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Thank you to all of our donors, and especially Vinny Monarca and the staff at Vinny’s euro american cuisine for donating their time and restaurant to our cause. See you tonight! Blue Moon Bakery, Bree and Jason Thoma, Clark Family Orchards, Clint’s Bakery and Coffee House, City Market, Eagle Smoked Salmon, Forté Farmss, Harvest Coloradoo, higgles ice cream, Miller Farmss, Trout Creek Farmm, Uncle John’s Farm Standnd, Vail Meat Co., Summit Csa
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Enjoy a locally sourced and beautifully prepared four course meal while supporting the High Country Conservation Center. Join us at Vinny’s Euro American Restaurant in Frisco on Wednesday September 20th for an evening of gourmet seasonal dishes with family and friends. This event is reservation only.
$55 per plate for adults, $25 per plate for children
*Drinks for an additional cost
*Gratuity not included
Due to YOUR community support, as of 9/18 all reservations have been filled!
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Tickets are still available for Wild and Scenic Film Festival at the door for $25.
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A limited supply of day-of tickets will be available at the Breckenridge Welcome Center for $20/each.
See you there!
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Continental Divide Land Trust and HC3 have partnered once again to bring you the 6th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival. This festival portrays individuals and communities across the globe solving climate change issues revolving around water conservation, energy, food systems, biodiversity, resource management, and the protection and restoration of wild lands and wild waters. You’ll explore the world improving movements with leading environmental activists and professionals, filmmakers and celebrities, celebrating the natural and human world in all its diversity.
The Wild & Scenic Film Festival is the closing event of Ullr Festival and provides inspiration for the whole family. Beer, wine, soda, and movie snacks are available for purchase. Epic prizes are given away at intermission.
Tickets are still available for purchase for $25 at the door.
A limited supply of day-of tickets will be available at the Breckenridge Welcome Center for $20/each.
For questions, please send us an email or call HC3 at 970-668-5703.
HUGE THANKS to our SPONSORS who make this event Possible:
MiCasa & Hearthstone Restaurants
Growing and distributing local and sustainable food is part of the mission of the High Country Conservation Center (HC3). This year, HC3 celebrates our locally produced foods at the 10th Annual Harvest Dinner, Tuesday, September 18th from 5-9:30pm at Frisco Prime. This four-course meal is created solely with donations from local farms and food sources. Plates are $65 for adults and $30 for children, with all proceeds benefitting HC3.
Chef Vincent Monarca prides himself on being eco-minded as he prepares this five-course meal based on locally sourced, organic, or sustainably produced ingredients.
Limited reservations available. The following are current times and party sizes available. Please contact Barry Rubenstein by calling 970-668-5703 or emailing barry@staging.highcountryconservation.org to reserve your spot!
- Party of 6 at 8:45 pm
Visit our EVENT PAGE for more resources and information.
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Copper Mountain Metropolitan District: call 970-968-2390 to set up a tour
Town of Dillon: call 970-262-3426 to set up a tour
Town of Breckenridge: call 970-547-3110 to set up a tour
Town of Frisco: Offering tours of the water plant in 3 one hour time blocks with a max of 25 people per block. The time blocks will be as follows: 10AM to 11AM, 1PM to 2PM and 3PM to 4PM. Please call Teresa @ 970-668-0836 to RSVP with your pick of time slot.
Imagine a Day Without Water: Join the national movement and share why you love water using #ValueWater.
Join HC3 & local, small business owner, Virginia Hammock, as we learn more about the fascinating world of succulents. This workshop will cover basic care of the plants, propagation techniques, and troubleshooting issues.
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Please join HC3 and its community partners for a Climate Action Open House! We’ll kick off the evening with a brief presentation about the process we went through to develop a Climate Action Plan for our community. Afterwards, attendees will have the opportunity to visit stations to learn about different aspects of the plan and to provide their feedback.
Light refreshments will be provided, and the bar will be open.
Volunteers will receive an event t-shirt, tickets for food and drinks, discounts on taster glasses, and plenty of good Karma! There are a lot of different positions available so if you would like to volunteer for this great event.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Volunteer Sign Up” color=”vista-blue” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.signupgenius.com%2Fgo%2F805044EAEA822AB9-volunteers||target:%20_blank|”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1557710469258{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]About the Event:
Keystone brings the wonders of Appalachia to the Rockies. Down-home cooking, frothy flavors, and mountain music are just pieces of the pie. In a whirlwind of hillbilly luxuries, folks gather while 40+ craft breweries from Colorado and beyond showcase their unique blends of hops and barleys while some of the best national and regional bluegrass acts entertain on three different village stages.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Save Our Snow returns!
Join HC3 for a fun demo-filled day at A-Basin in support of local sustainability.
The Save Our Snow event transforms the base area into a village where you can increase you knowledge about sustainability issues in the Green Village, demo a variety of different skis and snowboards, try some free samples, and score some amazing prizes in the raffle and silent auction. Some of the prizes include Never Summer snowboards, Icelantic skis, large Coleman coolers, La Sportiva ski boots, and a 2022-2023 A-Basin Season Pass. Raffle tickets are $3 for one, $5 for two, or $20 for arm’s length raffle tickets.
Excited to demo the hottest ski and snowboards? It’s only $10 for unlimited demos throughout the day.
2022 demo brands include:
Rocky Mountain Underground
Icelantic
Never Summer
Bishop Bindings
Romp Skis
Dynafit
La Sportiva
All proceeds from this event benefit the High Country Conservation Center.
The High Country Conservation Center is proud to be working with The Keystone Neighbourhood Company and Keystone Festivals as Zero Waste educators at the 25th Annual Keystone Bluegrass & Beer Festival, August 6 & 7, 2022.
Volunteers are needed for will-call, zero waste, wristbanding, greeters and more. Roles may change if event dictates other needs.
For volunteering, you will not only help raise money for HC3, but you will also receive a t-shirt, one complimentary drink ticket or 2 food tickets for your time, plus a special discount to one day of the festival.
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Join us for a day of music, beer, and fun!
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