Denver, CO Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado mobilizes people to volunteer in Colorado’s wild places to create a corps of wilderness stewards.
Denver, CO Rocky Mountain Wild Rocky Mountain Wild works to protect, connect and restore wildlife and wildlands in the southern Rockies of Colorado, southern Wyoming, and eastern Utah.
Denver, CO Conservation Colorado Education Fund (CCEF) Conservation Colorado Education Fund aims to educate and mobilize people to protect Colorado’s environment and quality of life.
Paonia, CO Colorado Farm & Food Alliance Colorado Farm & Food Alliance mobilizes rural communities, local food and drink producers, and food-oriented consumers to support sound environmental policies.
Colorado Springs, CO Wild Connections Wild Connections identifies, protects and restores lands of the Upper Arkansas and South Platte watersheds to ensure the survival of native species and ecological richness.
GUNNISON, CO Gunnison Public Lands Initiative The Gunnison Public Lands Initiative is a community-based coalition working to legislatively protect public lands in Gunnison County, Colorado for wilderness, wildlife, water, agricultural, and recreational values.
Denver, CO Bluff Lake Nature Center This group shares its urban natural area and inspires environmental connectedness and stewardship through experiential education, environmental engagement, preservation and restoration.
Golden, CO Colorado Fourteeners Initiative Colorado Fourteeners Initiative seeks to protect and preserve the natural integrity of Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks—the “Fourteeners”—through active stewardship and public education.
Denver, CO Colorado Water Trust Colorado Water Trust engages in and supports voluntary efforts to restore and protect stream flows in Colorado to sustain healthy aquatic ecosystems.
Denver, CO Institute for Environmental Solutions Institute for Environmental Solutions delivers scientific solutions to improve our health and environment.
Alma, CO Mosquito Range Heritage Initiative The Mosquito Range Heritage Initiative, through cooperative efforts, seeks to conserve natural areas, preserve historic and cultural sites, promote diverse recreation, and develop community business opportunities.
Colorado Springs, CO Rocky Mountain Field Institute Rocky Mountain Field Institute protects and enhances the ecological health of our land and water resources.
may9 8 am Morrison, CO, United States RSVP Panorama Point Trail Restoration @ Corwina Park Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado After enjoying breakfast and packing a lunch provided by our volunteer Crew Chefs, you’ll split into crews of 8-10 people and hike about 45 minutes to the project site. From there, you’ll spend the day working on a variety of critical trail maintenance tasks. There will be something for everyone RSVP
may14 8 am Greeley, CO, United States RSVP BioBlitz! Citizen Science @ Pumpkin Ridge & Hunter’s Cove Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado Join us on a Thursday morning for one of VOC’s Citizen Science projects! This form of outdoor stewardship involves collecting data about the area’s plants, animals, and insects to support the Greeley Natural Areas program. Volunteers ages 12+ can sign up for the entire morning, or just a two-hour shift, RSVP
may16 8 am Antonito, CO, United States RSVP Colorado Public Lands Day: Erosion Rock Structures @ Rio Grande Natural Area Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado Celebrate Colorado Public Lands Day by improving river health and expanding your rock structure skills! Open to volunteers ages 14+, you’ll learn how to build rock dams and walls called “Zeedyk” structures from hydrology and erosion master Mr. Bill Zeedyk. No experience is required, and this is a great project RSVP
may20 8 am Golden, CO, United States RSVP Weekday Forest Health @ Genesee Park Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado Spend your Wednesday helping forests thrive in Genesee Park! Volunteers ages 12+ will take part in simple, but important, tasks designed to improve the health of native Ponderosa pines and reduce the severity of wildfires. The majority of work will involve using handsaws to cut smaller trees at ground level, RSVP
may22 8 am CO, United States RSVP Weekday: Hell’s Hole Trail Restoration @ Mt. Evans Wilderness #1 Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado On this Friday project, you’ll spend the day with a group of 15 or fewer volunteers to address critical maintenance issues along a four-mile stretch of the Hell’s Hole Trail. Work will include constructing and maintaining drainage features, as well as clearing encroaching vegetation from the trail corridor. No experience RSVP
may28 12 pm CO, United States RSVP Weekday: Hell’s Hole Trail Restoration @ Mt. Evans Wilderness #2 Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado On this Thursday project, you’ll spend the day with a group of 15 or fewer volunteers to address critical maintenance issues along a four-mile stretch of the Hell’s Hole Trail. Work will include constructing and maintaining drainage features, as well as clearing encroaching vegetation from the trail corridor. No experience RSVP
may30 12 pm Paonia, CO, United States RSVP North Fork Community Fair Colorado Farm & Food Alliance North Fork Community Fair & Local Solutions EXPO Paonia Town Park – 4th & North Fork Ave Back for its 6th year, bigger and better than ever. Live music all day, drink local station with North Fork craft drinks, farm-to-food truck vendors, community groups and grassroots action. RSVP
jun5 8 am Deckers, CO, United States RSVP Campsite Inventory & Restoration @ Lost Creek Wilderness Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado Spend a weekend hiking along trails in the gorgeous Lost Creek Wilderness as you help collect data on, and restore, illegal and unsustainable campsites. In doing so, you’ll benefit the natural environment and provide the U.S. Forest Service with essential data needed to prevent the future creation of illegal sites RSVP
jun13 8 am Colorado Springs, CO, United States RSVP Stratton Springs Path Improvements @ Stratton Open Space Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado Spend a Saturday in Colorado Springs to reroute a significant access trail to Stratton Open Space. After a light breakfast provided by our volunteer Crew Chefs, you’ll join approximately 60-70 volunteers ages 14+ in closing the old route and replacing it with a new, more sustainable trail. Those who enjoy RSVP
jun19 8 am Georgetown, CO, United States RSVP Weekday: Herman Gulch Trail Restoration @ Georgetown #1 Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado On this project, you’ll spend the day at high altitude, hiking the full three miles to Herman Lake in order to perform restoration work with a relatively small group of 15-20 volunteers. While no prior experience is needed, we recommend this project for those who enjoy a physical challenge as RSVP
Colorado Springs, CO, United States Keep Wildcat Canyon Wild! Wild Connections Wildcat Canyon on the S. Platte River is heavily impacted by illegal motorized use, severely damaging critical wildlife habitat & healthy riparian growth, also a major source of Denver drinking water. Sign Petition
Denver, CO, United States Thank these Colorado public lands champions! Conservation Colorado Education Fund (CCEF) Colorado’s lands need permanent protection from development and the CORE Act will protect over 400,000 acres of land that support wildlife, recreation, and economy. Thank these public lands champions! Sign Petition