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.
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.
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.
Fort Collins, CO Save The Poudre: Poudre Waterkeeper Save The Poudre is working to protect and restore the Cache la Poudre River and its tributaries through public education, scientific research and restoration of the river’s ecology.
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.
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.
Colorado Springs, CO Rocky Mountain Field Institute Rocky Mountain Field Institute protects and enhances the ecological health of our land and water resources.
Fort Collins, CO Save The Colorado Save The Colorado works to protect and restore the ecological health of the Colorado River by raising public awareness and by inspiring and supporting environmental organizations.
jul10 8 am CO, United States RSVP Weekday: Shelf Lake Trail Restoration @ Guanella Pass #2 Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado This is the second of two projects on the Shelf Lake Trail this year. You’ll work to improve a half-mile section of the popular Shelf Lake Trail. This project is relatively small with less than 20 volunteers and tasks may be technical in nature as you install elevated turnpike, water RSVP
jul18 8 am South Fork, CO, United States RSVP BeaverBlitz! Citizen Science @ South Fork Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado Get your beaver binoculars on! On this citizen science project, volunteers ages 14+ will help collect data on where beavers are, or are not, present in three key areas. Throughout the day, we’ll walk and/or drive along three different creeks to capture data using a free smartphone app; the work RSVP
jul20 8 am Deckers, CO, United States RSVP Tickets 5-Day Backcountry: Goose Creek Trail Restoration @ Lost Creek Wilderness Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado This 5-day project is perfect for those who enjoy intimate, backcountry experiences and want to improve their trail stewardship skills. The 1st and 5th day will be used to hike in/out of basecamp at the Shaft House Junction (~4 miles each way, carrying your own gear) while you’ll spend the RSVP Tickets
jul25 8 am Sheephorn, CO, United States RSVP Wildlife Habitat Improvements @ Sheephorn Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado Spend a Saturday helping wildlife! Join approximately 30 volunteers ages 14+ in removing a half-mile of fencing that was burned in the 2017 Gutzler Fire and currently presents a significant hazard to wildlife. Since this project is a three-hour drive from Denver, we will provide campsites for those who are RSVP
jul25 8 am Nederland, CO, United States RSVP Half-Day Habitat Restoration @ James Peak Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado On this half-day project, volunteers ages 8+ will spend the morning digging up invasive oxeye daisies from the trailhead and surrounding areas. Your participation is part of a multi-year effort (nearly 15 years!) to improve the ecosystem’s health and this is a great opportunity for families and volunteers of all RSVP
jul25 8 am La Garita, CO, United States RSVP Habitat Restoration @ Moon Pass Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado Spend the weekend in the starry-skied San Luis Valley, where we will hike through forested slopes to remove oxeye daisy. Volunteers will be hand-pulling the oxeye daisy as a non-chemical technique to mitigate the growth and spread of the plant. Volunteers should be prepared for physically demanding work: some pulling RSVP
jul31 8 am Idaho Springs, CO, United States RSVP Weekday: Chicago Lakes Trail Restoration @ Mt. Evans Wilderness #1 Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado This is our ninth year on the Chicago Lakes Trail and the first project of two this season. You’ll spend the day with a group of 15 or fewer volunteers performing critical maintenance tasks including repairing the trail tread and building drainage and erosion control structures. Work will take place RSVP
aug3 8 am Idaho Springs, CO, United States RSVP Weekday: Chicago Lakes Trail Restoration @ Mt. Evans Wilderness #2 Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado This is our ninth year working on the Chicago Lakes Trail and the second project of two this season. You’ll spend the day with a group of 15 or fewer volunteers performing critical maintenance including repairing the trail tread and building drainage and erosion control structures. Work will take place RSVP
aug6 3 pm CO, United States RSVP 14er: Trail Restoration @ Mt. Elbert Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado On this project, you’ll spend the weekend working above tree line with adults 18+ to restore a closed section on Mt. Elbert’s East Ridge. Due to the remote location of the project, volunteers are required to hike to the campsite on Thursday evening and participate in the entire duration of RSVP
aug8 8 am Oak Creek, CO, United States RSVP Family Camping: Trail Maintenance @ Stagecoach State Park Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado Individuals and families alike will enjoy this weekend in Stagecoach State Park as we work to finish a 1-mile section of trail that will be machine-cut prior to our arrival. Children ages 6-11 will enjoy fun programming from a local youth outdoor education organization. Volunteers ages 12+ will dig and RSVP
Denver, CO, United States Speak Up for Colorado’s Greater Sage Grouse! Conservation Colorado Education Fund (CCEF) The BLM has proposed to weaken protections for the Greater Sage Grouse in favor of measures geared towards oil and gas development. Take action to save this unique species and ecosystem! Sign Petition
GUNNISON, CO, United States Community Endorsement Gunnison Public Lands Initiative Do you believe that we should protect the wild places that make Gunnison County, Colorado so unique? Sign on today to help build momentum to protect the most amazing natural gifts we have. Sign Petition