Naturalist Nights is back for another season of learning, building community, and of course, our famous cookies and tea!
Each winter, our Naturalist Nights speaker series brings in experts to explore topics of the natural world with our community. This year's topic's range from wildlife and public lands to rivers and technology.
The Naturalist Nights lecture series is a partnership with the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES) and the Roaring Fork Audubon.
Presentations are Wednesdays at 6 pm at the Roaring Fork High School in Carbondale and Thursdays at 6pm at ACES' Hallam Lake in Aspen. We also offer virtual options on Thursday nights though Wilderness Workshop's Facebook and YouTube channels and Grassroots TV.
Registration for in-person presentations is greatly encouraged. This registration page is for Wednesday night's presentation in Carbondale of “Yellowstone Wolves: A Quarter Century of Research and Observations,” by Taylor Rabe, Biological Science Technican with the Yellowstone Wolf Project. If you plan to attend Thursday night's presentation in Aspen, registration can be found at ACES' website.
Date and Time:
Wednesday, January 10, 6-7pm
Location:
Roaring Fork High School (2270 CO-133, Carbondale, CO 81623)
About the presentation:
After the reintroduction of gray wolves (Canis Lupus) back into Yellowstone National Park in 1995, researchers have observed and studied their behavior, gaining invaluable data over the last three decades. Taylor Rabe works as a biological technician for the Yellowstone Wolf Project, where she spends her days tracking and observing radio-collared wolves and sharing invaluable insight and knowledge about these special animals with millions of park visitors. Through incredible video and photos, Taylor will highlight the struggles, successes, and social dynamics within wolf families – all gathered through visual observations from the ground and air. In this presentation, Taylor hopes to share the stories, data collected, and controversies surrounding Yellowstone Wolves and their future going forward.
About the speaker:
Taylor Rabe was born and raised in Northeast Ohio. She graduated in 2018 from Ohio State University with a Zoology degree, and spent time doing conservation work in South Africa before moving out West to Yellowstone National Park. She worked as a naturalist before being selected as Conservation Nations first inaugural fellow, which landed her in her first full-time field position with the Yellowstone Wolf Project. She has been observing and studying gray wolves for the last five years.
Unable to make the presentation in Carbondale? Catch Taylor's presentation the following evening in Aspen or virtually through Wilderness Workshop's Facebook and YouTube channels or Grassroots TV.
Photo credit to National Parks Service via Flickr.