Summer 2021 Accomplishments
It’s no secret that our trails and forest are getting more use than ever before. Recreation in Summit County is on the rise and our organization’s mission is increasingly important to both our community and visitors. Thankfully, FDRD was able to accomplish more than ever before during our field work season in 2021! We accredit that to our amazing crew of volunteers. Not only are we still seeing the same folks that have been with us for 10+ years, but we’ve also seen an uptick in new volunteers joining in on the fun. Volunteers are the heart and soul of our organization and we are so grateful for every single one of them! If you volunteered with us this summer, whether it was for a trail maintenance or forest restoration project, fundraising event, or leading an educational hike or presentation; please give yourself and pat on the back. All of the below accomplishments would not have been possible without you! A great deal of our volunteers participate through our partnerships with many local businesses and organizations. We’d also like to give a shoutout to our incredible partners from our 2021 season!
Grand Totals
60 Trail Projects
1,023 Volunteers
5,751 Volunteer Hours
Ranger Patrol
90 Ranger Patrollers
441 Hikes
2,425 Miles Patrolled
Over 10,000 trail users educated
Arctic Placer
2 bridge approaches constructed & filled
1,500 ft of maintained trail
Partners: The Pad, Town of Silverthorne, Summit Co. Open Space
Sapphire Point
150 ft of buck and rail fence constructed
15,000 sq ft of rehabilitated area
4 lodgepole pines transplanted
50 tons of crusher fines for tread improvements
Maryland Creek Trail
(2) 5 ft timber culverts installed
200 ft of new trail cut
1,800 ft of trail maintained
10 bags of noxious thistle seed heads removed
Partners: Contour Logic, Summit Sky Ranch, Town of Silverthorne
Spruce Creek/Wheeler Trail Bridge
16 ft bridge constructed
8 ft of bridge approaches constructed
4 drainage dips dug
Partners: Breckenridge Grand Vacations, Breckenridge Mountain Rotary
Powerhair
4,200 ft of trail tread maintenance, including turn improvements and corridor clearing
Officers Gulch
28 ft of bridge handrail constructed
Frisco Peninsula
700 ft of new trail cut
3,640 ft of corridor cleared
5,800 ft of trail maintained
36,000 sq ft of forest thinned
Partners: Summit Mountain Bikers, Summit Association of Realtors, Frisco Day Camps, Keystone Science School
Quandary Peak
30 ft of rock wall installed
40 sq ft of backwall constructed
98 volunteer hours at 12,500ft!
The Peaks Trail
1,300 ft of maintained trail
38 ft of maintained turnpike
8 ft of rock wall installed
2 decommissioned bridges
Adopt a Trailhead
45 Summit County trailheads adopted
279 bags of trash collected
Adopt a Hwy
20 bags of trash collected
Adopt a Bin
30 monofilament fishing bins adopted throughout the county
All fishing line collected sent in to be recycled
10 bags of trash collected
Copper Mountain Seed Collection
About 200,000 native seeds collected
Species collected: locoweed, arnica, penstemon, paintbrush, fireweed
Peru Creek
42 trees transplanted
33 plant species transplanted
15,500 sq ft restored area
Partners: Colorado Young Leaders, Summit Seniors, Youth Forest Stewards
Youth Education
620 kids participated in programs/events
120 participated in new macroinvertebrate program
500 total hours of youth educational programming
Youth Service Projects
170 kids participated in over 16 projects
47,000 sq ft of forest thinned
6,456 sq ft of campsite area rehabilitated
90 trees transplanted
Youth Forest Stewards
140 hours of service
30 ft turnpike maintenance
4,365 sq ft restored campsite areas
1,500 ft barbed wire fence removal
60 ft buck and rail fence constructed
Educational Programs
21 educational events (14 hikes, 4 auto tours, 1 bike tour, 1 kayak tour)
251 adult participants
60+ hours of educational programming
Fundraising Events
20 events: Farmers Market, Keystone Bacon Fest, Dillon Concerts, Frisco Fall Fest
119 volunteers, 440 volunteer hours
$10,000 in event retail sales
$11,500 raised
Thanks for a great season!
