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Press Coverage & Annual Reports
This page brings together Wildlands Restoration Volunteers’ press coverage, annual reports, and transparency resources. These materials highlight WRV’s restoration work, volunteer leadership, partnerships, and long-term impact across Colorado, while providing accountability and insight into how our organization operates.
Below you’ll find links to WRV’s annual reports, an extensive archive of press coverage, and additional resources that support transparency and public understanding of our work.
Press
WRV’s work has been featured in local, regional, and national media outlets. These articles highlight volunteer stewardship, restoration projects, partnerships, and the role community engagement plays in caring for Colorado’s landscapes.
(September 2025) The Flume: Wildlands Restoration Volunteers leads trail improvement projects
(September 2025) Summit Daily: Get Wild: Volunteers are essential to trail restoration
(December 2024) WRAL: ‘Beaver Corps’ help maintain balance between ecosystems and people
(September 2024) DVIDS: 310th Space Wing assists in Colorado wildland conservation
(September 2024) Coloradoan: Cameron Peak Fire burn scar reforestation: how and why people volunteer
(August 2022) NEON Science Observatory Blog: AGU-TEX Project Update: Supporting Wildland Restoration in Colorado
(August 2021) Longmont Leader: City of Longmont and Volunteers Help Balance Local Ecosystem
(June 2021) The New York Times: Wildfires Threaten Urban Water Supplies, Long After the Flames Are Out
(June 2021) The Coloradoan: Community Foundation contributes $670,000 to help watersheds damaged by Cameron Peak Fire
(June 2021) Estes Park Trail Gazette: Community Foundation NoCoFires Fund awards grants to mitigate watershed damage
(November 2020) Longmont Times-Call: Longmont awarded $219K GOCO grant; city partners with WRV for maintenance projects
(October 2020) The Cottonwood Institute: CI partners with WRV, Thorne, and others to launch Stewardship Internship
(October 2020) Longmont Leader: Nonprofit, farmers join forces for healthy future of ag lands
(September 2020) The Chaffee County Times: Wildlands Restoration Volunteers plan Fourmile work day
(August 2020) Loveland Reporter-Herald: Larimer County announces 2020 Environmental Stewardship Awards
(August 2020) Boulder Daily Camera: WRV leads third annual river cleanup along St. Vrain Greenway
(August 2020) Dolores River Restoration Partnership: Partner Highlight, 2019 Annual Report
(July 2020) Longmont Times-Call: WRV moving headquarters to Longmont
(November 2019) Loveland Reporter-Herald: Young Gulch Trail reopens after 7 years
(October 2019) Coloradoan: The trail that wouldn’t die: How volunteers revived Young Gulch Trail
(August 2019) NBC Denver: Volunteers have spent thousands of hours rebuilding this trail
(July 2019) Audubon Rockies: Restoring St. Vrain Creek
(April 2019) Boulder Daily Camera: WRV celebrates 20 years with 20 events
(November 2018) CBS Denver: Some skip the stores on Black Friday to volunteer outside
(May 2018) KUNC: There’s a domestic war raging right now — against a plant
(October 2017) Rocky Mountain Collegian: CSU students help restore areas devastated by 2013 floods
(September 2017) Colorado Public Radio: Restoration of Left Hand Creek continues four years after floods
(August 2017) Boulder Daily Camera: Native seed collectors help revegetate land in Boulder County
(July 2017) Coloradoan: Volunteers continue work on Young Gulch Trail
(August 2016) Boulder Daily Camera: Teens help with river restoration after flood recovery
(April 2016) The Denver Post: Volunteers conduct final restoration work at Lower Skin Gulch
Annual Reports
WRV annual reports summarize restoration accomplishments, volunteer engagement, partnerships, and financial stewardship for each year.
Annual Report FAQ
WRV provides additional context to help readers understand nonprofit reporting, finances, and transparency.
Additional Transparency Resources
WRV also shares public accountability resources for donors, partners, and the community.