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Rocky Mountain National Park
Support Your Park

          How to Volunteer                             How to Donate

There are many ways to support Rocky Mountain National Park and the National Park Service.

How to Volunteer
The Volunteer Program at Rocky Mountain National Park is extensive. Over 1,400 volunteers donate more than 104,000 hours annually. Volunteers perform approximately 100 different jobs, encompassing vitually every aspect of park operations.

To learn more about how to volunteer at Rocky Mountain National Park, click here.

How to Donate-Rocky Mountain Nature Association
The Rocky Mountain Nature Association, the park's cooperating association raises money for significant long-term improvement projects within Rocky Mountain National Park including land acquisition, capital construction, restoration and preservation of historic structures, development of educational exhibits, construction of trails and development of wheelchair accessible pathways.

For more information about how to support Rocky Mountain National Park financially, click here.

 

Please Protect Rocky's Precious Park and Wilderness Resources
Park trails lead into wilderness and park roads to special places. They are places where wild plants and animals live out their daily lives and where natural processes prevail; They are also areas for people to be spiritually refreshed and physically challenged. They are areas to enjoy. From our visits we gain rich experiences and memories, but in return we must remember to give these areas another day of unspoiled wildness.

 
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  • Plan ahead and prepare.
  • Be considerate of other visitors.
  • Travel and camp on durable surfaces.
  • Respect wildlife.
  • Dispose of waste properly.
  • Minimize campfire Impacts.
  • Leave what you find


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Did You Know?
The Nerd Herd (aka research volunteers) gave more than 4,500 hours to the park in 2009. These citizen scientists help monitor the health of our resources including bears, elk, plants, hummingbirds, glaciers, and butterflies.
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Last Updated: August 15, 2009 at 14:47 EST