Outdoor Adventure Search and Rescue - OASAR
For more information, please contact Bryan at fergusob@msudenver.edu
OASAR is a volunteer program within the Outdoor Adventure program of the Auraria Campus.
OASAR provides students, faculty and staff opportunities to get involved in the Outdoor Adventure program at no cost.
OASAR program topics and projects include high angle rescue, rope work, trail building/maintenance, trash pick-up, search and rescue techniques, research, testing and leadership.
If you’d like to volunteer, please contact us at OASAR.Auraria@gmail.com
Service Projects
We work with various agencies to develop and provide service opportunities for students of the Auraria Campus. Please check the schedule for up-coming events.
If you would like to suggest or organize a service event, please contact us at fergusob@mscd.edu or call 303.556.2391 to speak to a student staff member.
If you represent an organization with an interest in developing or providing service opportunities, please email us at fergusob@mscd.edu.
Community Partnerships
These agencies have expressed a specific interest in assisting students to reach their experiential learning goals by providing diverse and challenging opportunities.
Opportunities include: Ski guiding, event planning, teaching, leading groups, fund raising, trail building, conducting research, developing programs and much more…
Adaptive Adventures
4840 Pearl East Circle - 201W
Boulder, CO 80301-2486
Phone: 303.396.1339
Toll Free: 877.679.2770
Fax: 877.303.8891
http://adaptiveadventures.org/
The Access Fund
A climber advocacy group
Opportunities: Administrative, information campaigns, trail construction
Contact Info:
Telephone: 303-545-6772
Email: deanne@accessfund.org
Web: www.accessfund.org
Camp Fire USA – Central Rockies Council
Erin Lasky – Director of Programs
5161 Sheridan Blvd.
Denver, CO 80212
303-618-0052
Email: erin@campfirerockies.org
Web: www.campfirerockies.org
Campus Recreation at Auraria
Fitness, recreational and club sports, leadership development programs
Opportunities: Recreation programming, fitness leadership, administrative, promotional
Contact Info:
Email: pricean@mscd.edu
Web: http://www.mscd.edu/campusrec/
The Colorado Fourteeners Initiative
A non-profit partnered with the US Forest Service whose mission is to protect and preserve the natural integrity of Colorado’s fourteen thousand foot mountains through active stewardship and public education.
Opportunities:Are you planning on climbing a 14er this year? If so you can help us out at the same time! CFI has opportunities for individuals to become Peak Stewards while they are on personal hikes. Peak Stewards receive training in environmental education, alpine ecology, and USFS regulations to help educate other hikers in Leave No Trace practices. They also help monitor the peaks, recording numbers of visitors, so CFI can submit that information to the Forest Service. Peak Stewards have the opportunity of making their 14er trips tax deductible and are also covered under a Forest Service Volunteer Agreement while they are hiking. It’s a very convenient form of volunteerism. Trainings are taking place throughout the winter and spring so contact Brian at CFI’s office for details.
Contact Info: Brian Wallace
Education and Outreach Coordinator
The Colorado Fourteeners Initiative
607 10th Street, Suite #107N
Golden, CO 80411
Office: 303-278-7650
Fax: 303-278-7365
brian@14ers.org
www.14ers.org
Community College of Denver
Student employment center
Opportunities: Many and varied, please contact the Student Activities Office
Contact Info:
(P) 303.556.2597
Email: ismael.garcia@ccd.edu
Web: http://www.ccd.edu/
Easter Seals Colorado's Rocky Mountain Village
Provides services to children and adults with disabilities and other special
needs, and supports their families.
Opportunities: working with children and adults in
recreational, social, and residential settings. Additional opportunities are
available in an administrative capacity.
Contact Info: Jon Garrou @ 303-569-2333 ext. 312
Email:
Web:www.eastersealscolorado.org
Foresight Ski Guides, Inc.
Providing "winter sports activities for people who are blind or visually
impaired."
Opportunities: Opportunities: Administrative, PR and fund raising activities in addition to guiding
Contact Info:
(P) 303-860-0972
Email: Mark Davis @ info@foresightskiguides.org
Web: http://www.foresightskiguides.org/
Mile High Youth Corps
Youth Service and Conservation Corps
Opportunities: Trail Building, Construction,Environmental Restoration, Marketing and Fundraising.
Contact Info: Phone 303.433.1206 ext: 27, Nathan Torti
Email: ntorti@mhyc.net
Web: http://www.milehighyouthcorps.org/
National Sports Center for the Disabled
It is our mission to provide quality outdoor sports and therapeutic recreation programs that positively impact the lives of people with physical, cognitive, emotional, or behavioral challenges.
Opportunities:The National Sports Center for the Disabled teaches a variety of winter and summer sports and activities to individuals with almost any physical, cognitive, emotional, or behavioral diagnosis. Specially trained staff and a tireless volunteer force encourage athletes to their personal best.
Contact Info:
Shelly Frohs - Denver Volunteer Recruiter
303-264-7599
Web: http://www.nscd.org/
The Nature Conservancy
The mission of the The Nature Conservancy is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by
protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.
Opportunities: Please see the Web site for current opportunities - http://nature.org/volunteer/
Contact Info:
Heather Knight
Email: hknight@tnc.org
Or
Frogard Ryan
Email: fryan@tnc.org
Web: www.nature.org/colorado
Outdoor Adventure at Campus Recreation
Student fee supported organization providing skill and leadership development to the students, faculty and staff of the Auraria campus
Opportunities: Leadership, teaching, assisting, research and administrative work
Contact Info:
Campus Box 31
PO Box 173362
Denver, CO 80217-3362
(P) 303.556.2391
Email: fergusob@msudenver.edu
REI Denver Flagship
Retail co-op specializing in recreational equipment
Opportunities: Provides various stewardship projects and educational programs, clinics and events to prepare individuals for a variety of recreational activities including climbing, backpacking, skiing, snowshoeing and much more Contact Info:
Contact Info:
(P) 303.756.3100 x1008
1416 Platte Street
Denver, CO 80202
Email: Diane Deering-Outreach Specialist ddeerin@rei.com
Web: http://www.rei.com/
University of Colorado Denver Experiential Learning Center Community Engagement Services
Opportunities: Assistance in finding volunteer opportunities, on-campus service events, service-learning courses, Americorps service scholarships, and planning service projects with Students for Community Engagement organization Contact Info: Kyra Tarbell
801.494.7603
Email: kyra.tarbell@ucdenver.edu
University of Colorado Denver Student Employment
Student employment center
Opportunities: Many and varied, please contact the Student Activities Office
Contact Info:
303.556.2301
US Forest Service
National agency, a part of the US Agriculture Dept, manages our forest resources
Opportunities: Various conservation, restoration and preservation projects
