Description
Start Date-End Date: 08/29/2020-08/30/2020
Land Manager Office: USFS - Pikes Peak Ranger District
Land Manager Contact: Jamie Goins
Funding Partner: National Forest Foundation
Programmatic Partner: Rocky Mountain Field Institute
Summary: Build trail structures to decrease erosion on America's Mountain, Pikes Peak.
Description: Click here to register for Saturday, August 29.
Click here to register for Sunday, August 30.
Registration and pre-project communications will be conducted by the Rocky Mountain Field Institute (RMFI).
Where You'll Be:
Pikes Peak has captured the awe of thousands throughout history, reflected in its many names. The 14,115-foot peak was first called Tava, meaning "Sun Mountain", by the local Ute people, who called themselves Tabeguache, "People of Sun Mountain". In the 1700s, Spanish explorers deemed it El Capitan, "the Captain" or "the Leader", while the Arapaho called it Heey-otoyoo, "the Long Mountain." U.S. explorer Zebulon Pike, for whom the mountain was officially named after in 1890, called it both "the Grand Peak" and "Highest Peak". As an icon of the West and inspiration for America the Beautiful, Pikes Peak has also earned the nickname America's Mountain. On this project, you'll spend the weekend on the west side of this historic mountain to work on the Devils Playground Trail (also known as the Crags Trail), which traverses 7 miles and 4,300 feet from a trailhead near the Crags Campground to the summit of Pikes Peak.
What You'll Do:
Join VOC and the Rocky Mountain Field Institute (RMFI) on America's Mountain for this fun Fourteener project. Throughout the weekend, you will assist in a multi-year trail reroute, completing physically demanding - yet rewarding - tasks ranging from new trail construction to water diversion structures and timber and rock features to properly stabilize the trail. This a fantastic experience for those who enjoy high-alpine environments, small group settings, and hard work.
Why It Matters:
Sections of the Devils Playground Trail are severely incised, over-widened, and steep, leading to an unsafe experience for hikers and an unsustainable environment for the sensitive high-alpine plants and animals. Your efforts will go a long way in improving this trail for years to come for people and wildlife alike.
Starting in 2017, VOC has partnered with other Colorado outdoor stewardship groups and the U.S. Forest Service through the National Forest Foundation Find Your Fourteener campaign so that together we can do more on our majestic Fourteeners. We are working collaboratively to increase the pace and scale of trail improvements and ecological restoration. Our vision is to work together, with you, to build and maintain a sustainable trails network, ensuring these peaks remain healthy and inviting for decades to come. With help from skilled, passionate volunteers like you, we can complete even more on-the-ground work on Colorado's Fourteeners. Every volunteer in the Fourteener community is important in this long-term effort, and we are grateful for your help!
About Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC)
Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC) is the state's oldest, largest, and leading outdoor stewardship nonprofit organization. Founded in 1984 to motivate and enable people to become active stewards of Colorado's natural resources, VOC has engaged nearly 125,000 people in more than 1,000 volunteer projects for a donated labor value of $25 million. Through award-winning youth and volunteer programs, leadership training, capacity-building programs, and collaborative efforts with nonprofits and land management agencies, VOC is an invaluable resource in Colorado, especially as our outdoor stewardship needs are approaching near-crisis levels. For more information, visit www.voc.org or call 303-715-1010.
Latitude/Longitude: 38.8720, -105.1236
Additional Information: We greatly appreciate you volunteering your time and energy to care for Colorado's outdoor places during COVID-19. To help provide a fun and safe experience for all, there are a few temporary changes to be prepared for:
You must provide your own food and, if desired, overnight accommodations.VOC will not be providing campsites or meals at this time.
You must bring a face mask and work gloves.Pleaseclick herefor our full packing list of required and recommended items.
Please come prepared to use the bathroom outdoors.VOC is not providing portalets at this time and public restrooms may be unavailable. Pleaseclick herefor more information on how to "go" outside.
Camping Available: No
Physical Difficulty: Difficult
High Altitude Project: Yes
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