Wildlands Restoration Volunteers

Description

WRV organizes about 150 projects per year, completing a wide variety of important habitat restoration and conservation work in around the Northern Colorado Front Range. Projects can be a single day, but some may last a weekend or longer with camping in spectacular mountain settings. Attendance averages 60 volunteers, but ranges from 10 to over 100. Tasty meals are usually provided, and no experience is necessary!

• Create a strong network of volunteers capable of caring for these sites through trainings, educational opportunities, and partnerships with other local organizations.
• Encourage community-based involvement in projects by recruiting volunteers who live in communities near project sites and/or are members of user groups who frequent those sites.
• Develop and implement high quality, scientific restoration techniques. We aim to contribute to scientific field of ecological restoration.
• Collaborate closely with land managers and other stakeholders to identify key sites in need of ecological restoration.
• Serve a diverse audience including urban and rural residents, adults, middle and high school students, disadvantaged youth, local watershed protection groups, local outdoor clubs, and other recreational users of local public lands.
• Have fun, work hard, and celebrate the deep love of mountains, forests, streams, and open spaces, which motivates our work.