RMFI CONSERVES AND RESTORES KEY PUBLIC WILDLANDS AND NATURAL AREAS IN SOUTHERN COLORADO AND EASTERN UTAH. RMFI ACHIEVES ITS MISSION BY CARRYING OUT PROGRAMS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: RESOURCE PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION, PUBLIC STEWARDSHIP, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD STUDY AND RESEARCH. IN 2023, RMFI PROVIDED OUTDOOR VOLUNTEER STEWARDSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR A BROAD SPECTRUM OF THE COMMUNITY, PROVIDED HANDS-ON ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS, AND PROVIDED FIELD STUDY AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RESTORATION AND STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES. 1100 INDIVIDUALS VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME TOWARDS THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION.