Rocky Mountain Conservancy and Rocky Mountain National Park will celebrate the second annual Colorado Public Lands Day by hosting a volunteer project in Rocky. In May 2016, Colorado became the first state in the nation to establish a holiday recognizing the value of public lands within the state. Every year, the third Saturday in May […]
Estes Park – Concluding a one-year fundraising effort, the Rocky Mountain Conservancy and the Trust for Public Land (TPL) announced that they have purchased the largest remaining privately-held property within Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP). As most of you know, several years ago, the landowners of this park in-holding on the east side of RMNP, […]
Effort will permanently protect 40 acres on east side of park Estes Park, Colorado – The Rocky Mountain Conservancy (Rocky Mountain National Park’s nonprofit partner) announced today that it is spearheading a fundraising effort to acquire the largest remaining privately-held property within Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP). The organization will raise $3.6 million to fund […]
Due to some money raised during an emergency appeal after the flooding last year, Rocky Mountain Conservancy is able to sponsor two crews in Rocky Mountain National Park during the 2014 summer. These crews have been working hard to maintain trails heavily damaged by the floods, both by cleaning drainages and clearing the trail. Please […]
Here is a glimpse into a week in the life (5/31-6/8) of the Estes Crew led by Delaney and Jerry, written by Delaney, Hania, and Jerry: Two Saturdays ago (6/1) both Estes crews headed over Trail Ridge Road for the first time to visit the Shadow Mountain Crew. We enjoyed canoeing, a bonfire, and a cookout in the […]
Last week all of the Rocky Mountain Conservancy – Conservation Corps leaders arrived in Estes Park for a week of icebreakers, meetings, and leadership trainings. Each crew’s leader and assistant leader had an opportunity to practice their communication skills with a blindfold tent building ice breaker, got a chance to learn about their season from the […]
