National Public Lands Day Sites

18th Annual Shelf Road Volunteer Weekend

Trail work at the Shelf Road Climbing Area, including trail maintenance and construction.

Contact: Kalem Lenard
Agency: BLM
Phone: (719) 269-8538
On the Web: www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/rgfo.html
Location: | Canon City, Colorado 81212
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Barr Lake State Park

Remove weeds.

Contact: Brian Westerfield
Agency: CO State Parks
Phone: (303) 655-1495
On the Web:
Location: 13401 Picadilly Rd. | Brighton, Colorado 80603
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Battaso Preserve

On September 25, 2010, join 50 volunteers, BMA, REI and Boulder County Parks and Open Space as we celebrate National Public Lands Day and help construct the new Benjamin Trail, a multi-use trail that will eventually connect to the existing loop trail at Betasso Preserve. Volunteer trail builders will use hand tools to build new trail through forest groves and open meadows while enjoying spectacular views and fresh mountain air.

Due to steep and rugged backcountry terrain, this project will be physically strenuous. This project will run from approximately 8:30am until approximately 3:30pm. Light breakfast provided by REI, lunch provided by BMA.

To register, please email WildWorkVolunteers@BoulderCounty.org or call 303-678-6216 by September 22nd.

Contact: Jenn Archuleta
Agency: Boulder County Parks and Open Space
Phone: (303) 817-9203
On the Web: www.bouldermountainbike.org
Location: Betasso Rd. | Boulder , Colorado 80302
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Bear Creek Lake Park

Work related to fishing access improvement (trails), shoreline stabilization, construction of hardened fishing sites, and assembly and installation of artificial cribs for fish habitat.

Contact: Drew Sprafke
Agency: City of Lakewood Regional Parks
Phone: (303) 697-6154
On the Web: www.lakewood.org
Location: 15600 W. Morrison Road | Lakewood, Colorado 80465
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Bear Creek Nature Center

Remove invasive weeds, plant native trees, renovate trails, care for native water-wise gardens and clean up the creek.

Contact: Ken Pals
Agency: El Paso County Parks
Phone: (719) 520-6387
On the Web: www.elpasocountyparks.com
Location: 245 Bear Creek Road | Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906
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Betasso Preserve/Benjamin Trail

Join 50 volunteers, BMA, REI and Boulder County Parks and Open Space as we celebrate National Public Lands Day and help construct the new Benjamin Trail, a multi-use trail that will eventually connect to the existing loop trail at Betasso Preserve. Volunteer trail builders will use hand tools to build new trail through forest groves and open meadows while enjoying spectacular views and fresh mountain air. Due to steep and rugged backcountry terrain, this project will be physically strenuous. This project will run from approximately 8:30am until approximately 3:30pm. There will be a light breakfast provided by REI, lunch provided by BMA.

To register, please sign-up above or call 303-678-6216 by September 22nd.

Sponsor(s): Boulder County Parks & Open Space, REI, Boulder Mountain Bike Alliance

Contact: Rich Meyer
Agency: REI Boulder
Phone: 303.583.9970
On the Web: rei.com/boulder
Location: 1789 28th St | Boulder, Colorado 80301
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Big Horn Trail Project - Gunnison Gorge NCA

We will construct about one mile of hiking/equestrian trail in the Gunnison Gorge Wilderness to connect Bobcat Trail and Duncan Trail. The new section of trail will traverse the bench above the inner gorge and will be suitable for horse use.

Contact: Edd Franz
Agency: BLM
Phone: 970-240-5300
On the Web: www.blm.gov/co/st/en/nca/ggnca.html
Location: Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area | Montrose, Colorado 81401
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Cache La Poudre Forest Restoration

THIS IS A 2 DAY PROJECT WITH CAMPING OVERNIGHT NEAR THE SITE. FOOD IS PROVIDED BY WRV! BRING YOUR OWN CAMPING GEAR. More information after you register at www.wlrv.org The Project - Periodic low intensity fire disturbance has been part of the natural process and evolution of the Cache la Poudre Wilderness environment for centuries. Fire is an integral component of the ecosystem that aids in promoting healthy diversity and stand densities in the pondorosa pine communities. Since the early part of the 20th century, fire has been systematically suppressed on most National Forest System lands. This reduction in natural burning has resulted in unhealthy stand densities and substantial accumulation of on-the-ground fuels. The Cache la Poudre Wilderness Area is currently at risk from catastrophic wildfire within, and escaping from, the Wilderness Area. The potential for large and damaging wildfires could dramatically change the character of the wilderness landscape as well as increase the risk of wildfire negatively affecting the surrounding forest and water quality of the Cache la Poudre River and the South Fork Cache la Poudre River (both designated Wild and Scenic Rivers). The Work - The goal of this project, the first of it's kind in Colorado, is to prepare the area for the initial use of prescribed fire to burn off the surface fuels while maintaining the mature and more fire resistant overstory trees. Once the risk of catastrophic fire is reduced, the forest service can permit natural fires to run their course, reestablishing the natural fire regime so important to the pondorosa forest health. Volunteers will pile slash created from thinning/pruning activities prior to the project day. This work will help to restore healthy stand densities and reduce the threat of catastrophic fire in the Cache La Poudre Wilderness and adjacent forest areas.

Contact: Mary Eldred
Agency: Wildlands Restoration Volunteers/US Forest Service
Phone: (970) 493-2075
On the Web: www.wlrv.org
Location: Beautiful Cache La Poudre Canyon area | Northwest of Laporte, Colorado 80535
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Canyon Lakes Ranger District

Participants will rotate through three separate projects during the day: closing and restoring a steep social trail connecting two fishing lakes; District's first pine tree re-vegetation project due to the Mountain Pine Beetle epidemic; and identify and remove noxious weeds

Contact: Kristy Wumkes
Agency: USDA Forest Service
Phone: (970) 295-6721
On the Web:
Location: Redfeather Ranger Station | Red Feather Lakes, Colorado 80545
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Canyon Lakes Ranger District

Club booth at local NLPD.

Contact: Wendy Britton
Agency: Northern Colorado Back Country Horsemen
Phone: 970-214-0506
On the Web: www.ncbch.org/
Location: 3904 ideal drive | FORT COLLINS, Colorado 80524
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Cedar Mountain Recreation Site Revitalization

• Replacing old information/direction signs • Painting bathroom and information kiosk • Picking up trash • Trail and picnic area work (i.e., removing brush and weeds, fixing any erosion issues) • Updating information on kiosk • Removing and replacing old trail markers

Contact: Gina Robison
Agency: BLM
Phone: (970) 826-5083
On the Web: www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/lsfo.html
Location: | Craig, Colorado 81625
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Colorado National Monument

Echo Canyon is a popular trail leading into a unique, picturesque box canyon within Colorado National Monument. Volunteers and National Park Service staff will work together to rehabilitate Echo Canyon Trail, making it more accessible for visitors. The project entails rerouting one mile of trail, constructing 1/4 mile of new trail, posting new directional signage, rehabilitating 1/2 mile of old trail, and revegetating the area by planting a variety of native plants. Volunteers will assist with scarification, planting, placing bumper boulders, installation of a pre-fabricated staircase, and gravel and rock removal. Volunteer hours will be crucial to the completion of the project within a one day timeline. Lunch, tools, gloves, sunscreen, water, and safety glasses will be provided for volunteers.

Contact: Amy Ashman
Agency: National Park Service
Phone: (970) 858-3617 ext 402
On the Web: www.nps.gov/colm
Location: Colorado National Monument | Fruita, Colorado 81521
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Colorado River Annual Clean-up (Kremmling)

Colorado River Clean Up. Approximately fifteen river miles would have the banks, dispersed campsites and put-ins and take outs cleaned.

Contact: John Monkouski
Agency: BLM
Phone: 970-724-3040
On the Web: www.co.blm.gov/kra/kraindex.htm
Location: | Kremmling, Colorado 80459
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Colorado Trail Chalk Creek

There will be trail maintenance projects on the Colorado Trail.

Contact: Brett Beasley
Agency: USDA Forest Service
Phone: 719 530 3953
On the Web:
Location: USFS Salida RD | Salida, Colorado 81201
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Dry Creek

Restore a riparian trail area that is severely eroded from high use. Volunteers will install additional fence, signs, biologs, willow wattles, and revegetate stream banks. This will channel visitor access away from sensitive riparian resources and stabilize severely eroding stream banks.

Contact: Kristin Weinberger
Agency: City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Department
Phone: (303) 910-5603
On the Web: www.osmp.org
Location: 7315 Red Deer Drive | Boulder, Colorado 80301
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Eldorado Canyon State Park

This year there are four events in the park: 1) A weed pull; 2) Trail maintenance on the pedestrian/cycling trails; 3) Rock work on climbing access trails; 4) and a creek clean-up (Last year, we found more than 70 flip flops in a 3/4 mile stretch of South Boulder Creek).

As a bonus this year, there will be food, a raffle, and possibly some sweet freebies for volunteers.

Contact: Mike McHugh
Agency: Colorado State Park
Phone: (303) 494 3943 X21
On the Web: parks.state.co.us/Parks/eldoradocanyon
Location: #9 Kneale Road | Eldorado Springs, Colorado 80025
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Escalante State Wildlife Area

Trash pickup

Contact: Carl Nilson
Agency: Colorado Division of Wildlife
Phone: (970) 874-4008
On the Web:
Location: 5323 Sawmill Mesa Road | Delta, Colorado 81416
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Fisherman's Bridge Recreation Site

We will build a buck and rail fence at Fisherman's Bridge Recreation Site, separating public lands from private property.

Contact: John Nahomenuk
Agency: BLM / Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area
Phone: 719-539-7289
On the Web: www.parks.state.co.us
Location: Chaffee County Road 301 | Nathrop, Colorado 81236
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Fossil Creek Reservoir Regional Open Space

The Northern Colorado Birding Fair is a free day of fun and learning for the whole family held each year at Fossil Creek Regional Open Space where visitors can celebrate the sights and sounds of birding in the region. Bring the whole family and participate in hands on birding activities, watch a presentation about birds, or build up your birding skills with an in-depth clinic. This year's fair will feature a mist netting demonstration, and field trips to great birding areas - some of which aren't even open to the public yet! Please direct any questions about the fair to Rob Novak at (970) 679-4561 or rnovak@larimer.org.

Contact: Zoe Whyman
Agency: City of Fort Collins Natural Areas Program and Larimer County
Phone: (970) 679-4561
On the Web: www.larimer.org/naturalresources/birding_fair.htm
Location: Carpenter Road, 1 mile west of I 25 | Fort Collins, Colorado 80522
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Fountain Creek Nature Center

Remove invasive weeds, plant native trees, renovate trails, care for native water-wise gardens and clean up a creek.

Contact: Ken Pals
Agency: El Paso County Parks
Phone: (719) 520-6745
On the Web: www.elpasocountyparks.com
Location: 320 Pepper Grass Lane | Fountain, Colorado 80817
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Frontier Park

Clean up and beautification projects as needed for the seasons.

Contact: Melissa Pascal
Agency: Frontier Elementary School PTA
Phone: (719) 234-4600
On the Web: frontierpta.weebley.com
Location: 3755 Meadow Ridge | Colorado Springs, Colorado 80920
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Gold Belt Tour Byway Cleanup

Trash pickup on the public lands along the Gold Belt Tour Scenic and Historic Byway.

Contact: Kalem Lenard
Agency: BLM
Phone: (719) 269-8538
On the Web: www.goldbeltbyway.com
Location: | Canon City, Colorado 81212
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Goodman Point Area, San Juan Public Lands Center

Canyons of the Ancients National Monument: Rehab of illegal routes, which includes vegetation transplanting, raking, and digging. Reseeding in the burn area including debris removal.

Contact: Kathe Hayes
Agency: BLM
Phone: (970) 385.1310
On the Web: www.sjma.org
Location: | Dolores, Colorado 81323
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Grand County

This event contains four projects at separate locations listed below.

1. Colorado River Clean-up (BLM Kremmling Resource Area)- Re-route area near Pumphouse and/or Gore Canyon Trail; and Cabin Creek Angler Trail

2. Rocky Mountain National Park (NPS) East Shore Trail rehabilitation

3. Tim's Trail (USFS) construct boardwalk and/or turnpike.

4. Roaring Fork (USFS: Plant approximately 250 trees in campground.

Contact: BJ Duffy
Agency: USDA Forest Service
Phone: (970) 887-4120
On the Web: www.fs.fed.us/r2/arnf
Location: 9 Ten Mile Drive | Granby, Colorado 80446
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Green Mtn. Falls Forest Park

Construct a new trail along Crystal Creek through a beautiful forest with spectacular views of Ute Pass. Tools and training provided.

Contact: Dick Bratton
Agency: Town of Green Mtn. Falls
Phone: (719) 684-9811
On the Web: www.gmfco.us
Location: Lake Street | Green Mtn. Falls, Colorado 80819
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Gunnison Gorge

New trail construction on the Big Horn Trail, a critical connector trail, especially for equestrian users.

Contact: Lisa Cashel
Agency: Colorado Mountain Club
Phone: 303-996-2764
On the Web: www.cmc.org/stewardship
Location: Gunnison Gorge | Montrose, Colorado 81401
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Hartman Rocks Recreation Area Improvement Project

Cleaning up and maintaining several existing trails by installing waterbars, culverts, ditches, etc.

Contact: Sally Thode
Agency: BLM
Phone: (970) 642-4425
On the Web: www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/gfo.html
Location: | Gunnison, Colorado 81230
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John Martin Reservoir

Clearing and improving the habitat for the endangered species that use the lake shoreline for nesting. They have left now and return in the spring.

Contact: Don Headlee
Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Phone: (719) 336-3476
On the Web:
Location: 29955 County Rd. 25.75 | Hasty, Colorado 81044
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Kerber Creek (Saguache Field Office)

The BLM is working with local land owners to help mitigate eroding creek banks due to mining in the Bonanza area. Heavy metals in the water have destroyed the creek vegetation and killed all the fish and aquatic life. Presently, the BLM is using the method of phytostabilization to breath life back into the desolate water.

Volunteers will help transplant Chokecherry trees to secure the structure of the creek banks. No experience necessary, all ages welcomed.

Contact: Rob Santoro
Agency: BLM
Phone: (719) 852-6267
On the Web:
Location: | Villa Grove, Colorado 81155
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Alternative Start Date: 2010-10-02
Alternative End Date: 2010-10-02

Lackawanna Wetland/Silverton Colorado

Construct raised pedestrian trail in wetland area with GeoWeb containment system. Work includes rock and gravel hauling and placement in grid.

Contact: Jeremy Yanko
Agency: Mountain Studies Instituts/ NPS RTCA program
Phone: 9709035809
On the Web: www.mountainstudies.org
Location: County Road #2 | Silverton, Colorado 81433
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Lake City Trails Project (Gunnison Field Office)

The BLM and FS jointly manage several trails in the Lake City area. We will be working together on one of these trails. Depending on the number of volunteers we get for the celebration we could be cleaning up and maintaining several trail portions by installing waterbars, culverts, ditches, etc. to insure the entire trail remains viable for the long term. We may also be rerouting a portion of a trail to skirt an environmentally sensitive area. This reroute could be a mile in length.

Contact: Sally Thode
Agency: BLM
Phone: (970) 642-4448
On the Web: www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/gfo.html
Location: | Gunnison, Colorado 81230
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Alternative Start Date: 2010-09-18
Alternative End Date: 2010-09-18

Lake Pueblo

SCUBA Divers, Shore Cleaners and Boaters Needed. Meet in the North Shore Marina Parking Lot.

Lunch served and prize awards begin at 1:00 pm. Prize Drawings for Volunteer Boaters willing to transport divers and shore cleaners to coves.

Rent or bring your own dive equipment. Rental equipment available by reservation: present C-cards and purchase rent-als at Aquatic Adventures SCUBA and Swim prior to cleanup day. Remember a dive flag/float required.

Help clean up YOUR lake and enjoy PRIZES, FOOD and FUN!

Contact: Monique Mullis
Agency: Colorado State Parks
Phone: 719-543-3483
On the Web: http://parks.state.co.us/Parks/LakePueblo/Pages/LakePuebloStatePark.aspx
Location: 640 Pueblo Reservoir Road | Pueblo, Colorado 81005
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Alternative Start Date: 2010-09-18
Alternative End Date: 2010-09-18

Mathew Martinez

Trail Restoration Trail Closure Weed mitigation

Contact: Mathew Martinez
Agency: Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado
Phone: (303) 981-8853
On the Web: www.voc.org
Location: 18300 W Alameda Pkwy | Morrison, Colorado 80465
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Meeker area public lands

Trash pick-up and trail work.

Contact: Ted Tedford
Agency: BLM
Phone: (970) 878-3852
On the Web: www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/wrfo.html
Location: | Meeker, Colorado 81641
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Mica Mine Trail

There will be brush cutting, trail tread grading, and rock and dirt work.

Contact: Jeffery Fleming/Chris Pipkin
Agency: BLM
Phone: 970-234-3466
On the Web: www.RockyIreland.com/blmvolunteer.aspx
Location: Little Park Road | Grand Junction, Colorado 81507
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Native Seed Collection in Boulder County

Native Seed collection is a very relaxing but important activity; some even say it’s therapeutic. It's also a great family activity! 9:00AM TO 4:00PM -- LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED -- Using native seeds in re-vegetation efforts is essential to restoring native plant diversity. But native seeds are not generally available commercially, they are too expensive, or the available seeds are not ecologically appropriate. Volunteers will help increase the availability of locally adapted native seed by hand collecting a variety of species, including mostly grasses, sedges, and some wildflowers and other forbs. Local botanists will be working on site and will provide identification of wildflowers and other native plants during the project. The seeds you collect will be grown out to multiply them 100 or 1000 fold, vastly increasing the amount of locally-adapted seed that is available for restoration projects.

Contact: Denise Wilson
Agency: Wildlands Restoration Volunteers
Phone: 303-543-1411
On the Web: www.wlrv.org
Location: 3012 Sterling Circle Ste. 201 | Boulder, Colorado 80301
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North Desert Clean-up: Grand Junction Field Office

Clean-up and maintenance of a popular public shooting range that accumulates large volumes of trash. Work will primarily be trash collection and removal. There will also be some maintenance of signs and facilities at the public shooting range on 27 ¼ Road.

Contact: Chris Pipkin
Agency: BLM
Phone: (970) 244-3024
On the Web: www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/gjfo/Volunteer.html
Location: | Grand Junction, Colorado
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Ortiz Cemetery

Remove trash and plant trees.

Contact: Rob Santoro
Agency: BLM
Phone: (719) 852-6267
On the Web: www.volunteeroutdoors.net/index.cfm?fuseaction=Opportunities.View&Opportunity_ID=3027
Location: 37.00941, -106.05021 | Ortiz, Colorado 81120
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Alternative Start Date: 2010-09-25
Alternative End Date: 2010-10-04

Rangley Area public lands

Trash pickup of old dump site. Another project, along the Goodman Point area will be to reclaim illegal routes, reseed and remove debris. Participants will carpool to the work site which is located north and west of Cortez, Colorado (approx. 40 minute drive)

Contact: Ted Tedford
Agency: BLM
Phone: (970) 878-3852
On the Web: www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/wrfo.html
Location: Anasazi Heritage Center | Dolores, Colorado 81323
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Red Rocks Park Trail Restoration

Annually, Red Rocks Amphitheater receives hundreds of thousands visits for world class music and beautiful hikes. The high volume of foot traffic contributes to in the creation of unsafe trails and eroding landscapes. Volunteers will repair eroding trails, close dangerous foot paths and remove invasive species.

Contact: Christi Stafford
Agency: Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado
Phone: (303) 362-3086
On the Web:
Location: 18300 West Alameda Parkway | Morrison, Colorado 80465
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Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge

Prairie dog barrier repair and removal. Trash pick up on perimeter trail.

Contact: Cassandra Bland
Agency: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Phone: 303-289-0864
On the Web: www.fws.gov/rockymountainarsenal
Location: 5650 Havana Street | Commerce City, Colorado 80022
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Rocky Mountain National Park

Trail work on the Continental Divide Trail will take place on the west side of the park. Interested in volunteering for this project? Call the Kawuneeche Visitor Center at 970-586-1513, the Rocky Mountain National Park Volunteer Office at 970-586-1330.

Contact: Kathleen Kelly/Flo Bielat
Agency: National Park Service
Phone: 970-586-1330
On the Web: www.nps.gov/romo/supportyourpark/national_public_lands_day_rmnp.htm
Location: 1000 U.S. Hwy 36 | Estes Park, Colorado 80517
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Ruby-Horsethief Colorado River Restoration

McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area: volunteers will be working to remove invasive tamarisk from popular camping sites along the Colorado River and will help plant native cottonwood trees in their place. The project is a five day, four night project working and camping along the Colorado River. Exact dates TBD.

Contact: Matt McGrath
Agency: BLM
Phone: (970) 244-3029
On the Web: www.blm.gov/co/st/en/nca/mcnca.html
Location: | Grand Junction, Colorado 81506
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Alternative Start Date: 2010-09-15
Alternative End Date: 2010-09-15

South Platte Riversweep

Remove debris, trail enhancements, paint bridges, lay mulch, create new trails and more.

Contact: Cindy Shoemaker
Agency: The Greenway Foundation
Phone: (303) 358-6696
On the Web: www.greenwayfoundation.org
Location: 5299 DTC Blvd. | Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
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State Forest State Park

We will remove and replace the bridge on the Beaver Lodge Nature Trail over the North Fork of the Michigan River. The old bridge is failing and the new bridge will be much more accommodating to hikers, anglers, and other visitors.

The Beaver Lodge Trail hosts many interpretive programs, self-guided hikers, and provides access to fishing along the river.

Contact: Tim Gaines
Agency: Colorado State Parks
Phone: 970.723-8220
On the Web: parks.state.co.us/Parks/stateforest/Pages/StateForestStateParkHome.aspx
Location: 56750 E. Hwy 14 | Walden, Colorado 80480
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Town Forest Park

Trails maintenance including lopping brush and erosion control on a beautiful forest trail with spectacular views.

Contact: Dick Bratton
Agency: Town of Green Mountain Falls
Phone: (719) 684-9811
On the Web: www.gmfco.us
Location: Lake Street | Green Mountain Falls, Colorado 80819
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Trail Maintenance Project

General maintenance.

Contact: Lisa Patton
Agency: Coalition for the Upper South Platte and Fossil Beds National Monument
Phone: (719) 748-0033
On the Web: www.uppersouthplatte.org
Location: 15807 CR 1 | Florissant, Colorado 80816
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White River National Forest - Dillon Ranger District

Remove debris, plant trees and trail maintenance.

Contact: Scott Fussell
Agency: USDA Forest Service
Phone: (970) 262-3449
On the Web: fdrd.org
Location: 680 Blue River Pkwy | Silverthorne, Colorado 80498
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Wildlands Restoration Volunteers

Native Seed Collection - a relaxing yet important project to help increase locally adapted native plant species in Boulder County.

Contact: Mary Eldred
Agency: Boulder County Parks & Open Space
Phone: (303) 543-1411
On the Web: www.wlrv.org
Location: 3012 Sterling Circle Ste. 201 | Boulder, Colorado 80301
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Wolford Mountain Public Access Trail - Kremmling

Build .75 miles of fence along an existing two-track on BLM and State Trust Lands that accesses BLM administered lands within the Wolford Mountain Area.

Contact: John Monkouski
Agency: BLM
Phone: 970-724-3040
On the Web: www.co.blm.gov/kra/kraindex.htm
Location: | Kremmling, Colorado 80459
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