2024 SEASON EXCITEMENT!
Members Register Early!
RFOV Members have the amazing perk of registering early for the upcoming project season! On March 18, RFOV members will have TWO weeks before the general public to register for the 2024 projects. Become a member today!
For more information about RFOV membership, please visit our website. Members will receive an email prior to the 18th with a password to register.
NOTE: Our popular overnight projects this season at Cathedral Lake Trail, Four Pass Loop, and Betty Bear Hut have limited capacity and will fill up quickly. Members get to sign up before anyone else!
Our outdoors depend on RFOV and we depend on you. Help make our shared outdoors into common ground, and become a member!
In Search for Seasonal Housing
Do you have a room for rent? RFOV is hiring 6 seasonal staff positions this year and we're helping them secure housing before the season starts (April- October)
If you're interested or have any questions, please email Sophie at sahava@rfov.org.
Schedule a Group Project!
Did you know RFOV offers more than just community projects and trainings?
Learn more about our Group Projects, Adopt-A-Trail program, and Youth Service Learning Projects below:
Group Projects & Adopt-A-Trail:
RFOV offers organizations of any type—businesses, families, civic, youth, faith groups, schools, and nonprofits—the opportunity to schedule a group stewardship project that allows you to build connections with each other and the land. Organizations can also do a financial adoption of a trail that needs continuous work and maintenance.
For more information and to schedule, please email Claire Woodward at cwoodward@rfov.org
Youth Service Learning Projects:
From planting wildflowers to building new trails, RFOV offers custom service projects for youth groups! Available to youth of all ages, these educational programs connect your group with fun and impactful service opportunities in your community.
For more information and to schedule, please email Ben Sherman at bsherman@rfov.org
UPCOMING EVENTS
RFOV Bonfire - Aspen Valley Land Trust is hosting this year's bonfire at their Coffman Ranch location again! Bring your friends and family, enjoy warm drinks, and join us for good conversations and company around the fire.
WHEN: Tuesday, March 19, 4-7 pm
WEATHER CHECK DATE: Thursday, March 21
WHERE: Coffman Ranch in Carbondale
Project Ambassador Training - Assist with volunteer registration and check-in, distributing food and drinks, capturing photos, and promoting RFOV to the public.
Trainings are April 16 or July 16 from 6-7:30 PM.
Mount Sopris Run-Off -
25K AND 10-MILE RACE
Join Independence Run and Hike, and RFOV on May 18, as we revitalize this historic trail race up and over the Crown in Carbondale.
All proceeds benefit RFOV.
YOUTH NEWS
Adventure Stewards
2024 is bringing you THREE sessions of Adventure Stewards. This exciting program introduces students, ages 11-14, to local, world-class outdoor adventure activities, such as rock climbing and white water rafting, while giving back through hands-on stewardship.
Youth In Nature
In February, Youth In Nature (YIN) students gathered at Buttermilk Mountain to learn about ski industry careers with Aspen Ski Co and take a lesson on the mountain. Students split into ski and snowboard groups and spent the morning honing their skills with their instructors. In the afternoon, the group heard from employees across Ski Co operations, from ski patrol to on-mountain restaurants, and discussed complex questions like housing availability and equity and access in winter sports.
If you know a student who would benefit from this program, our application is now open through April 15! Youth In Nature is a cost-free outdoor internship for high school students in the Aspen to Parachute region. YIN provides transportation, outdoor gear, and a $1,500 educational award for each student.
YIN Spotlight
Elsa Tullar, a current Youth In Nature participant and Editor-in-Chief for The Skier Scribbler, wrote a YIN highlight in the Aspen High School Newspaper. She writes, "The Roaring Fork Valley is a small place to begin with, however creating smaller communities that can serve as a reliable network of people and give back to the environment that has fostered so much growth is imperative, especially for high schoolers."
Read the full article here.
EASY WAYS SUPPORT RFOV
THE ASPEN PLEDGE
Simply by signing the Aspen Pledge, the Aspen Chamber Resort Association (ACRA) will make a donation on your behalf to Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers.
Go to citymarketrewards.com
Login or create an account
When asked to "Link your card", choose "Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteer" from the list of organizations
