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Projects Funded 1998-2007

Organization/Project                                                               Amount Funded

April 1998

Independence Pass Foundation Top Cut Restoration $2,500

Aspen Wilderness Workshop Biological Inventory $2,000

Aspen Elementary School Green Building $2,750

ACES Observatory at Hallam Lake $1,700

Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers Marolt Wetlands Rehab $2,500

Healthy Mountain Communities Growth Mapping $2,000

Waldorf School Children's Organic Garden Project $1,400

Rocky Mountain Institute Windstar Land Restoration  $2,500

Braun Hut Association Taggert Hut Ecological Restoration  $9,558

WRNF Association Kids Environmental Education Program  $1,000

Carbondale Community Bike Program $784

Waterwise Student Energy and Water Conservation $1,500

TOTAL  $40,192


 

 

September 1998

CORE Solar Photovoltaic Homes Program $2,000

Colorado Rocky Mountain School Garden Project $3,200

Valley Resource Management Waste Reduction Newsletter $1,000

Global Change Institute Student Transportation Study $2,500

Roaring Fork Conservancy Water Quality and Restoration $4,000

Citizens Rookery Watch Heron Protection Program $2,500

The Science Outreach Center Kids Teaching Kids $3,500

Pitkin County Land Management Valley Bird Inventory $3,000

Yampah Mountain High School Solar Photovoltaic Schools $3,000

Carbondale Community School Organic Garden Project $3,000

TOTAL $27,700


 

 

March 1999


Red Hill Committee Recreation and Historic Preservation Plan $6,965

Aspen Wilderness Workshop Wilderness Monitoring Project $2,500

Aspen Wilderness Workshop Recreation Impact Study $5,000

Independence Pass Foundation Tree Planting Program $5,000

WRNF Association Environmental Education Program $3,000

Aspen Center for Environmental Studies Trout Reintroduction $2,300

Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers Willits Trail Development $4,250

LivingWise Kids Water and Energy Conservation Program $1,500

Basalt High School Outdoor Ecological Education Program $3,950

Aspen Ballet Environmental Education Ballet $3,000

TOTAL $37,465


 

 

December 1999


Healthy Mountain Communities Smart Growth Planning $5,000

Compass Mountain Land Use Institute Review of Sanders Ranch PUD $1,500

Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute Edible Landscaping $4,000

Aspen Historical Society Environmental Interpretive Signage at Ashcroft $2,500

Alfred Braun Hut Association Barnard Hut Ecological Improvements $5,000

Science Outreach Center Jason Project $3,000

CAHF Conservation Easement Technical Assistance $4,000

Carbondale Agricultural Heritage Fund Roaring Fork Valley Beef $3,000

Colorado Association of Ski Towns Analysis of MgCl Impacts $1,000 

 Rock Bottom Ranch Conservation Easement $15,000

Yampah Mountain High Student Designed Strawbale Classroom $5,000

Roaring Fork Conservancy  Water Quality Program $6,640

Sustainable Settings at Compass Edible Landscape $3,000

Sustainable Settings at Compass Wetlands Development $3,000

TOTAL $61,640


 

 

March 2000


Independence Pass Foundation Reveg of Independence Pass $3,000

Windstar Land Conservancy Upland Slope Restoration $5,000

CORE Reudi Creek Hydropower Installation/Solar Rebates $5,000

U.S. Forest Service Study of Nitrates in High Altitude Lakes$4,000

Roaring Fork Conservancy River Experience Program$5,628

Aspen Center for Environmental Studies Restoration Hallam Lake $1,730

Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute Weed Control Education $7,500

Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers Hay Park Trail Restoration$8,500

Aspen Wilderness Workshop Summer 2000 Roadless Area  Inventory $3,000

TOTAL $43,358


 

 

November 2000


CORE Mountain Solar, High-profile installations $7,000

Trout Unlimited River Cleanup $2,500

Roaring Fork Conservancy Watershed Wisdom Film $7,240

ACES Rocky Bottom Ranch Field Study Center $7,500

Wildwood School Sensory/Environmental Nooks $2,000

Windstar Interpretive Trail $5,000

JASON: kids teaching kids $4,000

Western Colorado Congress $6,000

Aspen Historical Society $5,000

TOTAL $46,240


 

 

April 2001


W. Colorado Ag. Heritage Fund  Maurin Family Conservation $8,000

Sunsense: Solar Education Module $4,000

Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers Trail Rehab $6,000

Colorado Mountain Club Western Slope Office $4,000

Deaf Camp Nature Trail $3,000

Tenth Mountain Solar Energy Guides $1,750

RMI Tour Guidebook $2,000

Roaring Fork Conservancy Stream program $5,000

Pitco: retrospective analysis of water issues $1,000

Pitco: Mapping of watershed $1,000

Mountain Folks for Global Justice: town speakers Public Education $2,000

Carbondale Environmental Board $950

Solar Energy International Solar Potluck $1,550

TOTAL $40,250


 

 

November 2001


Western Colorado Agricultural Heritage Fund Cerise Ranch $4,000

The Red Hill Committee reclaim and revegetate Red Hill $5,000

The Stepstone Center smart growth symposium $4,000

Rock Bottom Ranch received general operating support $5,000

Mountain Folks for Global Justice Public Education and Policy $5,000

The White River Conservation Project  travel management study $3,000

The LOVAtrail group creation of a trail along the Colorado River $4,000

CORE Efficiency Yule Creek hydroelectic $10,000

Doug Davis of Star Technology computer disposal project $5,000

The Independence Pass Foundation Top Cut Restoration $4,550

Basalt High School"s Science Department Whirling Disease study $2,000

The Waldorf School for a wetlands education project $2,000

TOTAL $53,550
 


 

 

April 2002
 

Aspen Valley Land Trust Ghost Town of Independence $10,000

City of Glenwood Springs Student Buspass Program $2,000

Computers for Kids Computer Recycling $2,000

Trout Unlimited Roaring Fork River Cleanup $1,500

Aspen Center for Environmental Studies Hallam Lake Turnpike $6,000

Aspen Wilderness Workshop Mountain Watchdog Program $6,000

Roaring Fork Conservancy Operational Support $6,000

Science Outreach Center JASON Kids Teaching Kids $5,000

City of Aspen Parks Wetlands Education Sign $2,500

Boulder Energy Conservation Center Green Building Website $2,000

Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute Weed Video Distribution $2,400

Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers Red Hill and Grottos Trailwork $5,000

Solar Energy International Solar Potluck $850

Roaring Fork Transit Authority Rio Grande property rehab $5,000

TOTAL $56,250


 

 

December 2002

Mountain Folks for Global Justice "Buy Local" campaign $1,450

Western Colorado Agricultural Heritage Fund Burry Ranch $5,000

Rock Bottom Ranch Field Study Center/Supplies $5,000

The Trust for Public Lands Elk Corridor Project $7,000

White River National Forest Carnivore Study $2,050

White River Interpretive Association Forest Stewards Program $5,000

Roaring Fork Transportation Agency Public forum on Green transp. $6,000

Independence Pass Foundation hydroseeding on the pass $1,500

Aspen Wilderness Workshop Forest Watchdog Program $5,000

Colorado Rocky Mountain School Sustainable Master Plan $2,000

TOTAL $40,000


 

 

Spring 2003


The Roaring Fork Conservancy water conservation kits $995

The Roaring Fork Conservancy water quality monitoring $3482

La Mision environmental education in Spanish-language newspaper $6,000

The Science Outreach Center’s Kids Teaching Kids enviro ed program $6,000

The Holden Center environmental ethics semester $5,000

The Computers for Kids Foundation computer recycling $4,000

The U.S. Forest Service educational geology display $2,000

The Interwest Energy Alliance lobby for increased renewable energy $2,000

CORE green business program $4,000

Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers trailwork $6,000

The Marble Charter School Muskrat Patrol environmental education $1,000

Pitkin County Open Space and Trails Moore Open Space restoration $2,000

The Lower Valley Trailway Group trail from Glenwood Springs Parachute $5,000

The White River Conservation Project wilderness bill in Colorado $2,000

Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado revegetate the Coal Seam Fire $5,000

Aspen Center for Environmental Studies Oop Support $6,000

TOTAL $60,477


 

 

Fall 2003


Rock Bottom Ranch general support $6,000

The White River Interpretive Association volunteer educational rangers $4,500

Solar Energy International Solar in the Schools program $4,000

The Roaring Fork Biodiesel Coop $6,000

The Midvalley Trails Committee Hooks Spur Trailhead $3,500

The Community Office for Resource Efficiency RFTA biodiesel conversion $7,500

The Roaring Fork Conservancy  Stream Flow Survey Project $3,000

Aspen Wilderness Workshop conservation efforts $4,000

Basalt Middle School photovoltaic panel installation $5,500

TOTAL $48,000


 

 

Spring 2004


Aspen Center for Environmental Studies general support $4,000

Aspen Valley Land Trust Nieslanik Easement Monitoring $5,500

Colorado Mountain Club and Wilderness Workshop wilderness advocacy $8,000

Holden Center for Ethics environmental ethics seminars $5,000

The Midvalley Trails Committee Hooks Spur Trailhead $4,000

Grand Valley Citizen's Alliance gaswell drilling project $10,000

The Roaring Fork Conservancy  Stream Flow Survey Project $3,000

Pitkin County Landfill computer disposal project $3,000

 Computers for Kids computer recycling $3,000

White River Conservation Project $2,000

Trout Unlimited Roaring Fork River Cleanup $2,000

The Access Fund Preservation of the Drool Property $3,000

Carbondale Elementary School Environmental Education $990

Glenwood Springs Explore Hiking Program for Kids $2,000

Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers Trailwork $5,000

Carbondale Earth Day Celebration $1,000

TOTAL $62,990


 

 

Fall 2004


Red Hill Council $6,550

Yampa Biodiesel $3,500

New Century Transportation Foundation $10,000

Trust for Public Land High Elk Corridor $10,000

Science Outreach Center Kids Teaching Kids Program $4,000

CORE Climate and the Ski Industry Regional Conference $7,000

CRMS Biodiesel $3,500

Rock Bottom Ranch Boardwalk and Ops Support $8,000

Wilderness Workshop Ops Support $6,000

TOTAL $58,550


 

 

Spring 2005


Colorado Fourteeners Initiative $6,000

C.O.R.E. $10,000

Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers $7,820

Trout Unlimited $2,500

Mount Sopris Nordic Council $2,500

Carbondale Elementary School $1,456

LoVa Trails Group $6,000

Mountain Valley Development Services $8,000

Western Colorado Congress $10,000

Colorado Mountain Club $6,000

Environmental Board Dandelion Days $2,200

A.C.E.S. $8,000

Solar Energy International $4,000

Tomorrow’s Voices $5,000

TOTAL $78,476


 

 

Fall 2005


Trout Unlimited River Cleanup $2,500

Wilderness Workshop Forest Watchdog $8,000

Colorado Mountain Club Unspoiled Forest Areas $7,000

Rock Bottom Ranch Strategic Planning and Operations $8,000

Rocky Mountain Climate Organization Operations $10,000

Colorado Fourteeners Pyramid Peak $10,000

Access Roaring Fork Waste Vegetable Oil Bus $10,000

Colorado Big Country Invasive Weeds $3,500

Roaring Fork Conservancy Adult Education $7,500

Rocky Mountain Institute Lecture Series $3,000

Carbondale Trails Committee $5,000

TOTAL $74,500


 

 

Spring 2006


LoVa Trails Group $5,500

ACES - Hallam Lake: Birds of Prey and Operations $8,000

Solar Energy International $5,000

WRNF - Ozone Study $5,200

CORE - Solar Ramada Project $10,000

PitCo Landfill Composting $7,588

Dandelion Days $650

Tomorrows Voices $3,600

WRNF - Aspen Staff $3,250

Western Colorado Congress - Oil Shale $10,000

Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers - Summer Trail Maintenance $8,000

TOTAL $66,788


 

 

Fall 2006


Western Colorado Congress - Gasfield Toxics Campaign $10,000.00

Environment Colorado - Western Slope Climate Policy Development $10,000.00

Western Resource Advocates - Green Communities $10,000.00

Wilderness Workshop - Forest Watchdog Program $10,000.00

Trust for Public Land - High Elk Corridor General Operating Support $5,000.00

Rock Bottom Ranch General Support and 1/2 Mile Trail Loop  $3,000.00

Colorado Mountain Club - Protecting Wildlife in the Energy Boom $5,000.00

Sustainability Center of the Rockies - Initial Project Support (Green Development Guide, 1st Building Architecture, Marketing Materials, Fund-Raising Support) $7,500.00

Solar Energy International - Renewable Energy Kits $2,500.00

Roaring Fork Conservancy - Programs and Operations Support $3,000.00

Carbondale and Rural Fire Protection District- 4kW PV System at HQ $5,000.00

TOTAL $71,000


 

 

Spring 2007 


ACES - Summer Naturalist Wage Increases $4,000.00

CFI - Maroon Bells Planning Project $8,000.00

Ferdinand Hayden Chapter of Trout Unlimited - Roaring Fork River Cleanup $2,750.00

Independence Pass Foundation - Braille and Discovery Trail Rehabilitation $2,500.00

Roaring Fork Conservancy - Climate Change Impacts on the Roaring Fork Watershed $3,000.00

Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers - 2007 Trail Projects $7,500.00

Sonoran Institute - Community Energy Workshop: Basalt $7,500.00

Spring Gulch - Roller and Track $3,000.00

Tomorrow's Voices: Geopolitical Studies Class $4,500.00

Western Colorado Congress -  Slowing the Onrush of Oil Shale, Year Two $10,000.00

Western Resource Advocates - Clean Energy Alternatives to 3 Coal Plants $10,000.00

Wilderness Workshop/Colorado Mountain Club: White River Wilderness Campaign $10,000.00

TOTAL $72,750


 

 

Fall 2007 


Basalt Town Council and Green Team - Solar Heating Arbaney Park Pool $8,000.00

Carbondale Middle School - Solar Car Challenge $1,400.00

Colorado Mountain Club - Economic Impacts of Roan Plateau Drilling $5,000.00

Crystal River Elementary School - Kids Exploring Earth Project $5,000.00

EcoFlight - Support of Wilderness Workshop Hidden Gems White River Project $2,000.00

Environment Colorado - Organizing to Support State Climate Policy $20,000.00

Forest Conservancy - Volunteer Ranger Program $4,420.00

Red Hill Council - Study to improve access to Red Hill Complex $7,500.00

Rock Bottom Ranch - Community Garden Improvements, Naturalist Wages, Wetlands Banking Seed Money $9,500.00

Split Estate - Documentary on the Health Impacts of Natural Gas Drilling $7,500.00

Western Colorado Congress - Gasfield Toxics $10,000.00

Western Resource Advocates - Advocacy to Protect the Roan Plateau $11,802.00

Wilderness Workshop - Forest Watchdog Program  $8,000.00

TOTAL $100,122


 

 

Spring 2008


Aspen Center for Environmental Studies - General Operations Support $8,000.00

Colorado Fourteeners Initiative - Roaring Fork Valley Volunteer Recruitment and Castle Creek Corridor Project $4,000.00

Habitat for Humanity - Support of ReStore $5,000.00

Roaring Fork Mountain Bike Association - Development of Trails Master Plan $4,000.00

Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers - Support of 2008 Trail Projects $9,000.00

Roaring Fork School District - Energy Committee Coordination $1,100.00

Rocky Mountain Climate Organization - 2nd Stage of Colorado Climate Project $10,000.00

Solara Preschool - 5.3 kW Solar Electric Installation $13,061.44

Town of Newcastle - Impact of Code Changes on Energy Efficiency $3,000.00

Waldorf School - Organic/Biodynamic Vegetable Garden $3,000.00

Western Colorado Congress - Building Reserves to Sustain Our Communities and Environment $10,000.00

Western Resource Advocates - Protecting Resources from Oil Shale Development $10,000.00

Wilderness Workshop and Colorado Mountain Club - Hidden Gems Wilderness Campaign $10,000.00 

TOTAL $90,161.44 

246 Projects Funded Through Fall 2007

Overall Total: $1,212,959.44