The Ethical Leadership Forum is a collaborative event that brings together emerging and experienced leaders across sectors—education, non-profit, business, government, philanthropy, media, and more—to learn, share and grow their unique and interconnected ways of advancing ethical leadership.
Join Betty Ford Alpine Gardens and the Vail Public Library for a collaborative children’s story time! Gather in the Children’s Garden for a dinosaur-themed story at 10:00 AM on Friday August 23. The Children’s Garden is located by the Schoolhouse Gift Shop. This is a free event.
Legendary Balanchine Ballerina Heather Watts shares an interactive exploration of dance repertory and history through live demonstrations with Festival artists. This lecture/demonstration style performance will take place at the intimate Vail Mountain School Theatre.
Betty Ford Alpine Gardens Get in the Summer Spirit with craft mocktails that embrace the entertaining season! The talented and dynamic staff from Root & Flower will bring the science of mixology to the Gardens and demonstrate how to mix up a few mocktails using herbs from the garden. What is a Mocktail you might … Continued
Betty Ford Alpine Gardens | Nick Courtens Series Want to create delicious meals at home using fresh organic herbs instead of store-bought dried spices which may contain harmful levels of heavy metals? Join Fourth Street Farms to learn how to create your own herb container garden.
Betty Ford Alpine Gardens Lynn Albers, Paleobotanist – History and Botanical Knowledge of the Native Utes Join local ethnobotanist, Lynn Albers, as she discusses the Ute peoples and their use of Colorado flora. The Utes, or Nuche as they call themselves, were the historic indigenous peoples who lived in the Colorado High Country. Lynn’s discussion … Continued
Betty Ford Alpine Gardens Dr. Gussie Maccracken, Denver Museum of Nature and Science – What Did the Dinosaurs Eat? Dr. Maccracken studies fossil plants and their ecological interactions in deep time. She focuses on reconstructing ancient landscapes during the Late Cretaceous (Age of the Dinosaurs), across the Cretaceous–Paleogene mass extinction, and into the first million … Continued
Betty Ford Alpine Gardens Rowan Nygaard, Betty Ford Alpine Gardens and Longwood Gardens Exploring the South Island of New Zealand: Botany in Te Waka a Maui This lecture will highlight the journey of an amateur botanist throughout much of the South Island of New Zealand. From subalpine scree to temperate rainforest, explore the fascinating plant … Continued
Betty Ford Alpine Gardens Billy Doran, Executive Director, Museum at Dinosaur Junction – Dinosaurs of Eagle County Executive Director of The Museum at Dinosaur Junction, Billy Doran, will introduce participants to the world of dinosaurs, focusing on those that inhabited Eagle County in the Mesozoic
The Ethical Leadership Forum is a collaborative event that brings together emerging and experienced leaders across sectors—education, non-profit, business, government, philanthropy, media, and more—to learn, share and grow their unique and interconnected ways of advancing ethical leadership.Join us for several inspiring sessions including a keynote speaker and this year’s business discussion: “Better Business Through Ethical … Continued
The Gore Range Gravity Alliance, a local non-profit providing outdoor education for women, is hosting this event to raise the voices and experiences of women in the outdoor community. Be inspired by a panel discussion with women who’ve made an impact in the outdoors. A social hour with refreshments inviting women-owned local and/or outdoor related … Continued