Leave No Trace – http://www.lnt.org – Check out the web site of LNT and learn some important minimum impact hiking tips.
Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC) – http://www.voc.org- Colorado’s premier outdoor volunteer organization, provides access to the clearinghouse for volunteer opportunities state wide.
Outward Bound West – http://www.obwest.org- Check out the Outward Bound West web site to learn about their world class outdoors expeditions.
Rocky Mountain Field Institute – http://www.rmfi.org – RMFI’s web site describes their post-graduate academic courses and volunteer programs.
Colorado Mountain Club – http://www.cmc.org- CMC’s web site will tell you all you need to know about Colorado’s largest and oldest hiking club.
Fourteener Sites of Interest
Summit Post – http://www.summitpost.com – Route descriptions, pictures, and the latest information and betas on Colorado’s Fourteeners, as well as other peaks around the world. It also features an active and targeted message board system.
14erWorld.com – http://www.fourteenerworld.com- Active, subscription-based forum with the latest information about Colorado’s Fourteeners, including up-to-date betas for all seasons.
The Colorado 14ers – http://www.14ers.com – More information on Colorado’s Fourteeners, including lots of photos, route narratives, elevation profiles, and more.
San Juan Mountains Association, “Chicago Basin Trip Planning Guide” – http://www.sjma.org – Check this site for details on how to plan a trip to Chicago Basin, as well as for additional details on the San Juans.
Other Sites of Interest
Colorado Natural Heritage Program – http://www.cnhp.colostate.edu
Colorado Native Plant Society – http://www.conps.org/conps.html
Colorado Outdoor Recreation Search and Rescue (CORSAR) Card – http://dola.colorado.gov/dlg/fa/sar/sar_purchase.html
National Plants Database – http://plants.usda.gov/plants/index.html
Society for Ecological Restoration – http://www.ser.org
Southwest Colorado Wildflowers – http://swcoloradowildflowers.com/index.php#top
Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) – http://www.goco.org
Colorado State Parks – http://parks.state.co.us[
Colorado Division of Wildlife – http://wildlife.state.co.us
USDA Forest Service –
http://www.fs.fed.us
Bureau of Land Management – http://www.blm.gov
National Park Service – http://www.nps.gov
Outdoor Recreation Information Center (ORIC) – http://www.oriconline.org
Colorado Outdoor Training Initiative – http://www.nttp.net/coti
Colorado Avalanche Information Center – http://avalanche.state.co.us/
Forest Service National Avalanche Center – http://www.fsavalanche.org/index.php
Colorado Mountain Snowpack maps – http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov
Weather Underground – http://www.wunderground.com
National Weather Service – http://www.crh.noaa.gov
Wilderness First Responder courses (First Lead) – http://www.firstlead.com
CPR Training (Red Cross) –
http://www.denver-redcross.org/classes/classes.asp”
NOLS Wilderness First Aid Courses –
http://www.nols.edu/wmi/courses/schedule.shtml#wfa_wfr_recert