The mountains have a profound ability to make us feel alive. Colorado Mountain School exists to share the power of the mountains with adventurers who want to learn and explore. Our family of climbing and skiing professionals is dedicated to mountain experiences that are educational, fun, challenging, and life-changing at times. We believe that what you accomplish is less important than how you accomplish it. As a result, we are industry leaders in: *Stewardship, treasuring and caring for our world’s magnificent landscapes *Professionalism, hiring only the most qualified staff, guides, educators, and mentors *Quality of Life, generously supporting and caring for our staff, guides, and customers Colorado Mountain School was founded in Estes Park, Colorado in 1981. Since then we’ve built a reputation on tens of thousands of days skiing, climbing, mountaineering, and teaching in our backyard—the spectacular Colorado Rockies—and across the globe in other world-class mountain ranges. Our team is highly trained and curates internationally respected courses and trips. CMS is Colorado’s largest mountain guide company, an accredited guide service of the American Mountain Guides Association, and the country’s #1 AIARE avalanche course provider.

The Aspen Music Festival and School is America's premier classical music festival, presenting a unique combination of top professionals and student musicians. Alumni include Joshua Bell, Renée Fleming, and Edgar Meyer. More information at www.aspenmusicfestival.com

Vail Mountain School is an independent K-12 college preparatory school located in Vail, Colorado. Our mission; Develop Character, Seek Knowledge and Build Community.

Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology is committed to connecting the scientific community across disciplines and borders by convening open, international conferences on the cutting edge of the biomedical and life sciences. Our goal is to be a catalyst for generating new ideas and accelerating life science discovery. Our 2017-2018 conference series consists of 60 conferences worldwide across a wide range of the life sciences. In 2017, we mark the 45th anniversary of our founding in 1972 as the UCLA Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology. In 1990 we became a subsidiary of The Keystone Center in Keystone, Colorado and were renamed Keystone Symposia. In 1997, Keystone Symposia became an independent 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based in Silverthorne, Colorado. Keystone Symposia's Chief Executive Officer reports to the Board of Directors and, along with the Chief Scientific Officer, acts on the advice of a Scientific Advisory Board comprised of 70+ leading international scientists from academia, industry and government.

The mission of the High Mountain institute is: “HMI nurtures personal growth through interaction with nature and participation in a strong community. We promote intellectual, physical and personal development through insistence on academic excellence, our philosophy of mentoring and apprenticing, and rigorous experiential learning. We seek to promote independent thinking and to develop skills of learning and habits of mind that both enhance self-reliance and transfer beyond the boundaries of HMI.”

The mission of Walking Mountains Science Center is to awaken a sense of wonder and inspire environmental stewardship and sustainability through natural science education. As a 501-3c non-profit science learning center, we offer innovative school programs, summer youth science camps, adult seminars, interpretive programs & sustainability programs. Here we offer: School Programs Working in conjunction with the local school district and private schools, our goal is to serve every child in Eagle County through natural science programs that take place in nature, compliment classroom curriculum and help narrow the achievement gap by enhancing scientific and environmental literacy. Community Programs A variety of courses are offered throughout the year in close partnership with local organizations. From films and speaker series events to Science Behind classes and astronomy, we bring participants of all ages into the outdoors. Graduate Programs and Internships Those who are interested in applying their expertise in environmental sciences can expand their experience through graduate studies and internships where they create and teach courses that connect people to the natural world. Changing lives through natural science research Our educational programs engage experiential learning – techniques that foster critical thinking, and teach the scientific method through the gathering of data. Today, we are contributing our data to a body of scientific research, linking what we are learning in our backyard with research to advance global sustainability Walking Mountains Science Center, a gathering place for environmental learning At Walking Mountains Science Center, we share our passion for the natural world in ways that make a difference. As an award-winning non-profit, we have been recognized for our efforts to preserve our natural surroundings and to promote environmental awareness and conservation. We invite you to join us. Come, explore your curious nature.

EcoFlight educates and advocates for the protection of remaining wild lands and wildlife habitat using small aircraft. The aerial perspective and our educational programs encourage an environmental stewardship ethic among citizens of all ages. Founded in 2002, EcoFlight provides a commanding platform to the tremendous challenges we are facing in conservation in the twenty-first century. The objective aerial perspective helps passengers become good practitioners of their tasks and encourages them to learn from one another in order to advance conservation campaigns. EcoFlight is devoted to connecting people and organizations in the plane. Facilitating dialogue in the plane provides a rapid way to share ideas with over 400+ different conservation partners, from grass-roots to national organizations, working to ensure the long-term protection of wildlands and wildlife habitat, and, in the process, working to halt climate change across the West. Flights will be used to connect diverse groups, even those with opposing opinions, to help share ideas that will promote effective land conservation tools and strategies. Flights with diverse passenger loads will help inspire collaboration between unlikely partners, and communicate values important to all Americans, those associated with clean water, fishing, hunting and hiking, and those acknowledging the value of cultural and historical landscapes. Conservation is a bipartisan issue. Flights emphasize why fossil fuels should stay in the ground, and ensure that renewable energy siting does not affect wildlife or wild lands. Overflights will empower and impact passengers and will ultimately serve to strengthen the land conservation movement in the West, leading to more durable and effective resource protection.