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 […]
The Boulder Crew had another strenuous yet spectacular work week on the Isabelle Glacier Trail! Thanks to the rock carries last week, we were able to get a fresh start on Monday with the continuation of building on each site. Monday began with a three mile hike from the trailhead to our campsite, and another […]
This week the Shadow Crew teamed up with the Wilderness Crew on the Sulphur Ranger District to replace a bridge. We packed our bags full for a five-day hitch in the Indian Peaks Wilderness. We have been looking forward to this project the whole summer and were hyped that it was finally here! We took […]
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 […]
During Week 6, the Rawah Crew completed an eight-day hitch. The second half of that hitch is reported below: Friday morning started with a warm, delicious breakfast and hot coffee prepared by Zoe’s gracious parents in the early morning. After being filled with laughter, smiles, and good company we were ready to tackle the second part […]
This week the Boulder Crew said an early goodbye to our homey campsite at Kelly Dahl and hello to our new campsite in the beautiful Brainard Lake Recreation Area where we’ll be carrying out trail work for the rest of the season. After a successful move in to our new campsite, our week began on […]
