2013-Continental Divide Trail Construction, Clear Creek Reservoir...Sep.20th-22nd

Start Date-End Date: 09/20/2013-09/22/2013 Land Manager Office: USFS - Leadville Ranger District Land Manager Contact: Adam Brown Funding Partner: Programmatic Partner: Summary: Join us on this Colorado backcountry adventure! Help build a new trail in a wilderness area, between Leadville and Buena Vista, near the historic townsite of Winfield. Description: STEWARDSHIP SITE The Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, or the Continental Divide Trail for short, runs 3,100 miles between Canada and Mexico. It follows the Continental Divide along the Rocky Mountains and crosses five states in the U.S.: Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico. This stewardship project takes place on the Colorado section of the trail located between Leadville and Buena Vista, near the historic townsite of Winfield. VOLUNTEER PROJECT - WHAT & WHY Volunteers will help construct a new trail in a wilderness area, which will include clearing the trail corridor, working with rocks,clearing roots and trees, and building bridges on certain sections of trail, ultimately connecting to the famous Lake Ann trail. This new trail will help move this section of the Continental Divide Trail away from the road,making ita safer and more scenic route. We will be working at this site over nine different dates over the summer. Join us on this challenging backcountry adventure to help maintain one of Colorado's treasures! The worksite will be in a wilderness area, a short hike away from base camp (not in a wilderness area), located at an elevation of over 10,000 feet with spectacular views.Due to the remote project location,it is recommended that volunteers arrive at base camp on the evening before the project and sign up for at least 2 days. SPONSORS National Forest Foundation USFS -- Leadville Ranger District Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Foundation GSI Outdoors, Inc Latitude/Longitude: 38.9620, -106.4627 Additional Information: Camping Available: Yes Physical Difficulty: Difficult High Altitude Project: Yes Desired Number of Volunteers: 25 Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 26 Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 0 Total Volunteer Days: 26 Total Unique Volunteers: 12 Total Volunteer Hours: 204 Staff Hours: 64 Stipend Hours: 0 Project Summary: Successes and Challenges: Lessons Learned: Special Notes: Stewardship Education: Key Concerns or Comments from Staff or Volunteers: Description of Accidents/Incidents: Description of Work Completed: Volunteers completed 40 feet of puncheon and turnpike, and another 100 feet of new trail and trail improvements. Volunteers also assited with the final pack up of this project for the season. A small, but motivated and productive group came out for beautiful fall weather on the last CDT Winfield project. They put the finishing touches on the 1 mile stretch of the CDT that VOC has been a part of constructing this season. A special thanks goes out to all the volunteers who stayed for the last day to help pack up.