Summer 2020 Accomplishments

SUMMER 2020 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

The Summer of 2020 brought in plenty of new variables that FDRD programming had yet to encounter, including face coverings, physical distancing, sanitization protocols, and group size restrictions. Our dedicated FDRD staff worked harder than ever to make sure we were still able to fulfill our mission of forest stewardship, while providing opportunities for the community to safely take part. Take a look at the trail work, forest restoration, and educational programming that we completed this summer, despite the ongoing global pandemic.

Acorn Creek

1 mile of barbed wire fencing removed – This opens up 434 acres of winter habitat for deer, elk, and moose to roam freely without getting caught!
Volunteers: Eagle Scouts Troop #188, homeowners, FDRD staff, US Forest Service, and CO Parks & Wildlife

Salt Lick

Sunset North bridge – 20 feet of new bridge construction
16 feet of turnpike maintenance
Volunteers: Wildernest Property Managers & FDRD staff

Sapphire Point

450 feet of retaining wall constructed
400 feet of tread maintenance
2 weeks of work
Volunteers: Breckenridge Grand Vacations, Christy Sports, FDRD staff & 49 volunteers from the public!

Read our Sapphire Point blog post

Soda Creek & Groovy Uvi

3,820 feet (.75 mile) of new trail cut
12 feet of bridge construction
465 feet of tread maintenance
136 feet of turnpike maintenance
34 feet of bridge approach maintenance
Volunteers: 3 days with the Summit Mountain Bikers, 4 public days, Summit Association of Realtors, & Meadow Wood homeowners

Peru Creek Campsite Restoration

8,700 square feet of restored & rehabilitated area
Volunteers: The Summit Seniors

Copper Mountain Seed Collection

100,000 native seeds collected!
Species collected: golden rod, purple locoweed, red western columbine, and heart leaf arnica
Volunteers: Copper Mountain & the public

The Colorado Trail at Gold Hill

21 drainage dips constructed
25 feet of rock wall constructed
12 feet of turnpike maintenance
Volunteers: Breckenridge Grand Vacations, Continental Divide Trail Coalition, & FDRD staff/board

Horseshoe Gulch

5 drainage dips constructed
42 feet of turnpike maintenance
Volunteers: Breckenridge Mountain Rotary, & FDRD staff

Spruce Creek

24 feet of natural turnpike constructed
Volunteers: Breckenridge Grand Vacations & 2 days with the public

Read our Spruce Creek Turnpike Construction blog post

Youth Programming

11 youth service projects
7 educational hikes/programs
5,890 feet of trail corridor cleared
4,200 square feet of forest thinned on the Frisco Peninsula
20 pieces of broken decking replaced on Rainbow Lakes trail boardwalk

Educational Hikes & Presentations

23 educational events – 3 presentations, 2 auto tours, 9 hikes, 1 bike tour, 8 webinars
380 adults educated
214 youth educated

Ranger Patrol

279 hikes
1,503 miles patrolled
4,265 people contacted
222 fire safety conversations

Trash Cleanup

168 bags of trash collected!
Adopt-a-Trailhead: 120
Road cleanup: 25
Adopt-a-Bin: 11
Field projects: 12

Indiana Creek

An aquatic organism passage with a natural stream bottom was installed on Indiana Creek in the location that was previously a fiord crossing for vehicles
1,000 feet of road within 100 feet of Indiana Creek was decommissioned and reseeded – estimated to reduce 0.7 tons of sediment into Indiana Creek per year
260 feet of Indiana-Pennsylvania Connect Road was moved to a more sustainable, upland location
430 square feet of stream bank habitat restored and reconnected to the existing banks

New Programming

Sign Restoration – Volunteers sanded, painted, & restored old, deteriorating signs
Adopt-a-Trailhead – Over 30 trailheads adopted! Volunteers visited their trailhead at least twice per summer to clean up trash and report any kiosk damage
Adopt-a-Bin – Volunteers cleaned out fishing line recycling bins and returned line to FDRD to be recycled