Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers

By Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers Special to The Sopris Sun  Nature Note: Finding the new in the familiar Even in a place as beautiful and varied as the Roaring Fork Valley, even in the height of summer, it’s easy to fall into habits that tug us back to the same places in the same way. […]

By Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers Special to The Sopris Sun Too many people?  Now that the snow’s gone from everywhere but the highest peaks, everyone’s getting out to see spectacular alpine vistas and wildflowers. With many more people visiting the outdoors than ever before, and considering the fragility of alpine environments, it’s important to ask […]

By Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers Special to The Sopris Sun  It’s always fun to put something into the ground and watch it grow, but Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers (RFOV) only plants trees occasionally…join us at Lazy Glen on June 21 to plant 100 cottonwoods!  Typically, tree planting is reserved for locations in which soil and […]

By Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers Special to The Sopris Sun Nature Note: Creative destruction Two weeks ago, while Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers and U.S. Forest Service staff were scouting Glenwood Canyon’s Grizzly Creek Trail to scope out landslide damage and necessary repairs to the trail, we found an entirely new stream! It was likely created […]