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ABOUT FDRD History
History of Friends of the Dillon Ranger District
Friends of the Dillon Ranger District, a 501c3 non-profit organization, promotes stewardship of the White River National Forest in Summit County through partnerships, volunteer service, education, and support.
Photo Caption: Volunteer Celebration at Windy Point in September is always a great time to showcase the amazing efforts FDRD volunteers engaged in throughout the project season (2007).
Since the spring of 2004, FDRD has proudly generated well over $1,000,000 in the Dillon Ranger District through volunteer efforts (nearly 43,000 hours), money, and in-kind donations from volunteers, members and sponsors.
As of today, FDRD has hosted nearly 250 projects including:
- Trail maintenance and tree clearing on over 50 miles of trail
- Fuels reduction, fire mitigation, tree replanting, cone collection, and post-fire rehabilitation on nearly 25 acres of land (in response to the impacts of the mountain pine beetle infestation)
- Invasive weed pulls on over 60 acres of land
- 3.5 miles of obsolete barbed wire fence removal
- 4,850 feet of buck-n-rail fence construction, reconstruction and removal
- Removal of over 475 bags of litter and recycling
- Outreach education on over 1,200 miles of trails, trailheads, ranger station, and events, contacting over 12,700 guests