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In the Heart of Dolores Canyon: Protecting a Desert Oasis

By Alex Schupp • September 4, 2025
Volunteer a Weekend to Cage and Protect Cottonwoods Along the Dolores River

Grossman Scholar Spotlight: Ahtziri Rodriguez

By Alex Schupp • September 4, 2025
Hello everyone, my name is Ahtziri!

The Trails Don’t Build Themselves: Maintaining Colorado's Iconic 14er Trails

By Alex Schupp • August 22, 2025
Meet the Volunteers Hauling Tools Above 10,000 Feet to Protect Colorado’s Most Iconic Peaks

Grossman Scholar Spotlight: Kace Vazquez del Mercado

By Alex Schupp • July 10, 2025
Grossman Scholar Kace reflects on their path in conservation biology and how VOC’s scholarship is helping them pursue hands-on research and fieldwork at CSU.

ANNUAL Publications

2025 was a year of adaptation and resiliency. Browse VOC's 2025 Impact Report to see how VOC has actively supported Colorado's most pressing stewardship needs.

Our Impact

In 2024, Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado celebrated 40 years of impact, marking a milestone year of record-breaking achievements, reuniting with past volunteers, and expanding our community and projects. Watch the highlights of this history and join us as we embark on our fifth decade of protecting and enhancing Colorado's natural spaces.

In 2017, Colorado's largest outdoor stewardship organization, Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC), celebrated a Grand Milestone of 1,000 projects. In this video, we take a look at our impact and the importance of stewardship in Colorado.

WHAT ARE VOLUNTEER PROJECTS LIKE?

Wildlife Habitat Improvements @ Vail | June 19, 2021

16 volunteers spent the day removing 1100 feet of an 8-foot-tall highway fence. The old fence was directing mule deer and other large ungulates toward the highway, where they were susceptible to being hit by motorists.

Wildlife Habitat Restoration @ Guffey | May 22-23, 2021

19 volunteers spent the weekend traveling over steep terrain to remove a mile of old barbed wire fence, including numerous metal posts, that would often injure or entangle wildlife.

Stone Quarry Trail Construction | October 7-8, 2017

55 volunteers from across Colorado built over 2000' of a new trail for hikers, equestrians, and mountain bikers in the Stone Quarry area near Del Norte.

Wheeler Geologic Area Volunteer Trip | July 10, 2017

A group of volunteers made the 9-mile trek into the La Garita Wilderness to perform critical sustainability work on the trail leading to the otherworldly Wheeler Geologic Area.

Staunton State Park Trail Restoration | July 13, 2013

A group of volunteers spent the day restoring the Old Mill Trail in Staunton State Park. Participants built 13 drainage structures on the old road, which has been converted to a hiking trail.

Poudre Learning Center Flood Recovery | July 2014

The September 2013 floods severely impacted Weld County's Poudre Learning Center and left many areas in need of restoration.

National Public Lands Day Cottonwood Trail Maintenance & Construction | 2014

Volunteers helped maintain and complete a much anticipated section of new trail that now provides safe and easy access for hikers, horseback riders and mountain bikers.

Flood & Fire Restoration | 2014

Volunteers worked in flood-damaged parks and on trails in Estes Park, Lyons, Greeley, Longmont, and throughout Jefferson County.

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