PROJECT SEASON 2021 is finished and the staff of Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers is grateful for the time spent outdoors with good people in beautiful places. Keep reading to learn about their standout moments from RFOV’s busiest season to date:
CARL
"Watching the sun rise at 12,500 ft below the imposing slopes of North Maroon Peak during our partner project with the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative was beautiful and dramatic."
Melissa
"I was reminded why I love this work when I said to a volunteer 'It’s nice to see you again', and he replied 'It’s nice to be seen'."
Jack
"I was amazed on the 20th of August to head out with volunteers into the backcountry of the Lost Man Drainage and look up at snow-crested peaks dusted from a storm the night before...during a summer volunteer project!"
Ben
"While planting willows along a riverbank/the Crystal River, students paused to watch an American Dipper diving under the water to catch insects!"
Jacob
"At Lazy Glen, I got to meet volunteers from across the state and of all ages – it feels great to see the community in action that RFOV creates!"
Jennifer
"Helping volunteers recognize and appreciate the difference between native and non-native thistles after a day of education and invasive plant removal on the Lake Christine project."
Becca
“A parent's emotional response to the Linkins Lake project – getting to work alongside her kids and reawaken her family spirit after a very difficult year from the pandemic.”
