Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers’ (RFOV) paid internship, Youth in Nature, became my anticipated monthly highlight as a sophomore. The internship nurtured my passion for the outdoors, yet, all the while, I learned not just about our local ecosystems but about myself, too. The application to participate next school year is still open, until April 4 […]
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Sopris Sun requestsThe Sopris Sun is seeking local restaurants and catering companies interested in participating with our 17th anniversary wine tasting fundraiser at the Thompson Barn in River Valley Ranch on Feb. 17. In exchange for appetizers, The Sopris Sun and Sol del Valle will offer $600 in advertising credit. For details, contact Elizabeth Phillips […]
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Recordando el 2025 en noticias
2025 fue un año marcado por una ola de altibajos en el ámbito personal, comunitario, nacional, internacional y hasta mundial. A través de las dificultades y los logros, los Valles del Río Colorado y Roaring Fork demostraron una vez más el verdadero significado de la palabra comunidad. Como región, enfrentamos despidos federales, recortes de financiamiento […]
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Novedades: Noticias en Glenwood Springs y más
Decora las paredesAún no es tarde para comprar local durante esta temporada de regalos. El mercado navideño Deck the Walls de Carbondale Arts permanece abierto de 10 a.m. a 5 p.m. la mayoría de los días (cerrará el 24 de diciembre a las 2 p.m.). Este fin de semana habrá un mercado agrícola emergente en […]
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Federal shutdown placed public lands strain on local governments, nonprofits
As of Nov. 11, the federal government had been shut down for over 42 consecutive days. While some employees in various agencies remained at work with or without pay, many were furloughed or otherwise suspended via reduction in force orders. These limitations strained public lands management throughout the country. Colorado, as the state with the […]
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RFPLWF unites common interests
In late spring and early summer, signs began appearing at many outdoor access points throughout the Roaring Fork Valley. These notices included reminders to recreate responsibly alongside information about reduced public lands funding and ways to steward outdoor spaces. These signs are just one aspect of work being done by a new local coalition: the […]
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Community sprouting around RFHS biodome
Next volunteer project day is Oct. 25 Gretchen Hofmann has been taking care of organic gardens and biodomes since landing at the Windstar Foundation, an Aspen nonprofit founded by musician John Denver, when she was 25. She made her career stewarding diverse landscapes, even teaching organic gardening at UC Davis. Coming full circle, she is […]
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Otra carta desde Brasil
Al llegar a Brasil, me quedé cautivada por la flora y la fauna del Bosque Atlántico. Nova Friburgo, mi ciudad de intercambio, está situada en la Serra dos Órgãos, rodeada de frondosas colinas, y es notoriamente más fría que el resto del estado de Río de Janeiro. Aunque me trasladé de una ciudad de montaña […]
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Community rallies to revive RFHS greenhouse and garden
Editor’s note: I, Raleigh Burleigh, was a student at Roaring Fork High School and in its inaugural agriculture-biology class in 2011. The experience gave me a connection with several local elders in sustainability, as well as a greater appreciation for the wisdom of plants. In the year 2010, Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) — with […]
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Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers celebrates 30 years of stewardship
Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers (RFOV) is celebrating its 30th anniversary, and after all of this time is just as dedicated to maintaining a culture of stewardship for the benefit of recreational lands in both the Crystal and Roaring Fork valleys. Founded in 1995 by a group of locals — David Hamilton, Kevin O’Brien and Michael […]