Volunteer Colorado

Colorado is replete with opportunities to volunteer outdoors. From trail work on Colorado’s famous fourteeners, to invasive species removal, to wildfire risk reduction, if you want to volunteer in Colorado’s open spaces, there’s a group for you. Our first volunteer gig was seed collection with Wildlands Restoration Volunteers. Seed banks are helpful to native plant restoration efforts elsewhere in the state. It’s quiet and calming work, and generally not physically taxing, which was a nice break from the high-exertion trail work from earlier in the summer.

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Canyons of the Ancients

Through the strength of the spirits, our ancestors built these dwellings here. That’s what makes them so significant. We want to encourage others to preserve these dwellings for future generations to come and observe because our cultural and traditional ways bring the soul nourishment. – Ernest M. Vallo Sr., Eagle Clan, Pueblo of Acoma, 004

Canyons of the Ancients, comprised of just 176,056-acres, contains the highest density of known archeological sites in the country. I feel like we should just be able to leave it there.

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