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RFOV Turns 30 This Year!

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Join Our End-of-Season Appreciation Party!

 
 

Thursday, October 9th, in the Community Room at the Third Street Center

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Awards and Prize Giveaways | Dinner and Cocktails Provided

We gather every year to celebrate the people who make our mission possible—our volunteers, members, partners, sponsors, and friends. Join us for a fun evening filled with stories, laughter, and recognition as we celebrate our volunteers and everyone who helps create a lasting impact. Enjoy a delicious buffet dinner from La Raza, raise a glass together, and let us thank you for the dedication and spirit that fuel this community.

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2025 RFOV Hats for Purchase

Show your love for the trails while supporting Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers!

Every purchase directly supports RFOV’s mission to protect and restore the trails, lands, and wild places we all love.

  • Durable + comfortable design

  • Perfect for trail days and everyday wear

  • 100% of proceeds support local conservation

Grab yours today and wear your stewardship with pride!

2025 RFOV Hat 2025 RFOV Hat
$35.00

RFOV logo embroidered on yellow Decky, 5 panel, high profile, relaxed cotton blend, rope hat.

20 Insider Tips for Outdoor Adventures

TheyDidWhat.org offers insider tips and practical guidance to help visitors and residents alike make the most of your time here — while also ensuring the longevity of the natural spaces we cherish. There are also tons of opportunities to help the organizations that tend to trails, thrash the trash, educate on etiquette, and offer outstanding outings. their partners, like RFOV, to show your appreciation, and offset your carbon footprint, too!

Read more here

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September 2025

Fire Restoration in Glenwood Canyon, Growing Stewardship in Schools, and Breaking Barriers with Challenge Aspen

Sprucing Up Crystal River Elementary
Sprucing Up Crystal River Elementary

Building on lessons from their Pollinator Unit, Crystal River Elementary students teamed up with teachers, parent volunteers, and RFOV staff to transform a section of their school grounds into a pollinator-friendly landscape.

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August 2025

Youth in Nature Hut Trip, Maroon Bells Success, and Your Brain on Nature

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Beyond the Trails: Building Tomorrow's Stewards

The 2025/2026 Youth In Nature season is underway! Read about their 4-day 3-night backcountry hut trip.

Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers: 30 Years of Stewardship and Community
Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers: 30 Years of Stewardship and Community

Looking back at the grassroots grit, community spirit, and growing legacy of stewardship that built a trailblazing movement in the Roaring Fork Valley.

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July 2025

Backcountry Training, Adventure Stewards, and Steward Squad Sweepstakes

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Today is the day! It's National Public Lands Day and we’re celebrating by returning to Hanging Lake for the first time in 6 years due to the Grizzly Creek fire and severe post-fire flooding. Check out photos from our last community project at H
National Public Lands Day is this weekend! Celebrate “Our Home Outdoors” with thousands of volunteers nationwide, learning and engaging with their local public lands. RFOV volunteers will be at Hanging Lake for the first time since 2019!
Big thanks to the @rossmontessorischool students for joining us in giving their school garden some love! Together, we cleared out the overgrowth and laid down fresh mulch. Can’t wait to see how this space flourishes in the seasons ahead! Want
This Sunday, Sept 28th, we’re gathering at Coffman Ranch to care for this special place rooted in over a century of ranching history. We’re teaming up with @aspenvalleylandtrust for a day of restoration, including fence removal, trail mai
Last Saturday, we kicked off @latinoconservationweek by restoring Veltus Park in Glenwood Springs. 128 Native Plants, including What a great way to kick off Latino Conservation Week last Saturday! Volunteers came together to revive and beautify Vel
Ever wonder why time spent in nature makes you feel calmer, clearer, or more creative? Florence Williams, award-winning science journalist and author of The Nature Fix, has the answers. Join us Sept 19th as we explore how time in nature rewires our
Let’s hear it for the @AspenElks volunteer crew for rolling up their sleeves and tending to the Nature Trail in Snowmass Village! They maintained and installed new drainage structures and cleared out brush along the corridor on a beautifully br
#FlashbackFriday to our early days of volunteer-powered stewardship 🪏🌿 For 30 years, our community has come together to care for the trails and open spaces that are at the heart of who we are. These places connect us—mind, body, and spirit&m
Big thanks to the volunteers who joined us on the Avalanche Creek Trail last month! Together with our pro trail crew, we camped out, hiked in, installed check steps, and cleared the corridor to keep this favorite trail in top shape for everyone who v
RFOV had a blast working with the Challenge Aspen crew to make the South Rim trail safer and more accessible for their athletes who use off-road wheelchairs! We love teaming up with groups dedicated to getting folks outdoors and learning how to bette
Discover the science of why nature makes us feel so good! Join RFOV and award-winning journalist Florence Williams for a community talk on how time outdoors—and volunteering—boosts our health, creativity, and connection. Event Details:

The Aspen Chamber Resort Association (ACRA) is donating up to $50,000 to Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers for signatures to the Aspen Pledge. Please visit here and take the Pledge