2007 impacts:

*   FDRD hosted 13 training sessions, educating FDRD Forest Stewards and FENW Wilderness Volunteers in the following areas - background on the DRD, FDRD and FENW programs, TREAD Lightly, Leave No Trace, Wilderness Area, Authority of the Resource principles, First Aid-CPR-and safety, invasive plant species and wildflowers, Global Positioning Systems (GPS) units, sawyer skills, and trail maintenance. In total, the Stewards and FDRD partners generated 208 volunteer service days (including 1,356 hours) through their training efforts.

*   Crew Leaders led 497 volunteers on 37 projects (including 22 Adopt-A-Trail Projects and 4 Youth Projects with 103 Youth) - they performed trail maintenance, cleared trees, pulled weeds, and picked up litter and recycling on 22 miles of trails. In addition, in partnership with VOC, 187 volunteer service days were generated during a two-day maintenance project on 1.5 miles of trail. As well, in partnership with Continental Divide Trail Alliance (CDTA), 29 volunteer days were generated during a 2 day trail building project on 1/3 mile of trail. The crew leaders scouted these trails and created condition surveys and construction notes for these projects. In total, on 728 volunteer days (including 4,614 hours on 41 projects), volunteers scouted trails, performed trail maintenance and cleared 458 trees on 24 miles of trail, pulled 3 bags of invasive weeds on 5 acres, and picked up 22 bags of trash and 15 bags of recycling.

*   Ranger Patrols and Families conducted 112 patrols, covering 525 miles on 33 different trials. They encountered 2,166 users and contacted 1,581 of them. In addition, FENW Ranger Patrols conducted 65 patrols, covering 495 miles on 15 different trials. They encountered 1,115 users and contacted 966 of them. These volunteers educating trail users on forest related issues and regulations, trail ethics, trail information and stewardship opportunities. As well, they inventoried these trails for noxious weeds, using GPS units to accurately indicate the location. In total, on 177 volunteer days (including 992 hours), FDRD and FENW Ranger Patrols encountered 3,281 users, contacting 2,547 of them and inventoried noxious weeds on 1,020 miles of trail.

*   Outreach Educators participated in the following efforts: 1) volunteered at the DRD front desk on 37 days. On these days, they contacted 3,324 guests that came to the office and phoned the office for information; 2) participated in ranger patrol efforts included above; 3) assisted the DRD staff in the Christmas Tree Cutting Program on 6 days; and 3) assisted the DRD and FDRD in program support (including tools, trail signs, and picnic table and bench maintenance, inventory, and project preparation) on 68 days. These volunteers educating trail users on forest related issues and regulations, trail ethics, trail information and stewardship opportunities. In total, on 117 volunteer days (including 805 volunteer hours), these volunteers contacted 3,324 guests and provided essential program support.

2006 impacts:

*   FDRD hosted 7 training sessions, educating 20 Forest Stewards in the following areas - background on Dillon Ranger District (DRD), FDRD, the Program and the three initiatives, TREAD Lightly and "Authority of the Resource" principles, invasive plant species in Summit County, Global Positioning Systems (GPS) units, First Aid/CPR, trail maintenance, and leadership skills.

*   10 Crew Leaders led 119 volunteers on 5 trail maintenance projects on 3 miles of trails and 1 buck-n-rail fence construction project. In addition, in partnership with VOC, 284 volunteer service days were generated during a three-day maintenance project on 1.5 miles of trail. The crew leaders scouted these trails and created condition surveys and construction notes for these projects. In total, 403 volunteers performed trail maintenance on 4.5 miles of trail and constructed 600 feet of buck-n-rail fence.

*   10 Ranger Patrols conducted 33 patrols on 18 different trails - covering 174 miles. They encountered 745 users and contacted 333 of them. In addition, in partnership with Keystone Science School - School Groups Program, 27 patrols were conducted on 14 different trails, covering 60 miles. 289 users were encountered on these patrols. In total, 60 Ranger Patrols encountered 1,034 users, contacting 333 of them, on 234 miles of trail.

*   2 Outreach Educators and 19 other FDRD volunteers participated in the following efforts: 1) volunteered at the DRD front desk on 5 days. On these days, approximately 250 guests came to the office and approximately 245 guests phoned the office for information; 2) hosted 6 trailheads, contacting 679 of the 1,045 users they encountered; and 3) assisted the DRD staff in the Christmas Tree Cutting Program - approximately 300 permits (out of 800 total) were sold in the field. Of the approximately 1,000 guests encountered on these days, approximately 500 were contacted. In total, the Outreach Educators encountered 2,540 visitors, contacting 1,675 of them.