Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers

Natural Resource Stewardship and Protection, General: RFOV conducted 225 project days in 2023. More than 1,457 people participated in 2023 projects amassing more than 12,630 stewardship hour including 7,757 volunteer hours. RFOV has three programs to engage volunteers: 1) Public Projects - We work with land management agencies and other project partners to develop and conduct volunteer projects with long-lasting results. Our projects are one to four days in duration and typically involve 25 to 75 volunteers each; 2) Group Work Days/Adopt-A-Trail - We assist small groups and individuals with volunteering to care for trails and public lands either as an organization's service component (Group Work Days) or to provide ongoing maintenance on an adopted area; 3) Young Stewards Program (YSP) - We motivate youth by providing first-hand knowledge of the significant role they play in caring for our public lands. We provide an outdoor service experience grounded in the greater context of stewardship and conservation principals. YSP engaged with 835 students in 2023 on outdoor service projects or winter classroom programs. The service projects are very similar to our adult programs; but the work is tailored to the different age groups' physical abilities.