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Hello Friends of FDRD! I hope you are all enjoying the great early season snow and gearing up for a fun winter season. As the season of giving is upon us, I reflect back on the past year
with FDRD and am very thankful for the support, both on-the-ground and
financial, you have given
us. This support is critical to
our efforts to promote stewardship on our local National Forest lands. As we move forward through our
strategic planning process and into our future, please let us know what we
can do to continue our rewarding relationship that we have with you. If you
have any feedback, suggestions, and ways to improve this newsletter, please
share them with me. ENJOY!! |
FRIENDS OF THE DILLON RANGER DISTRICT
December 2005 Newsletter
#8
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WHAT’S
HAPPENING
Dillon Ranger District (DRD) Tree Cutting Permits – Each year DRD helps people enjoy the great
holiday tradition of cutting down their own Christmas tree. DRD will be selling an unlimited
number of permits this year for tree cutting at Old Dillon Reservoir and
Miners Creek (near the County Commons).
Cutting dates are from November 23 through December 23 and permits are
required. Permits may be
purchased at DRD office, 680 Blue River Parkway, Silverthorne, Monday through
Friday from 8 am to 5:00 pm.
Permits will also be available at the Old Dillon Reservoir cutting
area on the weekends of December 3 & 4, 10 & 11 and 17 & 18 from
8:30 am to 4 pm. Visit http://www.dillonrangerdistrict.com/xmas_tree.htm
for more information on cost, tree limits, and other helpful information to
make your tree cutting experience an enjoyable one! FDRD Strategic Planning – Our strategic planning process is going full steam ahead! After 2 meetings, we have created the route for our future direction. In the next 2 months, we will draft the plan and shortly thereafter, will host a forum seeking feedback from our members and interested parties. We invite you to attend this forum and to participate with FDRD in the creation of this final document. We will inform you of the date, time and location of this forum in future newsletters. FDRD
Sub-Committee Volunteers Needed – Are
you looking for ways to become more involved in the great work of FDRD? We
Need You To Help Us Navigate Our Route! Our strategic plan will generate
actions plans and sub-committee work for programs, membership and volunteer
recruitment, fundraising and grant writing, and marketing and promotion. Please contact Guff Van Vooren at
970-389-6058 or guffvanvooren@msn.com to join us
on the sub-committee that interests you most. |
WHAT’S
HAPPENED
2006 Project
Application Accepted – FDRD’s
application for a 2006 summer trail project with Volunteers for Outdoor
Colorado (VOC) has been accepted!
In partnership with VOC, we will host 150 volunteers for a three-day
trail project at Mohawk Lakes over Labor Day Weekend, September 2, 3, and
4. Please mark your calendars for what is sure to be a FUN and productive
weekend! The project
will include trail maintenance and restoration, trail closures with one
defined trail delineated, sign installation, rock work, including rock walls
and water bars, and erosion control along 1 ½ miles of this trail link to the
Wheeler Recreation National Trail and the Spruce Creek Trail. This area has been identified by CSU’s The Colorado Natural Heritage Inventory as having serious problems with the braided social trails, which have negative impacts on rare and imperiled plant species, specifically Grays Peak Willow Grass (Draba Grayana). Reconstruction and trail rehabilitation along this section of this trail are necessary, in order to provide for a more sustainable route and minimize impact on these plant species. This project represents an
excellent opportunity for Summit County volunteers to get involved in an
effort that will have a large positive impact on this high profile and
heavily used trail. In addition,
this project gives Summit County an opportunity to showcase itself as the terrific
recreation destination that it is to VOC and its statewide volunteers. FDRD is
very excited to partner with VOC and looks forward to similar collaborative
efforts with other local organizations.
Please consider joining us for this three-day project. FDRD Website – FDRD
is pleased to announce our new website – visit www.FDRD.org
to learn more about us. A huge
thanks goes out to Joe Casselberry, FDRD Board Member, for his tremendous
effort as our Web Master. Thanks
Joe! |
DISTRICT
HAPPENINGS
Dillon Reservoir Campsites – This past summer, the DRD thinned pine beetle-infested lodgepole pine trees in and around these campgrounds - Peak 1, Prospector Point/Windy Point, and Heaton Bay. Next summer, they will continue this effort with a replanting project in these areas. The replanting project will consider species diversity, forest health, shading, human impact, and esthetics. DRD is accepting your comments and ideas on the replanting project, including types, sizes, and amount of trees to re-plant. To comment, send an email to: Ken Waugh at kwaugh@fs.fed.us. Northern Colorado Mountain Pine Beetle Strategy - White River National Forest and 2 other National Forests are partnering with state and local officials to create a strategy regarding the effects of the MPB on Colorado’s forestlands. For more information on the plan, contact Rick Newton, DRD District Ranger, at 970-262-3451. A-Basin Montezuma Bowl Expansion – In addition to the expansion into the Montezuma Bowl, the A-Basin proposal also includes a lift realignment of the Exhibition Chairlift and changes to parking infrastructure. The scooping notice of this expansion is available at DRD. For more information on the expansion, contact Peach Keller, DRD NEPA Coordinator, at 970-262-3495. DRD is accepting comments of this proposed expansion through December 31, 2005. Send comments to comments-rocky-mountain-white-river-dillon@fs.fed.us. Keystone Resort Upper Independence Cat Skiing – The scoping notice for this proposed plan is available at DRD. For more information on the plan, contact Jessica Pettee, DRD GIS Coordinator, at 970-262-3499. DRD is accepting comments on this proposal through December 31, 2005. Send comments to comments-rocky-mountain-white-river-dillon@fs.fed.us. |
DATES TO REMEMBER
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NEXT BOARD MEETING Monday, December 5, at 6:00
PM at the Dillon Ranger District.
Open to our members and other interested parties. To RSVP or to include potential
agenda items for FDRD Board consideration for this or future meetings,
contact me at guffvanvooren@msn.com
by Sunday, December 4. |
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I hope
you have a great holiday season!
Thanks for all that you do for FDRD. I really appreciate your efforts and hope you will
consider extending your support to our sub-committee efforts. Together, we can accomplish great
things for our local National Forest lands! We look
forward to working together with you in the future. See you on the trails! With sincere thanks, Guff Van Vooren Executive Director Friends of the Dillon Ranger
District |
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