Join 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
DetailsThe science and nature center is now open to the public! Free admission, open M-Sat 10am – 6pm. Walking Mountains Science Center Fall Programs Schedule The inaugural session of our family naturalist club is coming up this weekend! Beginning September 3rd, we’ll meet at our new campus on the first Saturday of every month to engage in nature and develop your naturalist skills. The club is geared toward
DetailsDo you want to learn more about mountain ecology? Do you know all the secrets about what makes the Eagle River valley unique? Do you enjoy sharing your knowledge with others? Are you looking for ways to support a local non-profit organization? Do you have some free time in your week? Volunteer with Walking Mountains Science Center! We are holding
DetailsWalking Mountains Science Center is now open to the public! Hours of operation are Monday thru Saturday, 10am – 6pm. Admission to the center is free. Please enjoy these photos of our opening day on August 20th:
DetailsWe are now open on a weekly basis – Monday thru Saturday, 10am – 6pm. Entrance to the Science Center is free. Aside from many fantastic, new programs we also have Geology, Mountain Communities and Sustainability exhibits, interpretive outdoor trails and gardens, an interactive building dashboard measuring energy consumption, a weather station and much more! Come on out and explore
Details“Do you know someone who… has unrealized brilliance? Is ready to step up to her own potential? Is going through a transition in her life? Could benefit from lifestyle tools like grounding, self-awareness and confidence? We hope you will invite your friends, sisters, mothers, daughters and colleagues to the Women’s Empowerment Workshop, which features life coaching, women authors and speakers,
DetailsNow that we are open, please check out our 2011 Winter Programs Schedule ! Post opening, Walking Mountains will celebrate with special, free programming for adults and kids all week long. Please join us at this very special new facility in the heart of Avon. Monday, August 22 10:30 – 11:30am: Guided Hike – Changing Perspectives 2 – 3pm: Guided Hike – Watershed Wonders
DetailsDiscover some of the most coveted mushrooming sites in and around the Vail Valley in the company of two guides from Walking Mountains as well as long time professional Ellen Jacobson on this day-long foraying adventure on August 31, 2011. Mushrooming in the Rockies is a thrill for those who know what to look for and where to look. During
DetailsIt’s official! The new Walking Mountains Science Center will be opening to the public this summer on August 20th from 10am to 3pm. This will be a fun and FREE family event with plenty of activities for kids and adults alike. We will be showcasing our exhibits and our outdoor classrooms with special programming that highlights each space. Outdoor Activities:
DetailsCrested Butte in September is truly golden. Aspen leaves flaunt peak color among some of Colorado’s most majestic scenery and although known world wide as the wildflower capital of Colorado, the area’s fall foliage competes formidably for breathtaking beauty and rare photo opps. This Fall Invitational will take you and a small group of curious explorers on a 3 night
DetailsAs our administrative “move-in” date looms closer (July 15th!), the construction crew at the new Walking Mountains Science Center is completing tasks daily. Last week, the solar panels were installed and the driveway was paved. The new center is home to 192 solar panels: 136 photovoltaic panels that generate electricity, and 56 solar thermal panels that generate hot water and heat. In total, the
DetailsLooking for something to do with the kids this summer? How about a lesson on animal prints and track patterns? This is an activity-based learning experience that you can do right in your own backyard so get out there and have some fun! Objective of Lesson: To understand how to identify animal prints and track patterns. Age Group: Any Time:
DetailsHelp collect important wildlife data in Colorado’s high country. Participants will help gather valuable information on wildlife—including the imperiled Canada lynx—in the critical wildlife movement corridor around Shrine Pass (near Vail, CO). This area will form the southern approach to the proposed wildlife overpass crossing over I-70 on Vail Pass; camera monitoring will be conducted on Shrine Pass to help
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