Photo Contest Winners and Photo Products
November 26, 2024
Thanks to everyone who entered our annual photo contest and those who voted! The photo contest is one of our
Photo Credit: William Helms
Protecting the Arkansas River Valley
Support GARNA
Kids learning science outdoors, neighbors meeting for a hike, river guides learning our community, more families composting and recycling — what brings all these values to our daily life here in the Upper Arkansas Valley? It’s GARNA, and we want you to be a part of it!
While we do earn public support through grants and contract services, voluntary donations from individuals and businesses help ensure that all of us who live here, and those that visit, can rely on GARNA for continued enjoyment of our public lands, flowing waters and outdoor way of life.
We encourage you to join our ranks as a member, but offer other ways to support GARNA through general donations, special funds and advised giving.
General Donations
You can support GARNA through our General Fund, which helps our daily operational costs and staff support. You can also apply designations in the general donation form, including the Stage and Rail Historic Route and for our sustainability programs.
Planned Giving
Planned giving using investments or retirement accounts are a great way to support GARNA! Contact Jason to donate through planned giving.
Donor-Advised Fund
A donor-advised fund (DAF) is a charitable investments account that allows you to donate money, stock, or other assets in an established giving account. We work through the Chaffee County Community Foundation as the sponsor organization to make your giving easy.
Qualified Charitable Distribution
Qualified charitable distributions (QDC) and Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) allow donations directly from retirement accounts. Learn More
Special Funds
Brett Beasley Memorial Scholarship
The inspiration of the Memorial Scholarship is to honor Brett Beasley, who was a partner and friend to GARNA and an employee of the USFS - Salida Ranger District. The Scholarship is awarded annually to a high school senior who is interested in pursuing a career in natural resources.
Chaffee Mobile Gear Library
The Chaffee Mobile Gear Library, a project of GARNA, is committed to improving access to the outdoors for everybody. The Chaffee Mobile Gear Library is more than just a gear lending program, it is an inclusive and empowering outdoor community. CMGL strives to support disinvested communities, uplift BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities, and foster programming that centers around community, skill building, and outdoor empowerment.
ChaffeeGIVES is a year-round program of the Community Foundation and Colorado Gives Day to increase giving throughout the county. GARNA annually sets goals to fund special projects from Middle School-specific programming to outfitting the Valley View Schoolhouse Nature Learning Center.
Program Milestones
Measuring GARNA's Impact
For more information on our most recently reported program milestones, view the Annual Report.
Latest GARNA News
A Brighter Future for Recycling in Chaffee County
November 6, 2024
This article is part of our Environmental Series for the Mountain Mail. Published Oct 30, 2024 By Rose Nadelhoffer “The
Interlaken Post-Fire Recovery Volunteer Day
October 29, 2024
On October 25, GARNA helped organize a second work day in the Interlaken Fire zone. Our Blue Elements Americorp, Rose,
