Wilderness Volunteer Program
FENW and the U.S. Forest Service are partners in this program.
Opportunities are available for people to volunteer for visitor education (talking with and helping visitors in the Eagles Nest Wilderness, Holy Cross, and Ptarmigan Peak Wildernesses), noxious weed inventory, and campsite inventory and restoration.
Volunteers will commit to at least 4 days of stewardship from the day after training in either May through September plus at least 1 training day.
Become a Ranger Volunteer
Download the Summit County application form:
Trail Crew Leaders Wanted!
Trail Projects for 2010
If you enjoy hiking or horseback riding in the Eagles Nest or Ptarmigan Peak Wildernesses, please consider giving back just one day of your time to keep the trails in good condition.
For all Trail Projects:
Please RSVP if you plan to come to a trail project. Signing up will help us to better plan trail projects and teams. If you have questions about physical requirements, the project and/or to sign up, call the person or email for each project.
Meet at 8 am at the Dillon Ranger District Office in Silverthorne (just north of 6th St. on Hwy 9). We will serve a light breakfast of coffee, bagels and juice and end the day with refreshments and a tailgate party. Volunteers should come prepared for a day on the trails with your hiking boots, water, lunch, raingear, long pants and gloves.
June 5, 2010 Horseshoe Gulch in Breckenridge (National Trails Day)
Other Trail Days be planned are for June 19th, July 24th, Aug 21st, and Sept 18th.
Possible projects include: Meadow Creek (“muck area” – repair/construct a stringer bridge; Surprise Lake Trail – repair/construct a structure at the first creek crossing; Angler Mountain Trail – minor maintenance on the trail constructed in 2009 ; and, a possible signage installation (September project).
If you are interested in this program please email summitwv@fenw.org or call Cyndi Koop at 970-468-6699..
