Episode #104 - Geoffrey May, Trails & Restoration Project Manager, Wildlands Restoration Volunteers

Geoffrey May, Trails & Restoration Project Manager at Wildlands Restoration Volunteers, discusses the organization’s landscape regeneration, wetlands restoration, trail construction and maintenance, and trail and road obliteration work throughout wilderness and open space landscapes in Colorado. Their motto is “Healing Land and Building Community.“ In 2020, the organization mobilized 2,236 volunteers for 21,194 volunteer hours, planting 7,302 trees, shrubs, and other perennials, benefiting an estimated 116,737 acres of habitat, and maintained, constructed, or closed 38.5 miles of wilderness trails. Already in 2021, the Wildlands Restoration Volunteers (WRV) has 2,255 volunteers registered and 114 events already scheduled - with many more to come! Not only are these outings a great way to form new friendships and build community while restoring ecosystems, they also provide tremendous mental health and physical health benefits. With an emphasis on using native plants, and b