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 […]
Keep Rocky’s Bears Wild! Rocky Mountain National Park’s goal is to keep black bears wild. Wild behavior includes browsing on chokecherries, clawing on downed logs to get to ants and other insects, scavenging deer and elk carcasses, and being fearful of humans. This is normal bear activity. This natural lifestyle can be interrupted if they […]
