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The environment desk at Aspen Public Radio covers issues in the Roaring Fork Valley and throughout the state of Colorado including water use and quality, impact of recreation, population growth and oil and gas development. APR’s Environment Reporter is Elizabeth Stewart-Severy.

Non-Profit in the Spotlight: Wilderness Workshop, Part 2

Aspen Public Radio | By Cornelia Carpenter
Published September 12, 2016 at 9:00 AM MDT

Rebecca Mirsky is the Development Director at Wilderness Workshop, and oversees the Artist in Wilderness Program. The program invites artists for a one-week residency in the Aspen area, where they create art inspired by the places that Wilderness Workshop is working to protect. Mirsky also discusses the organization's summer guided hike series, local lecture series, and volunteer opportunities.

Visit www.WildneressWorkshop.org to find a full listing of events and volunteer opportunities. Wilderness Workshop will host a restoration project focused on removing barbed wire along the Government Trail on Sunday, September 18th. Learn more and register here.

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Wilderness WorkshopRebecca MirskyHabitat RestorationRestorationVolunteersEnvironmentRoaring Fork ValleyNon ProfitArtist in WildernessArtHikingEducation
Cornelia Carpenter
Cornelia was born and raised in Aspen and is happy to be home after attending the University of Denver, where she earned degrees in Geography and Studio Art. Since graduating in 2011, she has illustrated several local children’s books, made maps around the world, and continues to draw and paint. In the summer of 2011, Cornelia was a Development intern at The Aspen Institute, and returned to work for The Aspen Ideas Festival in the summer of 2012.
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