now you can get accurate readings from the Eagle Valley floor. WeatherBug can be installed as an app on any smart phone or you can access us online through a zip code lookup at www.weatherbug.com . We also like this comprehensive Avon weather link ,
DetailsTune in with Dale Versteegen on TV8’s Good Morning Vail. In this episode Dale answers a viewer question about hibernation. Do bears actually hibernate? Find out… YouTube Link for email viewers Visit our new science and nature center in Avon. We are located just off I-70 exit 167 at the corner of Nottingham and Buck Creek Roads. Open Monday – Saturday, 10am to 6pm, admission
DetailsWe have many animal friends on campus, this one loves our pond! Can you see our resident muskrat? Visit us at our new Science Center, located just off I-70 exit 167 at the corner of Buck Creek and Nottingham Roads. Open Monday – Saturday, 10am to 6pm. Admission is free. See a Fall Programs Schedule .
DetailsWhile kindergartners from the Eagle County Charter Academy were getting a lesson on the five senses today, the Meadows Learning Studio was undergoing some changes. The MLS (which is the third and final building of Phase 1 construction at Walking Mountains Science Center) is well underway and is slated to be finished in early November 2011. As you can see
DetailsEach week Dale Versteegen visits TV8 to educate listeners about our natural surroundings and the happenings at Walking Mountains Science Center. Dale’s segment airs regularly on Tuesday mornings at 7:51 am. Dale always has plenty to talk about, but we’d like to hear from you! What topics interest you? Is there anything you’d specifically like us to cover? Send us
DetailsFourth grade students from the Eagle County Charter Academy are on campus today for a field studies class in sustainability. The pictures below show them using teamwork to craft solar water heaters. They will also be taking the campus sustainability tour to discuss the energy saving elements employed in our new science center. Take a look!
DetailsAs the summer winds down and we begin to prepare for the winter, I think about wildlife making their preparations. Bears are busy eating for as many as 20 hours a day to fatten up for their winter sleep. Squirrels and many other year-round residents of the region are gathering and stockpiling food to eat once the snow covers the
DetailsAfter successfully navigating a rigorous screening process, GivingFirst.org has added Walking Mountains Science Center to its list of non-profit organizations that are worthy of philanthropic support. GivingFirst.org is a program of Community First Foundation, a non-profit whose mission it to improve the quality of life in Denver and surrounding areas. By helping hundreds of organizations raise awareness online, Community First Foundation’s
DetailsThe iconic photo of Colorado typically features peaks framed by piercing blue skies and rolling hills of dark evergreen trees spotted with bright red, orange, and yellow aspen trees. Aspens are the most prolific deciduous trees in the Eagle Valley, meaning that they are our most common tree that sheds its leaves in the winter. Their changing colors are heralds
DetailsUPDATE: It has been brought to our attention that this “Curious Nature” article contains a few errors. Walking Mountains Science Center wishes to correct and clarify. The presented information that “it has been observed that human transmission has been the number one way for the fungus to spread from cave to cave” is incorrect. Since the discovery of White Nose
DetailsJoin Dale Versteegen, Community Programs Coordinator for Walking Mountains Science Center, as he discusses why Vail’s aspen trees change color and loose their leaves in the fall. As the day lengths are shortening and the leaves receive less sunlight, the trees are triggered to gear up for winter. Find out why the leaves are more or less intense from year to year – check out our curious nature column on the subject. Walking Mountains
DetailsWalking Mountains Science Center and Vail’s TV8 have partnered to bring you an exciting new show! “Walking The Valley” with our Community Programs Coordinator, Dale Versteegen, is a thirty minute segment that will cover nature’s challenges up and down the Eagle Valley. From mountain pine beetles to elk migration, lynx reintroduction and avalanche awareness – we hope to give you
DetailsThe occasional threatening cloud held back to allow the 2011 Science on the Green golf tournament players to enjoy the spectacular Norman Course at Red Sky Ranch on September 13. Eighteen teams paired up for the scramble, that included some great competition aided by “marmots”, the Science Center’s take on mulligans and the chance for PGA pro Larry Rinker to
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