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.

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.

Looking back at the grassroots grit, community spirit, and growing legacy of stewardship that built a trailblazing movement in the Roaring Fork Valley.

Catch highlights from our 30th Anniversary Benefit, the upcoming Marble Extravaganza, and field highlights.

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