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WHAT’S HAPPENING** FIRE RESTRICTIONS ** Please refer to the following links for White River NF and Summit County fire restrictions:
White River NF and Summit County.
Basically, NO FIRES outside of developed campgrounds and picnic areas.
Saturday,
July 14 - FDRD Invasive Weed Pull – 8:30
AM – 1:00 PM. Please join us for a great day on our National Forest Lands as we remove musk thistle and false chamomile. Meet
at the Dillon Ranger District office (on HWY 9 across from Target) at 8:30 for bagels, coffee, and an education segment on noxious weeds by the
Summit County Weed Program. Snacks and beverages will be provided at the end of the workday “trail-gate” party. To RSVP, please email or call Troy Wineland at 970-485-2961.
Adopt A Trail Dates (see Forest Stewards Update section below for details)
July 28-29, FDRD/VOC Mahan
Lake Trail Days – Join FDRD and Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado as we rehabilitate and convert
the existing 12' wide road into singletrack, construct water bars, and build barriers to motorized access. This is a GREAT opportunity for new, and existing, Trail
Crew Leaders to further improve their skills! To register for this exciting event, please click here!
FDRD July Wish List Service
Project Team Members
– Help would be appreciated with the coordination of our Service Projects
throughout the summer. Duties include: flyer creation and
distribution, food solicitation and pick up, and volunteer and media
relations. Be a part of the team that makes these days happen! Give Your Time To Give To Our FRIENDS! – We are looking for assistance in the solicitation of GREAT giveaways for our Volunteer Celebration (September 29). Must be willing to approach the Summit County business community and promote FDRD's mission and 'track-record'. To help with either of these efforts, please email or call Troy Wineland at 970-485-2961. ____________________________________________________________
Forest
Stewards Program Update
FDRD’s Forest Stewards Program is funded by: The Summit Foundation, National Forest Foundation, Copper Mountain Resort, Town of Frisco, Colorado
State Parks-Trails Program-GOCO Fund, and FDRD members. First things first...PLEASE READ! – FDRD friend, volunteer, and freelance-writer extraordinaire Heather Gerhart wrote an AMAZING ARTICLE about our Forest Stewards program! PLEASE, if you have not read this article, take a few minutes to read it, share it with your friends and colleagues, and thank Heather for so eloquently conveying in words what it is that we ALL are accomplishing for our National Forest lands! THANK YOU Heather ! June 9 - Crew Leader Training – FDRD thanks our Crew Leaders for participating in our training effort on the Meadow Creek Trail. 11 volunteers and 2 Forest Service staff generated 83 hours of volunteer stewardship on our local National Forest lands, valued at $1,466. We prepared a trail condition survey and improved our skills on various erosion control structures and other trail maintenance efforts. To learn how to get involved in Crew Leading efforts, please contact Guff Van Vooren at 970-389-6058 or guffvanvooren@msn.com.
FDRD Crew Leaders train on the Meadow Creek Trail. These great folks will lead trail maintenance
efforts throughout the Dillon Ranger District this summer. Join their crews for a guaranteed
GREAT time on the trail! June 24 - Weed ID and GPS Training – A huge thanks goes out to our newly trained “Weed Warriors” and “GPS Pros” for participating in FDRD’s Noxious Weed ID and GPS Training. These Ranger Patrols, Outreach Educators, and Family Stewards learned about Summit’s noxious weeds and how to properly identify them. In addition, they learned how to use a GPS unit, to accurately identify the location of noxious weeds and other trail features in their trail patrol efforts. Jen Mantle, Summit County Weed Program, and John Taylor, Colorado State Weed Advisory Committee, provided their Weed expertise and experience while Troy Wineland, FDRD’s Volunteer Coordinator, provided his GPS expertise and experience to our volunteers. Armed with weed books, pictures, flyers, and GPS units, these volunteers are sure to improve the quality of the program with their new-found knowledge and skills!
Stewards practice their newly acquired noxious weed ID and GPS unit skills to properly identify and GPS the location of this weed. Musk, Canada, or Native Thistle?....
They all determined, in fact, that this weed, located in a planter box at Northing 13S0407684 – Easting 4387938 (Dillon Ranger Station), was a native thistle - phew!
2007 Adopt-A-Trail Efforts - Through
FDRD’s Forest Stewards Program, we partner with local businesses, groups, or governments in trail maintenance projects.
Show your support of these organizations, and your favorite local trails, by joining us in these efforts!
· Town of Frisco - Mt. Royal Trail - June 23rd Adopt-A-Trail Project
After shopping for the perfect rock, volunteers use the 'Austin' to move the boulder to its final
resting place in a waterbar structure. 7 volunteers, along with 3 FDRD Crew Leaders, generated 70 hours of volunteer stewardship (valued at over $1,000) on our local National Forest Lands! We performed trail maintenance on 0.2 mile of trail, including trail restoration in braided areas, built water structures and a rock step, and de-bermed parts of the trail. · Copper Mountain Resort - Wheeler Lakes Trail - June 22nd Adopt-A-Trail Project
Copper Mountain Staff enjoy a 'fine day at the office' while admiring their wonderful erosion control structures on the Wheeler
Lakes Trail. 12 volunteers, along with 2 FDRD Crew Leaders, generated 84 hours of volunteer stewardship (valued at over $1,550) on our local National Forest Lands! We performed trail maintenance on 0.75 mile of trail, including trail restoration in braided areas, built water structures, and de-bermed parts of the trail. · Summit County Off Road Riders (SCORR) and Summit County Open Space and Trails (SCOST) – Golden Horseshoe Trails – Volunteers are needed for the following trail maintenance days: July 14 and Aug 11. Contact Chuck Ginsburg at 970-390-5600 to RSVP and for more information. · Our Future Summit - Buffalo Cabin Trail - June 23rd Adopt-A-Trail Project
Buffalo Mountain on a BEAUTIFUL Summit County day! 13 volunteers, along with 2 FDRD Crew Leaders, generated 83 hours of volunteer stewardship (valued at over $1,550) on our local National Forest Lands! We performed trail maintenance on 0.2 mile of trail, including delineation of a singletrack tread, removal of rocks from the tread, and preparation of erosion control structure sites for future projects. · Summit County Seniors – Spruce Creek Trail – Volunteers are needed for the following trail maintenance days: July 19, August 16, September 20, and (weather permitting) October 11. Contact Bonnie Guthrie (see info above) to RSVP and for more information.
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WHAT’S HAPPENED
June 2 - Miner's Creek Forest Restoration Project – Check out our 'Thank You' published in the Summit Daily on June 10th and our photo collage from the day's efforts. June 16 - Copper Mountain CleanUp – Please see our 'Thank You' published in the Summit Daily on June 25th and our photo journal from the day's activities. June 28 - Breckenridge Resort CleanUp - This past Thursday, 12 FRIENDS and 88 staff from the Resort collaborated for 550 hours of trash pickup, valued at ~$10,320. Over 100 bags of trash/garbage (and 1 to 3 bags of recyclables) were removed from Peaks 7, 8, and 9 ! These efforts help assure a pleasurable experience for all visitors to this popular summer destination. 'Thank You' to Breckenridge Resort for a GREAT barbeque following the cleanup. |
DATES TO REMEMBER
(mark your calendars!) FDRD’s
2007 Summer Event Schedule – “Join In On The Fun” ________________________________________________________________ · Ongoing – Forest Stewards Program · Ongoing – Volunteer Calendar - click here to view, click here to update. · Various - Adopt-A-Trail Projects
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July 14 – Weed Pull · July 28, 29 – VOC-FDRD Mahan Lake Trail Days · Aug 11 – Fuels Reduction-Fire Mitigation · Sept 8, 9 – CDTA-FDRD Webster Pass Trail Days · Sept 29 – National Public Lands Day - Volunteer Celebration · Oct 13 – Make A Difference Day Project Site(s) |
NEXT BOARD MEETING
Monday, July 2nd, at 6:00 PM.
Open to our members and other interested parties. To RSVP or to recommend potential agenda items for the Board's future consideration, contact Guff at guffvanvooren@msn.com.
(FDRD Board Members meet on the first Monday of each month at the Dillon Ranger District office at 6PM) |
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We hope to see you at some of our events this month – these projects are
great ways to visit with friends, and make new ones, while giving back to
the trails we enjoy and love so much!
As with all my endeavors, I strive always for accuracy and attention to detail. Should any erorrs occur, please
know that none other than yours truly is individually responsible, and sincerely sorry.
'Thank You' for all that you do for FDRD – we look forward to a FUN, and SAFE, summer with you on the trails!
My most sincere appreciation,
Troy Wineland
Volunteer Coordinator
Friends of the Dillon Ranger District |