CFI- Mount Yale Trail Project 

This Trail crew worked with Colorado Fourteeners (CFI) Initiative staff on two off Colorado's 14,000 ft peaks.  The crew wrapped up a project on Mt. Yale that CFI and RMYC had spent three years working on.  Working alongside CFI staff, the crew worked on rehabilitating sections of the old, now closed, trail.  The crew spent 8 weeks hiking up the mountain with tools and straw waddles to perform their work.  With Mt. Yale finally finished, the crew moved north to the Mount of the Holy Cross where they spent 4 weeks performing rock work and trail maintenance.  With the summer behind them, the crew hiked of the mountain in mid September just before the winter snow began falling.

2011 Dillon Ranger District Trail Crew

The Trail crew working in the Dillon Ranger District this summer worked primarily in a backcountry setting. The crew hiked all their gear and tools into a remote location where they worked for up to 10 days at a time. Their main project involved clearing hiking trails using crosscut saws.  Throughout the winter and spring, numerous trees fall throughout the forest.  In wilderness areas, chainsaws cannot be used to remove these trees.  In this scenario, non-mechanized hand saws must be used to cut these trees to accommodate the trail users.  The Forest Service conducted a brief training on the use of crosscut saws. 

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Colorado State Forest State Park Saw Projects 

This project primarily consisted of removing dead and hazardous trees throughout Colorado State Forest State Park.  This project was started in 2010 and was completed in the 2011 season.  Priority went to dispersed sites and some road corridors.  The goal was to make these sites safe to occupy. The project involved felling hazardous trees as well as bucking and stacking them. Crews also worked to remove existing down trees.  

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Hot Sulphur Springs Trail Project 

The 2011 trail crew leaders and assistant crew leaders worked on a semi existing trail that needed to be improved. The crew installed a number of wooden steps near a vehicle bridge that passes over the Colorado River, as well as installing some wooden boardwalks and bridges along the trail.

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