RMFI
(RIM-FEE) n.
An organization of stewards and guardians, passionate about caring for the public land we all love and engaging our community to protect it.
Tomorrow's Legacy,
Protected today.
Rocky Mountain Field Institute actively engages thousands of community volunteers every year through the completion of trail and restoration projects that help conserve and protect our treasured public landscapes.
About Us
The staff on this event were amazing! I had great conversation with all of the staff and they all taught me something I did not know. The brief about the tools beforehand, how to make the trail and use the tools was great...I would love to attend another event when I visit my son in Colorado again! Thank You for a WONDERFUL experience!!
We're Hiring!
We are looking to hire multiple positions at RMFI including 1 full-time Program Manager position and several seasonal Field Instructor positions. If you're passionate about community engagement, public land stewardship, and making a direct impact in protection and stewardship of public lands, then we want you on our team! Click the link below for all position announcements and application instructions.
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2022 Crew Leader Training!
The annual Pikes Peak Regional Crew Leader Training is an intensive weekend-long training for stewardship volunteers who are interested in becoming certified and active Stewardship Crew Leaders. While in the training, participants learn how to lead safe, successful trail projects and develop basic trail construction and restoration skills. The training is hosted in partnership by Rocky Mountain Field Institute, Trails and Open Space Coalition, Friends of the Peak, and the City of Colorado Springs, Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services Department.
Register Now!2021 Community Impact Report Available!
We are excited to announce the release of our 2021 Community Impact Report, which details all that kept us busy in 2021! Some important project highlights and accomplishments included embarking on our first year of a new Resilient Communities stewardship program, making significant progress on our reroute of the Devils Playground Trail to the top of Pikes Peak, improving forest health and timber stand improvement projects at Mueller State Park, and completing a wide variety of other trail and restoration projects at popular local parks and open spaces. We also turned 40 years old! Click the link below to read the full document.
Read the Report Now!2022 Earth Corps Applications Now Open
Earth Corps is an 18-day field studies course that provides motivated, environmentally conscious undergraduate students the opportunity to live and learn in the incredible natural classroom of the Colorado mountains. The program began in 2002 and in 2014, it won the Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education Higher Education Award. Application deadline is April 1, 2022. Click the link below to learn more and to apply today!
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