From June to August 2021, I was a Crew Leader for the Rocky Mountain Conservancy – Conservation Corps stationed in the Canyon Lakes District of northern Colorado. Myself, my co-leader, and our 8 crew members spent our summer rehabilitating trails that had been burned in the Cameron Peak Fire of 2020. After crew leader training […]
As both afternoon rainstorms and RMNP visitors increase in frequency, all signs are pointing to one thing: summer. For the Rocky Mountain Conservancy, the beginning of summer kicks off the Conservation Corps program and welcomes crews of inspired, motivated young adults to a season of hard work, learning, and lots of fun. These young people […]
The Rocky Mountain Conservancy will be able to host four Conservation Corps crews for a total of 20 AmeriCorps members in 2020. Although the season will serve a smaller number of members and be delayed by two weeks, the Conservancy is pleased to be able to host these crews. The crews will be based in […]
In 2019, the Rocky Mountain Conservancy – Conservation Corps completed over 10,500 hours of volunteer service in Rocky Mountain National Park and the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests. This work was completed by thirty-three AmeriCorps members spread across five crews working in the Boulder, Canyon Lakes, and Sulphur Ranger Districts of the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests, as well […]
During the month of July, the Rocky Mountain Conservancy hosted a group of eight high school students from Colorado Front Range communities to work, explore, and live in Rocky Mountain National Park. For two weeks, these students lived in tents in the Moraine Park campground and completed a variety of work-service projects to support the […]
The Rocky Mountain Conservancy’s High School Leadership Corps (HSLC) successfully concluded its first session on Friday, June 28th. The June Crew devoured burgers at our end-of-session cookout. Understandably so, two weeks of revegetation, field trips and lessons, turnpike construction, hiking, and bridge building would turn any person ravenously hungry. On our first days together, the […]
