BACK TO SCHOOL DOESN’T MEAN BACK INSIDE! As Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers heads into autumn, we're thrilled to offer a number of great programs for community members of all ages:
Service-learning projects, high school & college internships, community & group volunteer projects, informational townhalls. Does hands-on stewardship and place-based learning sound like a good fit? Then come outdoors with RFOV this month!
– Ben Sherman
Education Director
UTE TRAIL: YOUNG PROFESIONALS GIVE BACK
RFOV evening projects at Aspen's Ute Trail are the perfect after-work vibe for young professionals: join other outdoorsy 20s and 30s for volunteering and drinks on the rocks! RFOV’s work on the Ute is enabled through the financial sponsorship of our Adopt-a-Trail program.
students in action!
In August students from the Buddy Program participated in trail maintenance on the Difficult Creek Trail at the base of Independence Pass. Students trimmed back overgrown vegetation from a mile of trail, repaired 7 water drainage structures and learned about a variety of native plants – including the delicious huckleberry!
Shaw hughes
Shaw crushed it this August by attending 6 projects in 1 month! He stole the show at the Lower Plunge costume contest by showing us that a fun outfit doesn't need to get in the way of hard work.
Who will be our September Volunteer of the Month? It could be you!
FirstBank Cares
It must be in the lending business, because FirstBank likes to share its muscles with RFOV! Employees have joined RFOV on restoration projects at Jaffee Park, Glassier Open Space, and at Wulfsohn for fire mitigation (pictured). As an RFOV business sponsor, their financial support enabled our 2021 work in Glenwood Canyon.
Thank you FirstBank Roaring Fork Valley!
A MONTH IN A MOMENT
The Lost Man/Linkins Lake Drainage is one of the most picturesque and frequently visited trail systems within the Roaring Fork Valley. Over the course of two community projects during August, RFOV volunteers completed an immense amount of trailwork at several locations within this drainage.
Together with our project partners US Forest Service, Independence Pass Foundation, and Wilderness Workshop, volunteers installed 61 new drainage structures and 35 new steps, as well as maintaining 7 existing drainage structures and of 4,285 ft of trail corridor. Thanks to everyone who contributed to these achievements!
