Big Snow Dance

Our Big Snow Dance is back this Saturday night and we’d love to see you and your friends come out for our signature fundrasing event. This year we’ve partnered with […]

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CONGO: The Grand Inga Project

Friends of the Yampa presents CONGO at the Bud Werner Memorial Library. Tuesday October 30 at 7:30pm. The movie is free, but a small donation is requested. If you haven’t […]

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Yampa River Clean-ups

Thanks to the almost 50 people who came out to help with the Yampa River clean-up! Next clean up is Sept 28th at noon. Show up at Back Door Sports […]

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Final Little Snake Plan Prioritizes Drilling over Wildlands and Wildlife

Craig, CO (October 14, 2011)– The Bureau of Land Management released a Final Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Record of Decision for the Little Snake region that shows a vast improvement from Bush Administration draft plans but continues to prioritize oil and gas development over all other uses. The clean air, outstanding wildlife habitat and free- flowing rivers in northwest Colorado will continue to face threats from oil and gas drilling in the final management plan released today.

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Great weekend on the Yampa!

Thanks to all who came out for the 31st Annual Yampa River Festival over Memorial Day Weekend! It was a great success and fun was had by all. Huge thanks […]

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Wild and Free Flowing or Diverted and Dewatered?

CONTACT: Kent Vertrees Email: kent@steamboatpowdercats.com March 16, 2011 Wild and Free Flowing or Diverted and Dewatered? A Familiarization Trip about Colorado’s Yampa River Steamboat Springs, CO (March 16, 2011): The […]

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October/November 2010

We have now reorganized FOY, electing a Board of Directors and applying for 501c3 status, which will help us immensely in our cause. The Fiends of the Yampa’s (FOY) mission […]

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September 17, 2010

A big thanks to all those who helped out with the Steamboat Springs Yampa River Clean up organized by the Friends of the Yampa. With over 100 people of all […]

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