Trail Name: Squaw Creek While many of the high alpine lakes in the Vail area remain covered in snow and ice, Nolan Lake near Fulford is ice free and ready for a mid-summer dip!
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Topics: Hike Of The Week, Backcountry Hikes
Volunteers can help scientists understand how climate change is affecting the American pika in the White River National Forest Avon, CO-- Hikers are needed to volunteer to collect data to help..
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Topics: Volunteers
Summer in the valley includes a plethora of activities from hiking to fishing, star gazing to music festivals. As you spread out your blanket on the grass and settle in for an evening of live music..
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Topics: The Science Behind Series
Trail Name: Squaw Creek Summer is in full swing here in the Eagle River Valley, and there’s no better way to escape the heat than to head to the mountains. The Squaw Creek trail outside of Edwards..
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Topics: Hike Of The Week, Backcountry Hikes
Trail Name: Bighorn Creek As we turn the calendar from June to July, our mountains couldn’t look any more different than last year. Along with the noticeable lack of a smoky haze obscuring our peaks,..
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Topics: Hike Of The Week, Backcountry Hikes
A Taste of Nature, Walking Mountains Science Center’s annual gala, will be held on July 9 with a festive cocktail party and catered dinner under a tent on our beautiful Tang Campus in Avon. This year..
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Topics: A Taste of Nature
Trail Name: Stagg Gulch With less than a week until the summer solstice, Colorado’s high country remains more reminiscent of January than late June. While our snowpack, currently over 1,000% above..
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Topics: Hike Of The Week, Backcountry Hikes
Guided Vail Hikes for All Ability Levels Walking Mountains Science Center is excited to announce their 2019 summer & fall guided hiking programs. Now in their sixth year on the trails, Walking..
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Topics: Press Release, Hike Of The Week, Backcountry Hikes
Have you ever wondered how something works or how something was made? In the monthly Science Behind series, we partner with a guest presenter to explore a large variety of interesting topics. The..
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Topics: The Science Behind Series
Have you ever wondered how something works or how something was made? In the monthly Science Behind series, we partner with a guest presenter to explore a large variety of interesting topics. The..
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Topics: The Science Behind Series
Trail Name: Mayflower Gulch Between Leadville & Copper Mountain Walking Mountains' weekly snowshoe hikes are hand picked by our hiking guides and environmental educators to get you out on the most..
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Topics: Hike Of The Week, Snowshoe Of The Week
The High Country Speaker Series, a collaboration between the Eagle Valley Library District and Walking Mountains Science Center, kicks off its 2019 schedule of presentations on Thursday, February 7th..
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Topics: High Country Speaker Series
