Note: our Americorp Public Programs Resource Assistant, Rose Nadelhoffer, wrote this op-ed for the Mountain Mail, that was published July 27, 2024. Chaffee County has a poop problem, and...
Have you wondered what songbirds live along the river, or how the Arkansas River is managed? Have you considered that while only 2% of our landscape is wetlands and riparian...
In this episode, we sit down at a beaver lodge with local author Ben Goldfarb, and his dog, Kit, to gab about beavers, mule deer, road kill and more!...
The GARNA volunteer chapter, Friends of Fourmile, has recently been working with the BLM and National Forest Foundation to improve management of overnight camping in the Fourmile Travel Management Area...
GARNA Renews the Brett Beasley Memorial Scholarship Local students pursuing careers in outdoor recreation and natural resource management have a chance to compete for $1,000 scholarships through this year’s installment...
GARNA Youth Ecological Literacy Program (YELP) Days and Ways to Volunteer! Spring 2024 Edition We love (and need to!) incorporate community volunteers into our school-based youth programs. Date/Time/Location Program Student...
For 37 days in the summer of 2023, Jeff Keidel traversed the backcountry trails of the San Isabel National Forest to collect data on trailheads, trails and dispersed campsites. As...
We’d like to highlight a local climate hero! Matt Nykiel demonstrated the power of people and community organization in the last month. Matt reached out to community members to rally...
What an amazing batch of photos this year for our annual photo contest! Our winners chosen by People’s Choice for each of the 5 categories. We used the winners as...
Did you know Chaffee County is 80% public lands, split between the US Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management and Colorado Parks & Wildlife? With the increase of recreation...