Full Summer 2021 Schedule – PDF Get Dirty: Explore and Protect our Public Lands
Full Summer 2021 Schedule - PDF
Silt Island Bird Watching – Bilingual Saturday, June 12
*Continua en español Silt Island Bird Watching Saturday, June 12, 7 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Island Park, Silt Come to Island Park in Silt for a half day of bird watching! This bilingual Defiende Nuestra Tierra event is in partnership with the Audubon Society, and is a wonderful opportunity to get out with your family and friends to enjoy watching and listening to some local birds. We should easily find many cliff swallows nesting under the bridge. We'll also look for yellow warblers, black-headed grosbeaks, song sparrows, house wrens and more! After a bit of time here we will drive [...]
Prince Creek Stewardship Day Saturday, June 19
Prince Creek Stewardship Day Saturday, June 19, 9 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Prince Creek Trail System Join Wilderness Workshop, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Roaring Fork Mountain Bike Association (RFMBA) to repair and restore old double track in the Crown Mountain Recreation Area. We will be working off of the BLM's Resource Management Plan to help improve the landscape for all users; volunteers will primarily be collecting dead and down vegetation to place on closed routes to be rehabbed. Additional tasks will include building fence, grubbing / digging with hand tools and installing signs. To help us plan, [...]
Glenwood Canyon Restoration Alliance (GCRA) Grizzly Creek Tour the Trails Sunday, June 20
Glenwood Canyon Restoration Alliance (GCRA) Grizzly Creek Tour the Trails Sunday, June 20, 9 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Grizzly Creek Trail near Glenwood Springs Join us for a relaxed half-day excursion near Glenwood Springs. On this hike we will talk about the recent Grizzly Creek Fire, fire ecology and the importance of sustainable landscape management. To help us plan, please register in advance. Additional information will be sent in your confirmation email.
Avalanche Creek Bird Watching – Bilingual Saturday, June 26
Avalanche Creek Bird Watching Saturday, June 26, 7 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Avalanche Creek near Redstone Come to Avalanche Creek, just outside of Carbondale for a half day of bird watching! This bilingual Defiende Nuestra Tierra event is in partnership with the Audubon Society, and is a wonderful opportunity to get out with your family and friends to enjoy watching and listening to some local birds. We might see some colorful locals like the Western Tanager or the ruby throated hummingbird! While slowly driving up toward the campground we can stop for any interesting birds we hear along the way. This section of [...]
Crystal River Hike and Picnic Saturday, July 3
Crystal River Hike and Picnic Saturday, July, 3rd 10:00a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Avalanche Creek, near Carbondale Join Wilderness Workshop on July 3 for a short hike and picnic at the old Janeway stop along the Crystal River. We will chat about the historic use of the old Janeway stop and what the future might look like for the Crystal River Valley. To help us plan, please register in advance. Additional information will be sent in your confirmation email.
Historic Camp Hale Tour with Susie Kincaide Thursday, July 8
Historic Camp Hale Tour with Susie Kincaide Thursday, July 8th, 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Camp Hale, near Vail Tour Pando Valley where the US Army once housed 10,000 personnel, 4000 mules and 250 sled dogs during WWII. The tour includes the Eagle River headwaters, Field House ruins, rock climbing wall, ski hill, rifle range and the intersection of the Colorado Trail. Round trip is approximately 5 miles, with a stop at a beautiful waterfall for lunch. Ambitious hikers can ascend the Colorado Trail toward Kokomo Pass (12,020 feet), a moderate 12-mile hike, or save that adventure for another day. Please leave dogs [...]
North Star Restoration Saturday, July 10
North Star Restoration Day Sunday, July 10, 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. North Star Preserve in Aspen Alongside Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers and Pitkin County Open Space and Trails we will plant wetland seedlings in the recently completed fen restoration area to ensure long-term success of the restoration project and native wetland plant establishment. This is a full day event in a beautiful setting near downtown Aspen. To help us plan, please register in advance. Additional information will be sent in your confirmation email.
Hike with the Western Slope Conservation Center Sunday, July 11
Hike with the Western Slope Conservation Center Sunday, June 6, 1 – 4:00 p.m. Huntsman Ridge, near Redstone Hike with our partners at the Western Slope Conservation Center and Keep the North Fork Fruitful coalition, where attendees can learn more about the threat of oil and gas developments in the North Fork Valley and the need for permanent protections in this special place To help us plan, please register in advance. Additional information will be sent in your confirmation email.
Hoosier Pass Hike with Susie Kincaide Sunday, July 11
Hoosier Pass Hike with Susie Kincaide Thursday, July 8th, 8:30a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Hoosier Pass in Summit County Join Wilderness Workshop and the Headwaters Group of the Sierra Club for this hike into the proposed Hoosier Ridge Wilderness Area in Summit County. Explore a prime example of a native alpine ecosystem and enjoy expansive views in a landscape included within the Colorado Outdoor Recreation & Economy (CORE) Act, currently being considered in the US Senate. This proposed wilderness area spans nearly 6,000 acres (9.4 square miles) and is contiguous with a Roadless Area of the same name across the Continental Divide [...]