Wednesday, June 28
7:30 PM | Family Nights at Filoha: Fireflies, Bats and BugsFiloha Meadows Open Space, near Redstone map
Stay up late for an evening to explore a special place with your family. We’ll meet some residents of Filoha Meadows such as aquatic insects, Townsend’s Big Eared Bats, and fireflies, too! We’ll play games, do some hands-on discovery and participate in activities where we’ll learn about animal adaptations. Get ready because once it is dark, it’s time to catch a firefly to hold in our hands and take a closer look.
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Thursday, June 29
7:30 PM | Family Nights at Filoha: Fireflies, Bats and BugsFiloha Meadows Open Space, near Redstone map
Stay up late for an evening to explore a special place with your family. We’ll meet some residents of Filoha Meadows such as aquatic insects, Townsend’s Big Eared Bats, and fireflies, too! We’ll play games, do some hands-on discovery and participate in activities where we’ll learn about animal adaptations. Get ready because once it is dark, it’s time to catch a firefly to hold in our hands and take a closer look.
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Wednesday, July 5
7:30 PM | Filoha Meadows Firefly & Rare Orchid WalkFiloha Meadows Open Space map
Fireflies, rare orchids, and thermal wetlands are only part of what makes Filoha Meadows special...
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Thursday, July 6
7:30 PM | Family Nights at Filoha: Fireflies, Bats and BugsFiloha Meadows Open Space, near Redstone map
Stay up late for an evening to explore a special place with your family. We’ll meet some residents of Filoha Meadows such as aquatic insects, Townsend’s Big Eared Bats, and fireflies, too! We’ll play games, do some hands-on discovery and participate in activities where we’ll learn about animal adaptations. Get ready because once it is dark, it’s time to catch a firefly to hold in our hands and take a closer look.
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Saturday, July 8
8:00 AM | Prockter Open Space Wetland ProjectProckter Open Space, Aspen map
Help us create a thriving wetland along the Roaring Fork River in Aspen!
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Monday, July 10
7:30 PM | Filoha Meadows Firefly & Rare Orchid WalkFiloha Meadows Open Space map
Fireflies, rare orchids, and thermal wetlands are only part of what makes Filoha Meadows special...
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Wednesday, July 12
5:30 PM | Roaring Fork Conservancy River Rendezvous2561 Frying Pan Road Basalt, Colorado 81621 map
Now, more than ever, we are focused on protecting the essential: our rivers and streams. Our territory is vast–a watershed encompassing an area the size of Rhode Island (1,451 square miles), reaching from Aspen to Glenwood and from Marble to Meredith! The annual River Rendezvous, hosted by the Rivers Council of Roaring Fork Conservancy, will raise much needed funds for Roaring Fork Conservancy programs: watershed conservation, research, land conservation, water quality monitoring and education. Please join us in protecting our rivers!
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Monday, July 17
7:30 PM | Family Nights at Filoha: Fireflies, Bats and BugsFiloha Meadows Open Space, near Redstone map
Stay up late for an evening to explore a special place with your family. We’ll meet some residents of Filoha Meadows such as aquatic insects, Townsend’s Big Eared Bats, and fireflies, too! We’ll play games, do some hands-on discovery and participate in activities where we’ll learn about animal adaptations. Get ready because once it is dark, it’s time to catch a firefly to hold in our hands and take a closer look.
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Tuesday, July 18
7:30 PM | Filoha Meadows Firefly & Rare Orchid WalkFiloha Meadows Open Space map
Fireflies, rare orchids, and thermal wetlands are only part of what makes Filoha Meadows special...
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Thursday, July 20
7:30 PM | Filoha Meadows Firefly & Rare Orchid WalkFiloha Meadows Open Space map
Fireflies, rare orchids, and thermal wetlands are only part of what makes Filoha Meadows special...
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Tuesday, July 25
1:30 PM | Rain Barrels 101: Harvesting Aspen's RainwaterCouncil Chambers, Town Hall in Aspen map
Want to incorporate a rain barrel into your backyard landscape? Join Roaring Fork Conservancy and the City of Aspen Engineering Department for Aspen's first rain barrel workshop.
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Wednesday, July 26
5:30 PM | Water in the Age of Silver: Touring Aspen's "Holden Works"Holden-Marolt Mining Museum, Aspen map
Discover the largest industrial site in the history of Pitkin County: a state of the art silver processing plant known as the Holden Lixiviation Works. This silver processing plant was built on the banks of Castle Creek in 1891 by Edward Royal Holden, leading to innovative and sometimes destructive uses of water resources for hydropower and waste disposal...
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Friday, July 28
10:00 AM | Twin Lakes Tunnel & Diversion TourLost Man Reservoir, east of Aspen map
Did you know about 40% of the Roaring Fork headwaters is diverted under the Continental Divide to Front Range cities and farms? Join staff from Twin Lakes Reservoir & Canal Company and RFC for this informative tour of the tunnels, dams and ditches that move water east. Jeeps from Blazing Adventures will drive us 6 miles on Lincoln Creek Road to the Grizzly Reservoir where we'll get a look inside the Twin Lakes diversion tunnel...
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Monday, August 7
9:00 AM | Ajax Adventure Ranch Camp, August 7-11map
Ajax Adventure Ranch Camp and RFC are partnering for 1-week this summer to offer...
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Wednesday, August 9
9:30 AM | Family Exploration at FilohaFiloha Meadows Open Space map
Bring your family to Filoha Meadows and learn about the local bat population, visit beaver ponds, collect aquatic insects, and go on a scavenger hunt to explore this unique place. You’ll also learn about the large hooved animals that call Filoha Meadows home.
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Monday, August 14
11:00 AM | Roaring Fork Conservancy Golf ClassicAspen Glen Club, 545 Bald Eagle Way, Carbondale, CO 81623 map
Save the Date: Monday, August 14th! We hope you’ll join us for an afternoon of golf on Aspen Glen’s co-designed signature Jack Nicklaus golf course. With stunning views of Mount Sopris and the Roaring Fork River, this promises to be a fun event to benefit our rivers!
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Friday, August 18
9:30 AM | Family Exploration at FilohaFiloha Meadows Open Space map
Bring your family to Filoha Meadows and learn about the local bat population, visit beaver ponds, collect aquatic insects, and go on a scavenger hunt to explore this unique place. You’ll also learn about the large hooved animals that call Filoha Meadows home.
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Saturday, September 9
9:30 AM | Family Exploration at FilohaFiloha Meadows Open Space map
Bring your family to Filoha Meadows and learn about the local bat population, visit beaver ponds, collect aquatic insects, and go on a scavenger hunt to explore this unique place. You’ll also learn about the large hooved animals that call Filoha Meadows home.
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Wednesday, September 13
5:00 PM | Celebrate Aspen Tap: Drinking Water TourCity of Aspen Water Department, 500 Doolittle Drive, Aspen, CO 81611 map
Celebrate Aspen’s most valuable resource! Tour Aspen’s high mountain drinking water treatment facility which treats water from Castle Creek. Discover where your water is coming from and learn how this plant is capable of treating up to 9 million gallons of water a day!
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Tuesday, September 19
4:30 PM | Carbondale Bicycle Ditch TourCarbondale Town Hall map
Hop on your bike and join staff from Carbondale’s Water Department and RFC as we explore the ditches that direct water from the Crystal River into Carbondale...
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Wednesday, September 20
4:30 PM | Filoha Evening Walk: Elk & Bighorn SheepFiloha Meadows map
Take a rare, autumn, sunset walk to enjoy the unique and beautiful Filoha Meadows before its seasonal closure. John Groves, District Wildlife Ranger with Colorado Parks & Wildlife, will discuss elk and big horn sheep natural history, and the importance of Filoha Meadows for calving, habitat, and food....
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