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Hello Friends of FDRD, Throughout the '07-'08 winter season, FDRD's Board of Directors and Staff have been gearing up for another great season of stewardship with you this summer. We hope to see you at our first event, FDRD's 4th Annual Meeting & Party & Membership Drive, on March 24. Read on to learn more about that evening and about our 2008 efforts. Highlights of this newsletter, include: * 2008 Forest Stewards Program Recruitment * 2008 Volunteer Calendar * 2008 Events (including the March 24 Annual Meeting/Party) For more information about FDRD, please visit our website at www.fdrd.org. If you have any feedback, suggestions, and ways to improve this newsletter, please share them with us. ENJOY!! |
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WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT THE FOREST STEWARDS PROGRAM"I have been hiking Summit County Trails for years, and now have found a way to give back, and make those trails more enjoyable." - Scott Fussell, Forest Stewards Program (FSP) Crew Leader and FDRD's 2008 Board President
FSP Crew Leaders build erosion control structures, including this water bar, during a Crew Leader Training Session See "What's Happening" Section, below, and visit www.fdrd.org to complete an application (due April 15) and to find out how you can join Scott and the 2007's 38 other Stewards in the Forest Stewards Program efforts in 2008! |
WHAT'S HAPPENINGAnnual Meeting/Party and Membership Drive, March 24th, 6-9 PM, Frisco Rec Building, 110 3rd Street in Frisco (corner of 3rd and Granite). FDRD invites you, your family and friends to a fun evening to celebrate local natural resource management organization's volunteer efforts. FDRD will share 2007 program impacts and present 2008 summer volunteer offerings. Snacks and beverages will be provided throughout the evening. Cash and Checks accepted for membership and fabulous prize drawings. Volunteer Calendar FDRD is compiling this 4th Annual Volunteer Calendar. Look for it to role out in May. We hope it is a useful resource as you determine ways to give back by participating in the volunteer efforts of the many wonderful non-profit organizations dedicated to natural resource management in our community! Last year, 38 organizations participated in this calendar and a few of them have started to add their dates to the calendar, via our website. If you are one of these organizations that has not, please follow procedures here. Deadline for including dates is April 15. Dont miss this wonderful opportunity to showcase your volunteer efforts! ____________________________________________________________ Forest Stewards Program Update The Forest Stewards Program includes 6 efforts: Crew Leader, Ranger Patrol, Outreach Educator, Adopt-A-Trail, Family Stewards, and Youth Stewards. We are currently recruiting for these efforts - please join us for the 2008 season. Application deadline is April 15 and our first training is May 10. Details of the program here. Application form here. This exciting program is a great way to get involved in an ongoing effort with friends, family, and co-workers. Crew Leader Training - Join Outdoor Stewardship Institute (OSI - formerly COTI; and a sponsored program of VOC Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado), Summit County Open Space and Trails (SCOSAT), and FDRD for this annual crew leader training in Summit County. Mark your calendars for this most excellent 3 day experience - June 20 - 22. Both individuals and organizations are encouraged to participate in this exciting training and education opportunity - it's a great way to improve your trail-building skills and grow your organization's stewardship efforts on our public lands! FDRD is very excited to continue this effort, in its third year, with OSI, VOC and SCOSAT and looks forward to similar collaborative efforts with other local organizations. To register, visit http://www.voutdoors.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Events.View&Event_ID=2220. |
WHATS HAPPENED2007 In Review Wow, what an amazing year . . . FDRD's 2007 stewardship efforts exceeded our expectations! On 47 projects, we generating 1,459 volunteer days and over 8,600 hours of volunteer stewardship, valued at over $165,000. Our volunteers participated in the following efforts: trail maintenance, weed pulls, fuels reduction, buck-n-rail fence construction, forest restoration, litter pick ups, trail patrols, trailhead hosts, front desk support, and related training. We celebrate this success with all our Supporters - the real success behind our success - our volunteers, members, partners, in-kind donors, and major sponsors. On behalf of FDRD's Board of Directors and Staff, we extend a heart-felt thank you to our 2007 Supporters: Major Sponsors - National Forest Foundation, The Summit Foundation, Copper Mountain Resort (founding corporate sponsor), Colorado State Parks-Trails Program-GOCO Fund, Alpine Bank, Town of Frisco, Serenity Spa & Salon, and the USDA-FS. In-Kind Donors, Partners, Members, and Volunteers - Anthony's Of Frisco, Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, Backcountry Brewery, Beaver Run Resort, BigHorn Ace Hardware Store, Blue Moose Restaurant, Breckenridge Rec Center, Brock Munson - Graphic Designer, Christy Sports, City Market, Colorado Mountain College, Continental Divide Trail Alliance, Cool River Coffee House, Copy Copy, 6 Adopt-A-Trail Groups, 39 Forest Stewards, 128 Members, 1,459 Volunteer Service Days, Friends of the Eagles Nest Wilderness, Gordon Hughes & Banks, Hearthstone Catering, Keystone Resort, Keystone Science School, Krystal 93, KSMT-The Mountain, Lakepoint Lodging, MiZuppa - Breckenridge, Mary Ellen Gilliland - Historian/Author, Mountain Flying Fish Restaurant, Mountain Lyon Cafe, New Belgium Brewery, Nobel-Sysco Foods, Patagonia, Peppino/Po' Boys Restaurants, Pug Ryan's, Rachina Allen - Creative Memories, Raptor Construction, Richmond Sprouse & Murphy, Rocky Mountain Coffee Roasters, Safeway, Silverthorne Rec Center, Subway Sandwiches, Summit Chamber of Commerce, Summit County Fire Mitigation Program, Summit County Open Space and Trails, Summit County Off Road Riders, Summit County Weed Program, Summit Daily News, The UPS Store - Breckenridge, USDA-FS Dillon Ranger District Staff, Vail Resorts, 38 Volunteer Calendar Organizations, Volunteers For Outdoor Colorado, Wilderness Sports. 2008 Supporters FDRD thanks the following funding organizations for sponsoring our 2008 Stewardship Programs: National Forest Foundation, The Summit Foundation, Copper Mountain Resort (founding corporate sponsor), Colorado State Parks-Trails Program-GOCO Fund, Alpine Bank, Town of Frisco, Vail Resorts, Town of Breckenridge, Town of Silverthorne, Town of Dillon, El Pomar Foundation, and the USDA-FS. And a special thank you goes out to any FDRD supporters inadvertently not included above. Please contact Guff Van Vooren at 970-389-6058 so we can update our records accordingly. Please patronize the businesses, groups, and products of FDRD's supporters - Thank them for supporting FDRD and let them know you're supporting them because they support FDRD! |
DRD HAPPENINGSDistrict Ranger Update - The DRD and FDRD welcome Scott Ludwig as the Acting District Ranger for the District. Ludwig joins us from the Rocky Mountain Regional Office and will start on March 3 for this four month position. We look forward to working with Scott in the upcoming months. Grant Update - The DRD has unofficially received a state trails grant for Trail Condition Surveys, subject to final approval by the Colorado State Trails Board. These surveys will provide essential planning and scouting of 220 miles of trails for future trail maintenance and reconstruction needs. Environment Presentation to Leadership Summit Class - Paul Semmer, Dillon District Ranger, and Scott Fussell, FDRD's new Board President, presented at the Leadership Summit Program's February Environment Session. Semmer educated the participants on the history of the USDA-FS and introduced them to various local environmental issues that the DRD addresses through multi-stakeholder collaborative processes. He then presented a current issue case study to the class, travel management in the Golden Horseshoe area, assigning a stakeholder group to each participant. Each group presented solutions to the class, simulating the benefits (and challenges) of collaborative multi-stakeholder processes in conflict resolution. Fussell discussed ways to get involved in local environmental issues, including FDRD efforts. The presentation was very well received and several participants expressed interest in future involvement in FDRD efforts. Thank you to Semmer and Fussell for your DRD/FDRD ambassador efforts to this group of local leaders! Leadership Summit Program, in its third year, is a nine month leadership training program designed to cultivate and inspire collaborative leaders for a better Summit County. This program is currently recruiting for 2008-2009 class participants. If you or someone you know is interested in this program, contact Guff Van Vooren at 970-389-6058 or visit http://www.keystone.org/leadershipsummit.html. |
DATES TO REMEMBER(mark your calendars!) FDRD's Next Event Monday, March 24 - 4th Annual Meeting-Party-Membership Drive - 6-9 PM, Frisco Rec Building, 110 3rd Street in Frisco (corner of 3rd and Granite). Snacks and beverages will be provided throughout the evening. Invite your family and friends! Bring your cash and checkbooks for memberships and prize drawings! FDRD's 2008 Summer Event Schedule - "Join In On The Fun"
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NEXT BOARD MEETINGMonday, March 3rd, 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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On behalf of FDRD's Board of Directors and Staff, thank you so much for your continued stewardship efforts of our local National Forest lands and for your support of our organization. We are so proud to work with all of you as we continue to provide volunteer opportunities that connect people and land through forest stewardship.
We look forward to visiting with you at our Annual Meeting/Party on March 24 and look forward to all the fun times ahead with you in 2008! See you on the trails! With sincere thanks, Guff Van Vooren Executive Director Friends of the Dillon Ranger District |