Our shared backyard shapes us. We shape it back.

Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers brings our community together to care for the public lands we all call home through education, restoration, and collective action since 1995.

The result: healthier landscapes, stronger trails, and a community more deeply connected to the places it loves.

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The 2026 Season is Here!

Member registration opened on March 16 and general registration opens on April 1st. Not a member? Learn more and join us for $35 or more a year and get early access! View our 2026 Community Projects and Trainings and save your spot. Scroll down to see other upcoming programs.

Become a Trail Ambassador

Love being on the trail and connecting with people? Become a Trail Ambassador and help foster a welcoming, responsible trail culture across the Roaring Fork Valley.

This new stewardship program invites community members to serve as friendly, informed presences on some of our busiest routes — sharing trail etiquette, answering questions, and modeling sustainable recreation through positive, peer-to-peer engagement.

If you’re looking for a meaningful way to give back, deepen your relationship with public lands, and help protect the places that connect us all, this is your chance.

Applications are now open. Join us.

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Adventure Stewards Registration is Open

Don’t miss out on this unique summer program for ages 11-14 that combines outdoor adventure, conservation education, stewardship, and fun experiences with new friends. This season, we’re offering two Monday - Friday sessions: June 22-26 and July 27-31. Pickup and drop-off is at the Third Street Center in Carbondale. Spots fill up quickly so register today!

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Youth in Nature Applications

Calling all high schoolers ready to lead outside! We are now accepting applications for the 2026/2027 Youth in Nature (YIN) cohort.

YIN is RFOV’s paid summer internship for local teens who want to build leadership skills, gain hands-on conservation experience, and make a real impact on public lands across the Roaring Fork Valley.

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Join Our Team!

Applications are still open for our 2026 seasonal positions. If you love working in the outdoors, have conservation leadership experience, and love building community through stewardship, we want to hear from you!

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2025 RFOV Hats for Purchase

Show your love for the trails while supporting Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers!

Every purchase directly supports RFOV’s mission to protect and restore the trails, lands, and wild places we all love.

  • Durable + comfortable design

  • Perfect for trail days and everyday wear

  • 100% of proceeds support local conservation

Grab yours today and wear your stewardship with pride!

2025 RFOV Hat 2025 RFOV Hat
$35.00

RFOV logo embroidered on yellow Decky, 5 panel, high profile, relaxed cotton blend, rope hat.

2026 Season Projects & Trainings

Check out our 2026 Community Projects and Trainings by clicking on the box in the upper left corner.

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Breathing Life Back Into Coal Basin

Once an active coal mine, Coal Basin Ranch is now a living example of what long-term restoration can achieve. Through years of coordinated restoration and community-powered stewardship, this landscape has transformed into a place where ecological recovery and recreation coexist. From extraction to renewal, its story is still unfolding.

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Nature’s Engineers at Work: Restoring Butler Creek

RFOV volunteers are helping restore Butler Creek by building beaver dam analogues that strengthen wetlands, improve trout habitat, and increase watershed resilience. Read how this hands-on work is bringing nature’s engineers back to the landscape—and what it means for the future of our local waterways.

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Stewardship Spotlight: February 2026

RFOV | February Stewardship Spotlight: Trail Ambassadors, Trivia Night, and Season Kick-Off Party!

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Stewardship Spotlight: January 2026

RFOV | January Stewardship Spotlight: New Trail Ambassadors, Trivia Night, and Youth in Nature get WFA Certs!

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December 2025

RFOV Voted Best Green Organization in the Valley, Youth in Nature visits Colorado National Monument, and we’re hiring!

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November 2025

Collective Impact at its Best - What we achieved in 2025!

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This summer, young people aren't just exploring the outdoors — they're protecting it. We're proud to offer programs that connect youth to the land and to something bigger than themselves. ✅ Adventure Stewards – Conservation education + r
Bluebird skies, fresh snow, and a mountain full of learning — our Youth in Nature students had an incredible day at Buttermilk last month! 🎿❄️ Thanks to our partners at @aspensnowmass, students spent the day skiing and riding while connecting
Member registration is officially OPEN! RFOV Members get exclusive early access to sign up for 2026 projects — more than two weeks before general registration opens in April. Use your member code to lock in your spots now! Our full season cal
The 2026 season is right around the corner! 🌿🛠️ Trail days, restoration projects, new places to explore, and an incredible community to do it with — we can’t wait to get back out there. What project do you want to see on the calendar
Calling all middle school adventurers (ages 11–14)! Adventure Stewards is back for another season of exploring the Roaring Fork Valley while giving back to the places we love. Registration is now open! Each 5-day session mixes hands-on stewar
Meet Susana, RFOV’s new Youth Education Coordinator! 🌿 Susana recently moved to the Roaring Fork Valley from Colombia and we’re so excited to have her on the team! She’s passionate about helping people fall in love with the natura
🌿 Our 2026 season is just around the corner! We’re kicking it off with a few different ways to show up, connect, and celebrate the outdoors we love: 🧠 Feb 26 – Trivia Night @CarbondaleBeerWorks from 5:30-8:30pm Test your Colorado conse
High schoolers — this is your sign. ⛰️ Youth in Nature is now accepting applications for next year! Spend one year building outdoor skills, gaining leadership experience, and exploring the places you love alongside an awesome cohort of peers.
Your office this summer? ⛰ Alpine ridgelines 🛠 Rockwork and trail builds 🔥 A hardworking, tight-knit crew 🌲 Weeks in the Maroon–Snowmass Wilderness RFOV is hiring a Trail Crew Leader to lead a small crew through backcountry projects, hi
We’ll be at Uphill Breakfast this Friday — come say hi! Swing by our table, grab a plate, and learn what’s ahead for this season. Every Friday, The Cliffhouse hosts the Friday Morning Uphill Breakfast Club at the top of Buttermilk
Meet our newest way to show up for the trails 🌿 Trail Ambassadors are friendly, informed stewards helping create a welcoming, responsible trail culture on some of our favorite and busiest trails. If you love being outside, connecting with people, a
With fewer rangers and crews in the field to watch over our public lands, recreating responsibly matters more than ever. ✅Pack out all trash, including human and pet waste. ✅Follow seasonal closures. ✅Respect wildlife. ✅Prepare for winter conditi
 

The Aspen Chamber Resort Association (ACRA) is donating up to $50,000 to Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers for signatures to the Aspen Pledge. Please visit here and take the Pledge