Love Your Gorge Volunteer Signup Form

Please sign up to be a volunteer at the 9th annual Love Your Gorge volunteer morning, organized by Ouray Ice Park and UWP, on Saturday, October 17 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Our 2026 work plan in the park includes repairing and reinforcing stairs at the Kid’s Wall, picking up litter above and inside the gorge. Inside the gorge, often log moving and large metal removal is also necessary. We may pull plants from rock walls, requiring work on ropes, if advanced climbers are available. Plus, seeding the slope between Camp Bird Road and Box Canon Road is also planned, as part of an erosion control project funded by a non-point source grant from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

Enjoy lunch donated by Ouray Grocery, giveaways donated by the organizers and sponsors, and an optional tour of the park!

Thank you to our event sponsors: City of Ouray and Alpine Bank! More sponsors coming soon. And special thanks to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for the grant that allows us to address erosion in the park.

Please fill out this form to notify the Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership and Ouray Ice Park that you plan to volunteer at Love Your Gorge (9 a.m. to 2 p.m.) on Saturday, October 17. You will be asked to sign an online liability release before the event. Thank you!

Questions? Contact Tanya at 970-325-3010 or tanya@uncompahgrewatershed.org

Your name *

First

Last

Email *

Phone *

I have a rock climbing helmet. *

• Yes
• No
• I can borrow or rent and bring one for myself

I would be comfortable due to my experience and skill levels to do the following. *

• Working above the gorge on trails and by the road.
• Doing work that requires heavy lifting above the gorge on trails and by the road.
• Working in the gorge via access of climbing unaided by gear on steep, rocky routes.
• Working in the gorge via access of rappelling down gorge walls.

Check as many of the above as are accurate.

How did you hear about this event? *

• Friend, family member, word of mouth
• Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
• Email from Ouray Ice Park or UWP
• UWP or Ice Park website
• Newspaper, radio, tv, etc.
• Poster/flyer
• Other

Check as many of the above as are accurate.

Do you have any questions, ideas or requests of the organizers?

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