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Rocky
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Continue In March
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Estes
Park, CO – March 2015 / Newsmaker Alert / The year-long celebration
of Rocky Mountain National
Park’s 100th Anniversary continues as we head into March. Spring into
celebrating with us by attending these fun events!
March
5: One Park, Many Perspectives: An Exploration of Rocky Mountain National
Park at its Centenary
Researchers
from the University of Colorado Boulder in the fields of history, geological
sciences, environmental studies and linguistics, as well as representatives
from the university’s libraries will speak as panelists about how their
research relates to the history, environment, and ecology of Rocky Mountain
National Park, while also highlighting related library collections and
services. Reception will begin at 4 p.m. with the event following from
4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Norlin Library, University of Colorado, Boulder.
March
6-8: 4th Annual Grand Lake Catch and Release Ice Fishing Contest
Come
try your hand at ice fishing in a beautiful setting and learn about the
fisheries that Rocky and Grand Lake share. To celebrate the Centennial,
there will be a $100 prize for the100th fish caught!
March
7: Centennial Saturday Night
Join
us for a series of fun Saturday Night family ranger programs at 7 p.m.
at the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center celebrating various aspects of the
park’s wilderness, wildlife, and wonder. This week, visit the park’s heroic
past with Bob Flame: Rocky Mountain Ranger.
March
14: Centennial Saturday Night
This
week’s program at the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center at 7 p.m. is Call of
the Coyote, featuring a discussion of one of North America’s most divisive
wild animals and how living with wildlife will change in the next 100 years.
March
21: Centennial Saturday Night
This
week’s program at the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center at 7 p.m., delves into
discussion about the park’s most popular resident, the elk. Join a ranger
to take a look at the past, present, and future of elk management.
March
24: Centennial Speaker Series
John
Fielder John Fielder camped 50 nights in the park during the summers of
1993 and 1994. With a special park permit he photographed almost every
alpine lake at sunset and sunrise. He explored the entire 400 square miles
of the park. John will share these and other photographs of the park, backed
by beautiful music, and tell stories funny, sad and dramatic of his life
exploring Rocky Mountain National Park. This talk will be hosted at the
Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Tickets: $12/members, $15/non-members.
Visit www.dmns.org for tickets and further
information.
March
28: Centennial Saturday Night
This
week’s program at the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center at 7 p.m., is Keepers
of This Treasure: Inspirational Ranger Stories, featuring fascinating personal
stories from the rangers that have spent their lives protecting Rocky Mountain
National Park and its visitors.
March
30: Pioneers of the Peaks: Local Climbers Who Made History
Training
in Rocky Mountain National Park presented by Harry Kent. For several decades,
a small group of men and women made history exploring and ascending the
summits surrounding the Estes Valley. In 2013 and 2014, the Estes Park
Museum and the Estes Valley Library gathered their inspiring stories. This
presentation is at 7 p.m. at the Estes Park Museum.It will highlight the
training that Harry Kent and his partner Keith Lober did in preparation
for their daunting winter ascent of the North Face of the Eiger in 1982!
For
more details on these events, pay a visit to Rocky Mountain National Park’s
2015 Centennial Calendar of Events on the park’s website at www.nps.gov/romo
look for the Centennial logo.
Check
the park website regularly or follow us on social media @RockyNPS
for updates on 100th Anniversary events and programs! For more information
about Rocky Mountain National Park please call the park’s Information Office
at 970-586-1206.
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