REGISTER FOR THE 2023 RFOV PROJECT SEASON
Join us for evening trail maintenance on the popular Mushroom Rock in Carbondale, overnight hitches to some of our most loved Wilderness routes, family-friendly weekends like the Marble Extravaganza, or a day of planting at the Silt River Preserve. The 2023 schedule has something for everyone this year!
SPOTLIGHT ON THE MARBLE EXTRAVAGANZA
Join us for one or both days in June for the annual weekend campout in Marble, with stewardship projects, learning opportunities, and time to hang out. We'll work on trail and restoration projects at the Marble Mill Site, the Raspberry Creek Trail, and the Marble Wetlands. Special activities include a history tour of the Marble Mill Site and a waterfall hike.
RFOV has been selected to receive a grant from the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office for our seasonal trail crew toenhance workforce capacity in trail stewardship. This new grant program, funded through the Economic Development Administration (EDA) as a part of the American Rescue Plan Act, aims to bolster the positive economic impact of the outdoor recreation industry in Colorado.
RFOV will use this funding to hire and train 5 seasonal staff as well as work on public lands with limited local funding to accomplish critical trail maintenance within our region.
Volunteer LEADERSHIP TRAININGS
CREW LEADERs
All you need is love for the work we do! Click the links below or reach out to Melissa Daniels, Program Director at mdaniels@rfov.org for more info.
May 13 & 14 - 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wulfsohn Open Space, Glenwood Springs
July 15 & 16 - 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Snowmass Village
VOLUNTEER AS A PROJECT AMBASSADOR
Project Ambassadors play a critical - and FUN - role in helping RFOV increase impact on the land.
Reach out to Sara Gilbertson at sgilbertson@rfov.org to learn more about this accessible, low-strenuous volunteer opportunity or click the links here to register:
Thursday, May 18 - 6 - 7:30 PM
or
Tuesday, July 11 - 6 - 7:30 PM
OTHER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
5 POINT FILM FESTIVAL
Independence Run & Hike, 5Point Film Festival, and ValleyOrtho are partnering together around a friendly 5K race on Saturday, April 22 - the "5Point 5K" - during the 16th annual 5Point Film Festival.
The group is looking for 10-12 volunteers to direct runners (“turn right!”), yell words of encouragement, and ring a cowbell! Racecourse starts and finishes from the IRH store in Carbondale, 8-9:30am. Volunteers earn tickets to 5Point’s 1 pm Saturday Feature Film or Sunday’s Changemakers program.
To help with the race, email Kyle Jones: kyle@independencerunandhike.com
To volunteer for 5Point Film Festival in general, try this link.
To run the race, go here and scroll down to create an account.
JOIN RFOV TO SUPPORT BLM TO HELP THE PUBLIC
The Colorado River Valley Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management seeks volunteers to administer a visitor satisfaction survey at the Crown Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA) in June 2023.
The survey will collect visitor satisfaction data regarding facilities, recreation use management, resource management, BLM staff and service, educational and interpretive materials, fees, and accessibility for visitors with disabilities. Interested volunteers can reach out to Alan Czepinski at aczepinski@blm.gov
EASY WAYS TO GIVE
TWO WAYS TO GIVE THAT DON'T COST A CENT
LINK YOUR REWARDS CARD
Every dollar you spend benefits RFOV!
Go to citymarketrewards.com
Login or create an account
When asked to "Link your card", enroll in "Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteer" from the list of organizations
TAKE THE ASPEN PLEDGE
By simply signing the Aspen Pledge, you can help RFOV unlock up to $50,000 in donations from the Aspen Chamber Resort Association (ACRA) and continue to spread stewardship in our communities.
