Rocky Mountain Field Institute is please to announce that it is the 2012 winner of the Southern Colorado Conservation Award for Stewardship. Presented by Palmer Land Trust, please watch this wonderful film produced by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Ginger Kathrens.

Over Earth Day weekend, nearly 30 volunteers participated in a free training program to become crew leaders for trail projects in Colorado Springs.

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RMFI has completed trail and restoration work in South Colony Lake Basin in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness Area for over 15 years. This area is a prototype for how high elevation wilderness areas can be cared and managed. RMFI's innovative tram system is used to transport rocks on steep slopes.

Watch the captivating story of the reconstruction of Strausenback Trail. Located in Garden of the Gods Park in Colorado Springs, Strausenback was once a gullied, eroding mess of a trail. Used by tens of thousands of hikers and runners each year, and 15,000 equestrians, it was loved to the point of ruin. But now, after 1.5 years of trail and restoration work by the Rocky Mountain Field Institute, and the construction of over 50 huge rock risers, Strausenback is back. Watch the new RMFI short video NOW!

We protect, repair, and restore our most treasured natural areas throughout Southern Colorado. Each year, over 1,000 volunteers engage in our dynamic, hands-on projects to repair trails in Garden of the Gods, improve riparian habitat along Fountain Creek, and restore sensitive wetland and alpine areas on Pikes Peak. We love getting our hands dirty and flexing our muscles, all out of a commitment to keep the Pikes Peak region a healthy and beautiful place to live.