program overview
Our cherished natural lands need our help! Whether it’s restoring sensitive alpine areas, rehabilitating parklands, or creating wet meadows in arid landscapes across Colorado, WRV is healing the land while building a community dedicated to the care of our natural resources.
Volunteer opportunities are posted on our calendar, where you can browse upcoming projects, view details, and sign up based on your interests, location, and availability.
Restoring alpine tundra at Summit Lake
Enhancing sage-grouse habitat across Colorado
Backing up restoration with data at Campbell Valley • Background video
WRV specialties include improving wet meadow habitat for sage-grouse and other wildlife by building rock structures, building beaver dam analog structures, closing and revegetating non-sanctioned roads, and restoring alpine tundra from over-use. A new project series is creating pollinator habitat with local farms through a restorative agriculture initiative.
Did you know that WRV projects help the climate?
When WRV restores a forest or grassland, the growing plants take carbon from the air and put it into leaves, trunks, and roots. Wetlands take up even more carbon! Plus new plants protect the soil from eroding which keeps carbon from going back into the air. Whenever possible WRV uses locally sourced plants, wood, and rock; carpools volunteers to event sites, and offers vegetarian meal options. Also, many projects give more climate-helping details at the lunch time talk. Come see what your local restoration group is doing to help the climate!
WRV Thanks: Boulder County P&OS, City of Longmont, CO Parks & Wildlife, Denver Mtn Parks, Rocky Mtn National Park, US Bureau of Land Management, US Fish & Wildlife Service, US Forest Service, more
Morgan Crowley & Nate Boschmann, Program Managers • Volunteer leaders include Mark F, Paul L, Tim S, Tracy H & many more