- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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9 people are interested
Adopt A Trail
ORGANIZATION: U.S. Forest Service; Sulphur Ranger District
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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9 people are interested
The Adopt-A-Trail Program is a volunteer program established to assist the U.S. Forest Service and Headwater Trails Alliance in the management of Grand County’s diverse trail systems, including motorized, non-motorized and wilderness trails. Adopters may choose any available trail or trail segment to meet their physical ability, time constraints and trail work preferences.
Maintenance of trails is a critical component of sustaining outdoor recreation opportunities. Due to declining budgets, the mountain pine beetle epidemic and an extensive network of trails throughout Grand County, the Forest Service is unable to provide the intensive, consistent monitoring and maintenance required to keep trails accessible for all users.
Volunteers are asked to perform two annual assessments of their adopted trail, once in the spring and once in the fall. Volunteers also complete one day of volunteer work on their adopted trail, including but not limited to removal of brush, trees and rocks; excavation of soil to form a trail tread; and construction of minor drainage structures or water crossings.
More opportunities with U.S. Forest Service; Sulphur Ranger District
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About U.S. Forest Service; Sulphur Ranger District
Location:
9 ten mile drive, Granby, CO 80446, US
Mission Statement
Mission
The mission of the USDA Forest Service is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the Nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations.
Motto: Caring for the Land and Serving People
The phrase, "CARING FOR THE LAND AND SERVING PEOPLE," captures the Forest Service mission. As set forth in law, the mission is to achieve quality land management under the sustainable multiple-use management concept to meet the diverse needs of people: It includes:
- Advocating a conservation ethic in promoting the health, productivity, diversity, and beauty of forests and associated lands.
- Listening to people and responding to their diverse needs in making decisions.
- Protecting and managing the National Forests and Grasslands so they best demonstrate the sustainable multiple-use management concept.
Providing technical and financial assistance to State and private forest landowners, encouraging them to practice good stewardship and quality land management in meeting their specific objectives. - Providing technical and financial assistance to cities and communities to improve their natural environment by planting trees and caring for their forests.
- Providing international technical assistance and scientific exchanges to sustain and enhance global resources and to encourage quality land management.
- Helping States and communities to wisely use the forests to promote rural economic development and a quality rural environment.
- Developing and providing scientific and technical knowledge aimed at improving our capability to protect, manage, and use forests and rangelands.
- Providing work, training, and education to the unemployed, underemployed, elderly, youth, and disadvantaged in pursuit of our mission.
Vision
- We are recognized nationally and internationally as a leader in caring for the land and serving people.
- We are a multicultural and diverse organization.
- Employees work in a caring and nurturing environment where leadership is shared.
- All employees are respected, accepted, and appreciated for their unique and important contribution to the mission.
- The work is interesting, challenging, rewarding, and fun -- more than just a job!
- We are an efficient and productive organization that excels in achieving its mission.
- Responsibility and accountability for excellence are shared by employees and partners.
- The American people can count on the Forest Service to perform.
Guiding Principles
To realize our mission and vision, we follow these 13 guiding principles:
- We use an ecological approach to the multiple-use management of the National Forests and Grasslands.
- We use the best scientific knowledge in making decisions and select the most appropriate technologies in the management of resources.
- We are good neighbors who respect private property rights.
- We strive for quality and excellence in everything we do and are sensitive to the effects of our decisions on people and resources.
- We strive to meet the needs of our customers in fair, friendly, and open ways.
- We form partnerships to achieve shared goals.
- We promote grassroots participation in our decisions and activities.
- We value and trust one another and share leadership.
- We value a multicultural organization as essential to our success.
- We maintain high professional and ethical standards.
- We are responsible and accountable for what we do.
- We recognize and accept that some conflict is natural and we strive to deal with it professionally.
- We follow laws, regulations, executive direction, and congressional intent.
Description
Recreational opportunities abound in this haven located high up in the Rocky Mountains. The Sulphur Ranger District is over 442,000 acres in Grand County. Being surrounded by mountain peaks, meadows and lakes, you are in for a truly majestic experience in this forest.
Summers are filled with mountain biking near the towns of Winter Park and Fraser, hiking or backpacking in one of the five wilderness areas or in the Arapaho National Recreation Area (ANRA), and enjoying the wildflowers and wildlife. Many of the hiking trails are also open to equestrians. The Three Lakes of Grand, Granby and Shadow Mountain are great places to escape with your boat or a fishing pole for a day. The Stillwater area next to the town of Grand Lake has miles of trails for off-highway vehicle (OHV) enthusiasts. Camping cannot be overlooked either with 15 campgrounds and nearly 500 campsites.
Once summer has ended, the aspens changing colors signal the change of season and a move to fall activities. Come and spend a few days driving through the forest taking in the vibrant colors of the aspens. Hiking, biking, camping and OHV activities begin to dwindle and become replaced by hunters before the snow and winter activities arrive. Grand Lake is called the "snowmobile capital of Colorado" and is consistently ranked in the top 20 of best places to snowmobile in the United States. Along with the miles of snowmobile trails, the forest is available for tranquil snowshoe and cross-country ski excursions in this winter wonderland. Ice fishing contests, besides being a lot of fun, offers the participant an opportunity to win some great prizes.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Grand CountyGranby, CO 80446
DATE POSTED
April 2, 2018
SKILLS
- Environmental Policy
- Habitat Restoration
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Orientation or Training
- Most trail work occurs between May and October.