The Aspen Ideas Festival Brings The Intellectual Star Power To The Town
Posted on July 19, 2011 By cathymarkle (Edit) Leave a Comment
The City of Aspen hosted a symposium of unqualified brilliance and star power from June 28th through the July 4th weekend. The Aspen Ideas Festival brought a seemingly endless array of high powered members of the media, politics, health, education, and the world of finance. The Festival even managed to lure a former leader of the free world for an... [Read more...]
Pitkin County’s Extended Winter Slows The Revitalization Of Landscapes
Posted on June 14, 2011 By cathymarkle (Edit) Leave a Comment
Summer is fast approaching here in Pitkin County, but it’s been very difficult to discern, due to the extended winter season experienced this year. As recently as May 19th, the City of Aspen was bracing for a winter storm warning-- one of many that have dragged out winter into spring this year. The City of Aspen and Pitkin County are known for... [Read more...]
IECA And The SOIL Fund Are Working To Restore The Landscape Of Rapa Nui
Posted on June 7, 2011 By cathymarkle (Edit) Leave a Comment
Rapa Nui-- better known as Easter Island-- is beautiful, awe-inspiring, and mysterious. It is also a microcosm of global ecological fragility. Known throughout the world for its 887 monumental statues, much of Easter Island's charm and beauty lay shrouded in its designation as the most remote inhabited island in the world. In recent times, Easter... [Read more...]
