Events

Monday, March 10

4:00 PM | Capitol Creek Ranch Snowshoe
Near Old Snowmass, Colorado map

Join us on snowshoes through iconic Capitol Creek Ranch. We’ll wander past beaver ponds and through aspen forests while exploring the history of this property that is protected by conservation easement within the Pitkin County Open Space and Trails program.


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Friday, March 21

8:45 AM | Buttermilk Uphill Breakfast Club
Buttermilk map

Join Roaring Fork Conservancy staff and River Stewards and City of Aspen Clean River Program for Friday Morning Uphill Breakfast Club - 8:45am to 10am! 

Grab your friends to hike or skin up to the Cliffhouse restaurant for delicious breakfast at the top of Buttermilk! 


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Thursday, April 3

6:00 PM | Colorado River District’s State of the River meeting
Third Street Center map

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Friday, April 25

8:00 AM | 2025 The Watershed Cleanup - SAVE THE DATE
Roaring Fork Valley map

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Wednesday, May 21

7:30 AM | Birding Maroon Creek Wetlands
Maroon Creek Wetlands Open Space (meet at Aspen Golf Club) map

Interested in checking off some birds from your life list?  Then join Roaring Fork Audubon and Roaring Fork Conservancy for a brisk morning of birding at the Maroon Creek Wetlands. A ranger from City of Aspen Parks & Open Space will explain how this constructed wetland benefits people and wildlife, by being a temporary home to dozens of migratory birds during the early summer.


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Thursday, June 12

3:00 PM | North Star Roaring Fork River Float
North Star Preserve map

Interested in floating the gentle Roaring Fork River through some of the most important wildlife habitat in the upper Roaring Fork Valley? 


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Monday, June 16

8:30 AM | Youth Beginner Fly Fishing Clinic
The River Center, 22800 Two Rivers Road, Basalt, CO 81621 map

Learn to fly fish this summer!


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Tuesday, June 17

3:00 PM | North Star Roaring Fork River Float
North Star Preserve map

Interested in floating the gentle Roaring Fork River through some of the most important wildlife habitat in the upper Roaring Fork Valley? 


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Thursday, June 19

3:00 PM | North Star Roaring Fork River Float
North Star Preserve map

Interested in floating the gentle Roaring Fork River through some of the most important wildlife habitat in the upper Roaring Fork Valley? 


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Wednesday, July 2

7:30 PM | Filoha Meadows Evening Exploration
Filoha Meadows Open Space, near Redstone map

We’re looking for adventure seekers to explore Filoha Meadows.


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Tuesday, July 8

7:30 PM | Family Filoha Meadows Evening Exploration
Filoha Meadows Open Space, near Redstone map

Spend an evening with your family playing games, catching fireflies, and learning about the local and natural history of this beautiful thermal wetland.


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Monday, July 21

12:00 PM | Herron Park – Insects of the Roaring Fork River
Herron Park, Aspen map

If you like rivers, nature or fly fishing, this is a perfect fit! Through a guided exploration of aquatic life in the heart of Aspen, you’ll discover various types of insects that live in the water and play a key role in healthy river ecosystems. 


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Monday, July 21

5:00 PM | Water in the Age of Silver: Touring Aspen's "Holden Works"
Holden-Marolt Mining Museum, Aspen map

Discover the largest industrial site in the history of Pitkin County: a state of the art silver processing plant known as the Holden Lixiviation Works. This silver processing plant was built on the banks of Castle Creek in 1891 by Edward Royal Holden, leading to innovative and sometimes destructive uses of water resources for hydropower and waste disposal...


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Friday, August 1

10:00 AM | Twin Lakes Tunnel & Diversion Tour
Lost Man Reservoir, east of Aspen map

Learn firsthand how up to 40% of the Roaring Fork River headwaters are diverted under the Continental Divide to the Front Range.


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Tuesday, September 30

3:00 PM | Filoha Afternoon Walk
Filoha Meadows map

Take a rare, autumn, afternoon walk to enjoy the unique and beautiful Filoha Meadows before its seasonal closure. 


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Roaring Fork Conservancy

PHONE: (970) 927-1290
EMAIL: info@roaringfork.org

MAILING ADDRESS:
PO Box 3349
Basalt, CO 81621

PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
22800 Two Rivers Road
Basalt, CO 81621

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