Judy Collins performs at the “Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song” during the 2022 Tribeca Festival at Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2022 in New York City.
As an ambassador, Collins promotes the Rocky Mountain Conservancy, which is responsible for the park’s trail work, conservation efforts and educational programming. Park enthusiastsin the singer’s honor and personal notes included with the donation will be sent to Collins, according to the nonprofit.supporting the conservancy. “A paradise, it is one of the most glorious places in the world, and a place where the wild and the beautiful live and stay.
Collins and Taylor stayed in the now-closed Rocky Mountain lodge for three months. Cut off from electricity and running water, she served pies and bread baked in a wood-burning stove to dozens of hungry hikers who camped in the area, Collins wrote.“Do yourself a favor and visit Rocky Mountain National Park every time you get the chance,” Collins wrote in the letter. “You can dream as I do, and you will make memories as I have to treasure forever.