Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers

Key Facts & Figures—2011

Since 1995, RFOV has:

·        Completed 142 projects

·        Engaged over 13,100 volunteers, including 1,400 youth

·        Repaired and improved more than 246 miles of trail

·        Built 27 miles of new trail

·        Planted 11,200 trees & shrubs and 11 acres of wetlands

·        Completed projects worth several million dollars in value to our trails and public lands

·        Had at least two couples meet on a RFOV project and get married

RFOV currently has:

·        430 individual & family members, the most in RFOV’s history

·        15 groups involved in our Group Work Day and Adopt-A-Trail programs, also a record high

·        40 volunteer Crew Leaders

·        65 volunteers serving on 7 committees

·        A staff of four:  1 full-time ED, 1 part-time programs & administrative assistant, 1 part-time development coordinator, and 1 part-time, seasonal field coordinator

·        A budget of $300,000, up from $200,000 in 2009

·        Support consisting of Gov’t/land management agencies: 35%, Individuals: 25%, Foundations: 20%, Businesses/orgs: 20%

·        54 days scheduled in the field with volunteers, up from 23 in 2009

Other Facts

·        RFOV was founded in 1995 (has been going strong for 16 years)

·        It performs trail and restoration projects on public lands in the Roaring Fork, Crystal, Fryingpan & Colorado River Valleys

·        In a typical year we conduct 10-12 projects, some lasting several days, and oversee a dozen or so groups (including school classes, businesses and non-profits) on outdoor service projects

·        For every “hard” dollar that RFOV receives, $3-4  in value goes back to our trails and public lands

·        RFOV's signature event, the Town to Town Tour, a cross-country ski tour from Aspen to Basalt, made its debut in 2008 and has been a great new community event, drawing up to 360 participants and volunteers its first three years