Since 1980, the Yampa River Festival has been the Friends of the Yampa’s signature event to raise awareness about the wild Yampa River. As predictable as the snow melting every […]
Yampa Basin Rendezvous
Now offered virtually! A Dialogue on Measuring and Managing Seasonal Variability June 4th, 2020, Online Webinar, 11-12:30 MDTHosted from Steamboat Springs, Colorado Organized by the Center for Western Weather […]

Yampa River Mural Project
UPDATE – June 24, 2019 – After 3 years of creating the Yampa is Wild mural, today we are hanging this piece of art in downtown Steamboat Springs. Over 100 […]
July 9th – Yampa River Cleanup
Come Celebrate and Clean Up the Yampa River The national river conservation organization American Rivers has joined Friends of the Yampa, the City of Steamboat Springs,the CAN’d Aid Foundation, local citizens […]
2015 Yampa Valley Community Foundation Grant
The Friends of the Yampa is proud to announce that the Yampa Valley Community Foundation, as part of their 2015 grant cycle has awarded us with a $5,000 grant as seed […]
Colorado’s Yampa River
The Friends of the Yampa are proud to have been involved with John Fielder and Patrick Tierney in their effort to make the most complete Yampa River book to date: […]

2016 River Fest To Be Held June 3-5!
Mark your calendars for a rip-roaring good time. The dates for the 2016 Yampa River Festival have been set for Fri., June 3, – Sun., June 5, the same weekend […]
Return of the River – 6/3/15 – 7:00 PM
FOY is please to partner with the Bud Werner Memorial Library to present a free film in honor of the 35th Annual Yampa River Festival which takes place May 29-31, […]
Yampa River Structures Project
Now scheduled for completion in Fall of 2013, the Yampa River Structures Project will: Design. Engineer. Permit. Build. Improve. Maintain. The Yampa River is an iconic symbol of Northwest Colorado. […]