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Friends of Fourmile work to Improve Camping in Fourmile

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...

Beasley Memorial Scholarship – Deadline Extended to April 8

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 Program Seeks Volunteers!

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...

Wilderness Monitoring Project Takes a Look at Backcountry Camping

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...

Climate Hero: Chaffee County Reviews Energy-Preferred Code Amendment

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...

Photo Contest Results!

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...

Taking Care of our Public Lands with the Chaffee Rec Adopters

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...

Staff Stories: Bianka Goes to Washington – Hunters of Color Western Hunting Program

Staff Stories highlight GARNA staff and what we do in our “free time” and how we live out GARNA’s mission of conservation and environmental education in our daily lives.  I...

Annual Photo Contest

The 9th Annual GARNA Photo Contest Launches on October 30! Our photo contest is an annual fundraiser that celebrates the beauty and natural features of our amazing valley. Photographer entries...

GARNA Welcomes Longstanding Nonprofit Leader Jason Marsden as New Executive Director

GARNA is excited to introduce Jason Marsden as the new Executive Director! Marsden, 51, brings to the role more than two decades of nonprofit executive experience with organizations whose missions...
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