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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Arapaho/Roosevelt Nat. Forest- Red Feather Lakes

Decommission illegal roads and or install gates to create designated non-motor vehicle areas; seeding to restore native species; and mulching. restoration of native species with seeds and mulch. This work will restore wildlife habitat and native wildlife movement patterns.

Contact: Mary Eldred
Agency: USDA Forest Service
Phone: (303) 543-1411
On the Web: wlrv.org
Location: Red Feather Lake | Red Feather Lakes, Colorado 80536
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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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

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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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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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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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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Singing Wind Rock - San Luis Valley Public Lands

This will be a trash cleanup of a Native American culturally significant location

Contact: Rob Santoro
Agency: BLM
Phone: (719) 852-6267
On the Web:
Location: 110 5th St | Manassa, Colorado
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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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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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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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