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Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers
P.O. Box 1341
Basalt, CO 81621
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The Newsletter of Roaring Fork O utd oor Vol unteers•Wi nter 2013
Hike, Bike, or Run for RFOV!
We’re very excited to announce
a new summer-long, valley-wide
special event—Climb For Trails.
from one end of the valley to the other,
Climb For Trails 2013 includes the
following trails:
his event creates a new fun incentive
to get people out and exercising more
often on our close-to-town trails that
RFOV helps maintain. Climb For Trails
is also a fundraiser to benefit RFOV and
our work on the regional community’s
trail system and public lands.
• Smuggler in Aspen;
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We may be able to add Arbaney-Kittle
Trail in Basalt in 2014 with the proper
clearances from the BLM. Unfortunately
for folks from Carbondale, we cannot use
Red Hill due to current access limitations.
Suggestions for an alternative trail are
welcome.
• Rim Trail in Snowmass Village;
o
• Red Mountain/Jeanne Golay Trail in
Glenwood Springs;
ur event concept is modeled on
Climb the King, which takes
place on the main ski hill (King
Mountain) in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Having just completed year seven, this
highly successful event has been widely
embraced by their community. In 2012,
840 climbers—including 58 teams—
made 9,001 climbs. We estimate that
our regional community is about two
and a half times larger than greater
Jackson Hole, so our goal is to have 2,000
climbers participating by 2015.
• Colorow Trail in New Castle.
Individuals and teams comprised of work
colleagues, club members, family and/or
friends register on www.ClimbForTrails.org
to log every hike, bike or run they make
to the top of their favorite trail.
Climbs can be logged starting on
Memorial Day weekend (Friday, May 24)
and throughout the summer to Labor
Day (Monday, September 2). Stretching
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Ian Anderson
Gregg Adams Photography
I N S I D E
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Meet RFOV’s
new Board member
Aubrey Wolfe
P.O. Box 1341 • Basalt, CO 81621
970-927-8241
Toll free 1-877-662-5220
e-mail: [email protected] • www.rfov.org
Board of Directors
Amy Barrow • Scott Gordon, Secretary
Jamin Heady-Smith, Vice-Chair
Jim Neu, Chair • Todd Richmond, Treasurer
Aubrey Wolfe • Suzanne Wolff
Eileen Wysocki
Committees
Crew Leader Development
Jamin Heady-Smith, Chair
Michael Hutton • Gail Mason • Jim Neu
Marketing & Publications
Jeff Alden • Shane Ebrahimi
Agustin Goba • Chris Kelly • Will Kernahan
Trina Ortega • Linda Schuemaker
Traci Schalow
Project Selection
Helen Carlsen • Clay Colver
Charlie Eckart • Randy Gold
Scott Gordon • George Trantow
Ryan Vugteveen, Chair • John Wilkinson
Tools
Michael Hutton • Mark Schuemaker, Chair
Climb for Trails
Amy Barrow • Dina Belmonte
Jessica Budinger • Shaine Ebrahimi
Randy Gold • Helene Gude
Chris Kelly • Will Kernahan
Suzanne Wolff
Volunteer Development
Clark Addington, Chair • Susan Cross
Jason Pooler • Eileen Wysocki
Youth
Carla Comey • Suzy Ellison
Suzanne Fitzgerald • Daryl Fuller
Nannette Weinhold
Youth Advisory Council
Emily Adams
Cora Lubchenco • Aubrey Wolfe
Staff
David Hamilton, Executive Director
Mary Sundblom, Program, Marketing, &
Admin. Assistant
Hannah Lippe, Youth Coordinator
Erin Faehling, Development Coordinator
John Perkins, Youth Assistant
Our Mission
To promote stewardship of our
public lands by engaging the
community in volunteer trail and
restoration projects
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Over the past year RFOV
has taken great steps
to include the next
generation of leaders in
the organization.
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ubrey Wolfe joining the Board
of Directors in October 2012 is
just one recent infusion of youth
engaging in RFOV programs.
Aubrey, a seventeen-year-old senior at
Glenwood Springs High School, brings an
important perspective to the Board that
is often missed by more seasoned Board
members. In talking with Aubrey she
expressed a strong sense of belonging.
“My input makes a
difference…the board
really values the additional
viewpoint from someone
my age in dealing with
marketing and public
perception.”
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ubrey came to RFOV from Project
TITAN—Trained Involved Teens
Assisting Non-Profits—one of
Youth Zone’s programs. Project TITAN
connects youth and non-profits to give
youth leadership experience and non-profit
boards an energized diversity. After a
training program, Aubrey looked to RFOV
because of the type of work that RFOV
engages in.
Coming into the experience, Aubrey did
not know what to expect but has been
impressed by the organization. In addition
to her board involvement, Aubrey also
serves on our Youth Advisory Council,
a committee of local youth helping to
advise and develop our Young Stewards
Initiative (YSI), and has participated in
several trail projects. She commented, “to
already see results in the development of
the Young Stewards Initiative is exciting.”
Her involvement with the YSI has been
Aubrey’s favorite and her best memory so
far has been a trip to the McNamara Hut.
Being part of a group of like-minded
youth was inspiring and she added, “seeing
the sunset was amazing.”
a
fter High School, Aubrey plans
to attend college and is hoping to
study overseas. As for a major, “the
career path is up in the air, but I’m drawn
to sociology right now.” For now Aubrey
will continue to do homework, ski, hike,
and serve on the Board of Directors and
Youth Advisory Council.
When asked about what she’s gained from
her experience, Aubrey said, “I’ve taken a
lot away from the other Board members;
to see the selfless dedication and the time
they put into something they love has been
a great learning experience for me.”
“I love the outdoors and sought the
chance to work with an organization like
that,” Aubrey said, adding the importance
of community that she sees in RFOV. “I
love being part of it, not just living in it.”
We do trails— together!
— Jeff Alden
2013 SNEAK PEEK
Above, two 2012 photo contest winners:
Best project shot (Skyline Ridger) by Shaine Ebrahimi;
Best overall shot (Buckskin Pass) Lisa Cashel
While the dates are not
totally settled, 2013 is
shaping up to be another
great year of volunteer
projects!
Scout & Forest Hollow Trails
Glenwood Springs • May
It’s been a few years since RFOV has worked
on these heavily used Glenwood Springs
Trails. There is lots of work to do!
Cozy Point Trail
Aspen /Snowmass Village • Thursday
evenings in June
Volunteer to help build another new trail on
this newly acquired Sky Mountain Park.
John Denver Wetland Planting*
Aspen • August 3
Help expand the John Denver wetland to filter
storm water runoff before it enters the Roaring
Fork River and create important wildlife
habitat in the heart of Aspen.
14er Project, Maroon Bells
Aspen • July 26—28 & August 2—4
Team up with the Colorado 14ers initiative for
one of two long weekends to improve the route
up to the Bells from Minnehaha Gulch.
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Airline Trail
Aspen/Snowmass Village • July or August
Building the Airline Trail will be RFOV’s second 2013 project at Sky
Mountain Park. This new trail will replace the grueling east access road
with a less steep singletrack trail.
Rim Trail
Snowmass Village • September
Volunteers will reroute a section of this very popular Snowmass Village
trail that has become very rutted out. We’ll build a more sustainable
trail and restore the closed section of old trail.
Mitchell Creek Trail
West Glenwood Springs • September 28
RFOV will work to improve and rebuild sections on the first two miles of
this scenic Glenwood Springs trail that has fallen into disrepair.
Glenwood Canyon Tamarisk Removal *
East of Glenwood Springs • October
RFOV and our project partners will continue our efforts to eradicate the
invasive Tamarisk and Russian Olive in our area. This year’s project will
focus on several areas throughout Glenwood Canyon.
*Family-friendly project
Enter your favorite shots from the upcoming project season in RFOV’s
2013 Photo Contest. Winners will be selected in these categories:
• Project shot
• Group volunteer shot
• Individual volunteer shot
• Funny volunteer shot
• Overall shot
Check out the full contest rules at [email protected]. Deadline for
entries: October 1, 2013.
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Thank you, RFOV Members and
Supporters!
Trail Blazers $5,000 & Above
Alpine Bank
Anonymous
City of Aspen
Aspen Parks Department
Aspen Skiing Company Environment
Foundation
Colorado River District
Colorado State Trails Program
City of Glenwood Springs
Hildebrand Fund/Greater Houston
Community Foundation
Jons & Barbara Milnor
National Forest Foundation-Ski Area
Conservation Fund
Pitkin County
Pitkin County Open Space & Trails
Thrift Shop of Aspen
USDA Forest Service
Explorers $2,500-$4,999
Town of Basalt
Bureau of Land Management
Cliff Bar Family Foundation
Robert Pew Foundation
El Pomar Foundation
Garfield County
Outdoor Stewards
$1,000-$2,499
Harry & Karen Andrews
Aspen Cycling Club
Anonymous
David Bonderman & Laurie Michaels
Bristlecone Sports
Bill & Jessica Budinger
John & Laurel Catto
Colorado Mountain Club
Matt & Karen Fairbairn
Jim & Karen Frank/ J.S. Frank Foundation
Willaim Getz & Getz Foundation
Julie Goldstein
Jamin Heady-Smith
Henry & Angela Hite
Pat & Barb McMahon
MidValley Trails Committee (Eagle County)
National Environmental Education
Foundation
Town of New Castle
Lynn Nichols & Jim Gilchrist Family Advised
Fund at Aspen Community Foundation
OKGKM Law Firm
Rob Pew
Rossmore Enterprises
SmartWool/Timberland
Sopris Engineering
Spring Board Advised Fund of Aspen
Community Foundation
Billy Stolz
Summit Canyon Mountaineering/
Patagonia
Umbrella Roofing, Inc.
Walmart Foundation
Wells Fargo Banks
Eileen, Glenn & Sage Wysocki
No Name Trail & Bridge
Glenwood Canyon
September 22
34 volunteers rebuilt the
east abutment to prevent
the bridge from washing
out, cleared rocks and
debris from the trail, and
built new steps.
Thanks to you, RFOV is growing strong!
Volunteer work days
Youth work days
Group work days
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Public projects & training
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Benefactors $500-$999
Aspen Elks Lodge
Bank of Colorado
Norman & Vivian Belmonte
Big Horn Toyota
Boogie’s Diner
Dr. David Borchers
Carbondale Rotary Club
David Corbin
Muffy & Andy DiSabatino
Laura Donnelley
Elizabeth Catto Shaw and Daniel Shaw
Advised Fund at Aspen Community
Foundation
Beth Fergus
Bluegreen
Bruce & Barbara Fretz
The Gant
Glenwood Springs Rotary Club
Glenwood Hot Springs
Scott & Dawn Gordon
Harry Teague Architects
Holy Cross Energy Round-up Foundation
Bob & Soledad Hurst
Merrill Lynch
The Myler Law Firm
Outdoor Nation Foundation
Reese Henry
Anne Rickenbaugh
RCG Fund, a donor advised fund of the
Rose Community Foundation
The Rock Foundation
Russell Charitable Foundation
Fund at Aspen Community Foundation
Suzanne Stewart & David Winsor
Charles Tate
Ute Mountaineer/Patagonia
Peter & Anne Wood
Randy Work & Mandy Gray
Anderson Lake
Aspen
September 8
30 volunteers
restored this lovely
backwoods trail next
to Lincoln Creek.
Patrons $250- $499
Basalt Bike & Ski
Basalt Chamber of Commerce
Priska & Ed Berkheimer
Colorado Back Country Trail Riders
Alliance
Community Banks of Colorado
Sara Dodd- Spickelmier & Keith
Spickelmier
Jerry & Nanette Finger
Frias Properties
Louise & Bob Fryklund
Harriet Garth & Jay Cowan
Dean & Marilyn Greenberg
Peter & Barbara Guy
Carol & Michael Hundert
Cindy Kenny/American Insurance
Reenie Kinney & Scott Hicks
Jim & Linda Landers
Bruce Lee
Michael Lipkin & Jody Guralnick
Fred & Susan Lodge
Peter Looram & Owen McHaney
Fred & Marlene Malek
Tom & Lindy Melberg
Jim Neu & Tory Heinrich
Bob & Karen Ritter
Rocky Mountain Sports Riders
Marcia and Philip Rothblum Advised Fund
at Aspen Community Foundation
John & Nancy Schneider
Linda & Mark Schuemaker
Smoky Anderson, Inc.
Sharon & Garry Snook
Curt Strand
Tamarisk
Removal
October 13
22 volunteers
braved the cold
and wet to remove
4,000 cubic yards
of tamarisk and
Russian-olive from
the banks of the
Roaring Fork and
Colorado Rivers in
Glenwood Springs.
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Tom & Pam Acre
Clark Addington
AE Management
Barbara Allen
Alpine Property Management
Aspen Total Automotive
Ron & Claudine Austin
Linda & George Austin-Martin
Paul & Carole Auvil
Balcomb & Green, P.C.
Amy & Justin Barrow
George & Pat Benninghoff
Tom & Sallie Bernard
Marc Bernstein
Verena Bishop
Carter & Robin Bland
Shelley & John Bogaert
Paul & Nancy Boyer
Susan Brady
Bud & Ellen Burtis
Carbondale Insurance Service
Carl’s Pharmacy
Dick Carter
Laurie Chase
Molly & Steve Child
John & Susan Cottle
R. Barry Crook
Nick & Ginny Dabney
James D’Agostino
Dalby, Wendland & Co, P.C.
Brian & Stephanie Davies
Davis Horn Inc.
Dodson Engineered Products
Thomas Dougherty
Loyal Durand
Shaine Ebrahimi
Jennifer & Simon Elliot
David & Ingegard Fehr
Greg & Kathy Feinsinger
Theba & Buster Feldman
Darlynn & Tom Fellman
Jane & Bill Frazer
Robin Ferguson Kelly
Jonathan Frankel
Mark Fuller & Penny Atzet
David & Liza Fulton
Eric & Margo Gardey
Christopher & Mary Geiger
Herbert & Dee Dee Glimcher
Randy Gold & Dawn Shepard
Deborah & Jonathan Goldman
David & Jean Goldstein
Thomas Gougeon & Donna Middlebrooks
Paul Gray & Shere Coleman
Greg & Cath/ Gregg Adams Photography
Helene Gude & Gregor Kolpus
Grant & Jennifer Gustafson
Mitch & Tara Haas
Nick & Barbara Heineman
Peter Helburn
Sue & Bob Helm
Kristen Henry
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2012 Volunteer
Award Winners
Scott Gordon • Snowmass Village
In 2007, Scott reached out to RFOV
seeking information on how to maintain
trails, specifically the Rim Trail behind
his home. That launched his engagement
with RFOV and volunteering on projects.
In 2009, he joined the Project Selection
Committee and in 2010, the Board
of Directors; he’s currently the Board
Secretary. Scott has manned trailhead
tables, helped with RFOV Road Shows,
written articles for the newsletter, and
helped coordinate, support and recruit
volunteers through his position with
Alpine Bank. He is a passionate and active
Ambassador for RFOV and stewardship
of our public lands and trails.
crew leader of the year
Sustaining Donors $100-$249
the pulaski award
Mark Tache
Trout Unlimited
Two Rivers Trails
The Arches Foundation at Aspen Community
Foundation
Ron & Donna Thompson
Tom & Roz Turnbull
Katie & Hank Van Schaack
Nancy Wilson
Suzanne Wolff & Gary Tennenbaum
King Woodward
volunteer of the year
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Gail Mason • Aspen
Gail was named Crew Leader of the Year
for the second year in a row. Awarded the
New Crew Leader of the Year Award in
2010, Gail has sustained strong leadership,
volunteering on six projects this year.
Building on a strong foundation of
RFOV trail work experience that began
in 2007 through the Aspen Cycling Club,
Gail began her crew leader training in
2008. She consistently volunteered as an
assistant crew leader through 2009. With
many hours of on-the-ground-training,
she began leading her own crews in 2010.
Michael Hutton • Carbondale
The Pulaski Award goes to the volunteer
who has completed the most RFOV
projects in a season. Michael, who
volunteered on a total of eight project
days this year, is one of RFOV’s founders
and has been a dedicated volunteer
throughout our 17-year history. He also
serves on the Crew Leader Development
Committee.
We do trails— together!
RFOV honored our extraordinary
volunteers and partners at
an annual awards dinner on
October 25 at the Glenwood
Springs Community Center.
ambassador of the year
More Sustaining Donors
Steve Anthony • Garfield County
Steve is the County’s weed management
specialist. Every year since 2006, RFOV
has completed one Tamarisk removal
project between Rifle and Glenwood
Spring, working with a broad coalition
of project partners including Garfield
County, Trout Unlimited, the cities of
Rifle and Glenwood Springs, CDOT,
LoVa Trails, and the Roaring Fork
Conservancy in clearing dozens of
acres of riverbank of this invasive plant.
Garfield County, represented by Steve,
has been the indispensible partner in each
of these projects. He plays a key role in
identifying projects sites and providing
the resources required, and is very
enthusiastic about involving volunteers in
these efforts.
food sponsor
of the year
agency partner of the year
Dick Wells • Carbondale
Dick (in the plaid shirt above) served as
Ambassador on three projects this year:
one of the Wulfsohn evenings in May;
the Basalt Bridge project where he and
fellow Ambassador Marty Manosevitz
kept the lemonade and Gatorade flowing
for the 80-plus volunteers on a very hot
June day; and—in a 180-degree reversal—
kept the coffee and hot chocolate going
on one of the rainiest and coldest RFOV
project days ever, the Tamarisk Removal
in Glenwood Springs last October.
Glenwood Canyon Resort
Over the years, RFOV has been fortunate
to have local restaurants donate food for
our end-of-the-day dinners to reward
volunteers for their hard work on project
days. For the No Name Trail project on
September 22, Glenwood Canyon Resort
generously provided their property for
parking and registration, and provided
a dinner on the deck overlooking the
Colorado River for all volunteers—a
relaxing reward after a full day of work!
Kirk Hinderberger & Sacha Haas
Phil & Gail Holstein
David Houggy
Michael Hutton & P.J. Wallace
Sandy Jackson
John & Rusty Jaggers
Ken & Deanna Janckila
Ann Jeffrey
Chuck & Bev Johnson
Juicy Lucy’s Steakhouse
Richard & Syliva Kaufman
Albie Kern
Dick & Marianne Kipper
Cil & Richard Klamper
Barbara Klein
Toshe Knight
Jon & Martha Lindenberg
Bill & Barb Lorah
Sheldon & Marianne Lubar
Joanne & Lee Lyon
Brian & Holly Magee
Howie Mallory
Marty & Carolyn Manosevitz
Tim & Donna McFlynn
Andrew McGregor & Eileen Carly
Beth & Kent Meager
Bob Millette & Maggie Pedersen
Beth & Josh Mondry
Martha Moran & Jim Kirschvink
Dot & Barney Mulligan
Dave & Stephanie Munk
Marjory Musgrave & Frank Peters
Kerry & Ricki Newman
Gail Nichols & William LaCouter
Jim Noyes & Laurie Solomon
Oakes, LLLP
Kevin & Carole O’Brien
Bob & Hillery Oddo
Cavanaugh & Blanca O’Leary
Robert B. Palmer
Vinny Partyka
Anjuli Perkins & Dan DiMaria
James & Hensley Peterson
Cyrene & Lee Pondrom
Irma Prodinger
John Quenther
Nancy Reinisch & Paul Salmen
Todd & Lisen Richmond
Gregg & Marilee Rippy
Roaring Fork Market Place
Brian & Mary Robertson
Sue Rodgers
Elaine & Marvin Rosenberg
Richard & Pam Rosenfeld
Bob Rugile & Amy Maron
Greg & Patti Rulon
Sally & Craig Sakin
Doug Sanders
Michael Scanlon
Keith & Cynthia Schappperi
Suzanne Scheer & Chuck Brown
Nancy & Gary Schultz
Patrick Seydel & Susan Cashel
Barry & Nancy Shapiro
Carole & Bob Sharp
Mike & Margaret Simmons
SK Peightal Engineers Ltd.
Abby Solomon & Susan Rothchild
John & Diane Stine
Walter & Lettice Stuart
David Swersky & Geni King
Karin & Harry Teague
Town of Carbondale
Treadz/Patagonia
Mark Tye
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More Sustaining Donors
Ute Mountaineer
Gerry & Marja VanderBeek
Denny & Linda Vaughn
White House Pizza
Andy Wiessner & Patsy Bacheldor
Tom & Claudia Wiley
Dexter Williams
Jeff & Gay Wisch
Ed Wolkenmuth
Jeff Wood
Fred Wooden
Cultivating
Young Stewards
(and other joys of the
backcountry)
RFOV Supporters
JoAnne & Dale Ahrens & Chris Walker
Jean Allard & Ryan Grow
Becky & Gary Anslyn
Sean “Sal” Aurely
Virginia Bair
Skip Behrhorst
Dina Belmonte
Janet Bertram
Jeff & Janet Bier
Nell & Bill Birk
T. Donald Birnkrant
Clarence & Anne Blackwell
Liz & John Bokram
Jack & Marsha Brendlinger
Mary Bright
Valerie Britt-Kalberg
Stuart Bronfman & Barb Lande
Joe Brown
Kit Bulkley
Katey Buster
Michael Buysse
Maureen Callahan
Bev Campbell
Helen & Roger Carlsen
Don & Kallie Carpenter
Sandra & Glenn Carris
Beth Cashdan & Paul D’Amato
Susan & Scott Chism
Lance Clarke & Susan Philp
Carol Clothier
Ellen & David Conry
Annie Cooke
Susan Cross
Crystal River Spas
Art & Allison Daily
Diane Darrough
Barb & Doug D’Autrechy
Peter & Cay Davis
Douglas DeNio
Jaclynn & Dean Derosier
Chuck & Doris Downey
Janis Dybdahl
Susan, John & Logan Eaton
Elyse Elliott & Jeremy Bernstein
Paul David Ellis
Stephen, Jennifer, Chase & Spencer
Ellsperman
Pamela Elsner
Olivia Emery & Michael Hassig
Ann English
Lee Ann Eustis
Davis & Cathie Farrar
Alexander & Nona Feuer
Marguerite Flett
Howard & Marylee Foley
Anne & Phil Freedman
Peter & Ruth Frey
Benjamin & Clare Fuller
Bruce Gabow & Deborah Murphy
Ann, Bill & Lacey Gaechter
Sara Garton
Judy Illeman Gaukel & Robert Gaukel
“I could stay up here
forever.” These were the
words of one high school
student as he surveyed
the alpenglow view from
the top of Bald Knob,
above the McNamara Hut.
since its start in late-September. Each
trip, though steeped in fun, incorporates
outdoor service projects, team-building
and leadership activities, and discussions
of environmental issues. Our fall
outings included a bike tour to plant
trees at Rock Bottom Ranch, a trail
maintenance and climbing trip in Rifle,
farm work at Sustainable Settings, and an
environmental impacts tour at Snowmass
Ski Resort.
Our two-night trip to the hut included
multiple ski/sled tours up Bald Knob,
fort-building, capture-the-flag, and many
hilarious games around the dinner table.
These sentiments and our activities
capture a central goal of RFOV’s ne
Youth Environmental Stewardship and
Leadership Program organized by Youth
Coordinator Hannah Lippe: to foster
a love for the outdoors. This goal is
paramount to cultivating young leaders
who are knowledgeable stewards of
our natural resources. We believe that
individuals will feel greater responsibility
to protect and conserve those resources
if they love to explore and enjoy the
outdoors.
With this goal in mind, our program,
consisting of nine high school students
from the Roaring Fork Valley, has
focused on a variety of outdoor trips
These trips enable our students to
experience and learn about a variety
of land use managers, environmental
issues, and ways in which we can become
stewards of these areas. Our ski day
at Snowmass, for instance, included a
conversation and tour with Matthew
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Hamilton, the Director of Sustainability
for Aspen Ski Co. Adult professionals like
Matt model the leadership, determination,
and passion that students relate to and can
eventually practice.
The program also focuses on technical
outdoor skills that empower students to lead
themselves and their peers in the outdoors.
In this vein, we’ve learned about bike
maintenance, climbing safety, daily farm
responsibilities, ski/snowboard techniques,
and avalanche safety. In the early spring,
each student will participate in a Wilderness
First Aid class and Leave No Trace training.
In April and May, students will complete
RFOV crew leader training.
The culmination of our
nine-month program will be
a week-long backpacking
and trail work trip in June,
during which students will
apply their training and
experience the joys of
backcountry travel.
Throughout our adventures, the goal of
fostering a love for the outdoors remains a
central focus. Discussions about land use
and environmental issues are important, but
if we do not encourage youth to enjoy the
wonderland of the backcountry (with the
skills to do it safely), then we have no hope
of building environmental leaders that will
protect and conserve these resources for
future generations to enjoy.
—John Perkins
Assistant Leader
our membership is important in two
ways: your contribution enables us
to help maintain and enhance our
trail system, and your contribution is a
powerful demonstration of our community’s
support for RFOV. Both show a commitment
to the preservation of recreational
opportunities on our public lands.
At RFOV, we believe all trail users have a
responsibility to help maintain them. You can
do that by volunteering and/or contributing
to RFOV. Please use the enclosed envelope
or contribute online at www.rfov.org. And if
you’re already a member, thank you!
www.rfov.org
Linda Gerdenich
Jon Gibans
James Gilliam & Connie Overton
Joe Glick
Keven & John Goodwin
Les Gray
Doug & Peggy Graybeal
Jordan Greengrass
Allen & Jane Grossman
Janine Gunning
Steve Hach & Marty Ames
Jeffrey & Marti Hall
Linda Halloran & Andrew Taylor
Jim Halterman & Rosemary Burkholder
David Hamilton
Georgia & Andrew Hanson
Dick & Jane Hart
Karen Heady & Rod Smith
Jeremy Heiman
Casady Henry
David Hiser
Curtis Holland
John Honigsberg & Joan Crawford
Berry Hurst
Bill Inverso
Ray, Sandy & Josh Ives
Suzanne Jackson
Stephanie Janiga
Alice & Steve Jennison
Jim Jensen
Ann & Henry Jesse
Sean & Greg Jeung
Janet Johnson
Peter & Sandy Johnson
Ralph & Meg Jones
Jackie Kasabach
Mark & Marianne Keating
Buzz Kehoe
Ann Keller
Mary Jo Kimbrough & Jim Harrison
Chris & Missy Klug
Bob & Zeke Knipps
James Knowlton
Julie Kolar
Pat & Sumner Kraft
Amy Krakow
Patty Kravitz
Jan & Gil Krische
Victoria Langsam
Wendy Larson
Robert & Judith Layton
Erika & Rob Leavitt
Michael Leavy
Brendan Lee
Bruce Leland
Denison Levy
Daylene & Gary Lichtenwalter
Paul & Nancy Lippe
Kristen & Matthew Loden
Rick & Lindsay Lofaro
Jennifer & Greg Long
Bob & Jane Lucas
Marlene & Lloyd Manown
Michael & Julie Maple
Lisa & Jack Marvin
Gail, Travis & Keegan Mason
Bruce & Melissa Matherly
Joan Matranga
Michele McClinton & Brad Osborn
Jake & Sumjee McGavock
Heather McGregor & Steve Smith
Scott McHale
Clarence Meyer
Jim Morris
Mt. Daly Enterprises, LLC
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More RFOV Supporters
Rick Neiley & Maria Maniscalchi
Phil & Carol Nemiec
Collette Newell
George Newman
Tyler Newton
Caroline & Elliot Norquist
Dr. Steve O’Brien
Tom Oken & Janie Lowe
Rosa O’Leary
Laurene B. Owen
Doug & Kendra Palmer
Ginny Parker
Bruce Parlette
Tom & Julie Paxton
Norman & Melinda Payson
Jenny & Butch Peterson
Louise M. Petosa
Bill & Elizabeth Phillips
Julie & Greg Pickrell
Jason Pooler
Allan Porter
Mike & Laura Pritchard
Bob Purvis
Ken & Emily Ransford
Red Rock Diner
Barbara Reid & David Hyman
Rachel Richards
Mike Riessen
Ken Riley
Roaring Forge
Marcos & Sonya Rodriguez
Jo Anne Rubinoff
Thomas & Sarah Rumery
Russets
Michael Sawyer
Sue Schimmenti
Cathy & Mike Schermer
Judith J. Schramm
Andre Schwegler & Sherry
Spykerman
Nancy Smith
Dave & Connie Spence
Paul Squadrito
Sandy & Steve Stay
Barbara Stirling
Ned Sullivan
Hal Sundin
Shelley Supplee & Hawk Greenway
Anne Teague
Jenny & George Tempest
Gerald Terwilliger & Anna Naeser
Tory & Victoria Thomas
Cindy Thompson
Larry & Mary Ann Thompson
Ruth & Tom Trowbridge
Donna Van Hoy
David & Barbara Vtipil
Dawn Waldrop
Robert & Julie Walker
Steve Warden
Melissa Waters
Dick & Gayle Wells
John Werning
Patricia Wheeler
Barney & Linda White
Ed & Judy White
Hans Widmer
Lee, Cindy, Kate & Tyler Wilson
Jeffrey & Ellen Winter
Robert & Sarah Woods
Jo Ann Yacko
Darrel & Mary Ann Zwieg
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A registration fee of $15 provides you with
an account on the Climb for Trails website
to log and monitor your climbs, plus a
public wall to post pictures, comments and
anecdotes. You’ll also receive a Climb for
Trails baseball cap!
W
e are also encouraging climbers to
make a personal pledge for every
climb in support of themselves,
another climber, or a team, as well as to
gather friends, family and employers to
make pledges for their climbs.
Many of our event sponsors will donate
to RFOV each time you climb, multiplying
your effort even further. So, hike, bike, or
run on any of the qualifying trails as often
as you want. We’ll award some end-of-theseason prizes to the climbers and teams with
the best fundraising results.
or organization can form teams among
their departments or across organizational
boundaries. We expect some friendly team
competition to emerge!
We’ll be keeping you informed about when
you can start signing up for Climb For
Trails and some event kick-off parties at the
trailheads as we approach Memorial Day.
We hope you will participate in our new
event and encourage others to get involved,
too. It’s a great opportunity to enjoy some
of the valley’s best trails, reap physical
and mental rewards, and support RFOV’s
mission of stewardship for our trails and
public lands—all at once. It’s easy, it’s fun
and it’s good for you!
In addition to the individual
health benefits and the
fundraising benefit to RFOV,
we also believe that Climb
For Trails can play a role in
a company or organization’s
wellness program.
The Climb for Trails website is set up to
allow groups of individuals to form teams
and then track and display their results
on the website. This can be a great teambuilding exercise as well as promoting
exercise for a group. Larger businesses
We do trails— together!
—Chris Kelly
and David Hamilton
MANY THANKS TO OUR PROJECT SPONSORS, DONORS, & WORK GROUPS!
In-Kind Contributors
5Point Film Festival
ABC Tree Service
Alpine Bank
Aspen Music Festival & School
Aspen Skiing Company
Aspen Times
Avalanche Ranch Cabins & Hotsprings
Basalt Chamber of Commerce
Basalt Mini Storage
Basalt Printing
Bethel Party Rentals
BLT/Valley Girls Catering
Boogie’s Diner
Café Bernard
Clark’s Market
Computer Specialists
Down Valley Septic & Drain
Florindo’s
Glenwood Canyon Brewery
Glenwood Canyon Resort
Glenwood Climbing Guides
Grog Shop
Habitat for Humanity
Hotel Jerome
International Catering
Iota
Jazz Aspen Snowmass
Jimbo’s
Juicy Lucy’s Steak House
KSPN
Little Nell
Louis Swiss Pastries
Magtech
Mezza Luna
Moe’s Southwest Grill
Mountain Sports Outlet
New Belgium Brewing Co
NY Pizza
Otak
Paradise Bakery
Pomeroy Sports
The Pullman
Red Mountain Liquors
REI – Grand Junction
Sandy’s Office Supply
Smoke Modern BBQ
Sotheby’s - Chaffin Light Real Estate
Subway - Basalt
Summit Canyon Mountaineering
Tenth Mountain Huts
Tread’z
Two Leaves and a Bud
Ute Mountaineer
Viceroy Snowmass
WPC Graphic Design
2012 Group Work Days
and Adopt-A-Trail Groups
Special Contributors
100 Club—Jeanne Golay Trail
Access RF Boost Camp—Storm King Trail
Aspen Buddy Program—Difficult Trail
Aspen Community School—Tin Pot Trail
Aspen Cycling Club—Sunnyside &
Government Trails
Aspen Middle School—Ajax Trail
Aspen Skiing Company—Smuggler Loop
Trail
Aspen Sports—Smuggler Loop Trail
Aspen Young Professional Assn.—Tootsie
Roll and TBS Trail
Aspen Youth Center—Ajax Trail
Aspen Valley Skiing Club—Sunnyside Trail
Basalt Bike & Ski Cycling Team—ArbaneyKittle Trail
Basalt Elementary School—weed pulls at
Arbaney & Old Pond Parks
Basalt Middle School—Ponderosa Trail
Bridges—Outdoor Education Site
Carbondale Community School—Avalanche
Creek Campground & Trail, Thomas
Lakes Trail
Colorado Backcountry Trail Riders Alliance
—Kobey Park Trails
Colorado Mountain Club—Buckskin Pass
Trails
Eagle Scouts—Mitchell Creek Trail
Glenwood Springs Middle School—Mitchell
Creek Trail
Home Schoolers Network—Red Hill Trails
PALS Program, Youth Zone—Wulfsohn
Open Space Trails
Roaring Fork Mountain Bike Assn.—
Smuggler, Skyridge & Arbaney-Kittle
Trails
SGM Engineering—No Name Trail
Spring Board—Ute Trail
Snowmass Club—Highline Trail
Two Rivers Trails—Wulfsohn Open Space
Trails
Waldorf School—Perham Creek Trail
Wellspring Middle School—Mitchell Creek
Trail
Whole Foods IT Staff—Jeanne Golay Trail
Yampah High School—Wulfsohn Open
Space Trails
Michael Dunsdon & David Borkenhagen
from Verena Bishop
Scott Gordon from Donald & Grace
Gordon
Scott & Dawn Gordon’s 25-year
anniversary from George Gordon
Dan & Jess Ives from Lori Mueller
Avery Simpson from Dan & Fran Arnold
Suzanne Vitullo & Clark Addington’s
wedding from Daniel Aronson
The Wysocki Family from Sara
Sanderman
www.rfov.org
In honor of:
In honor and in memory of David Klein
from:
• Joan Simon
• Gary & Janice Bloom
• Marc & Sharon Weinberger
Special membership gift for Trina
Ortega & Marty Treadway from Carole
& Douglas Treadway
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r fov g ro u p p ro f i l e
there it’s great to be able to say, ‘Hey, I
helped out,’” said McKee, who managed
volunteers for the evening and arranged
for the “diamond”—the catered feast at
the end of the night. AYPA had a little
fun with its event and dubbed it “Dirt to
Diamonds.”
About 32 young
professionals from
Aspen turned “dirt into
diamonds” last August
as they worked to
improve trails on public
lands during an RFOV
group work day.
To help fulfill the service component
of its mission, members of the Aspen
Young Professionals Association
(AYPA)—a nonprofit organization
dedicated to cultivating a young, vibrant,
professional community in Aspen and
the Roaring Fork Valley—held a trail
work evening on the Tootsie Roll and
Behind the Sign Trails on popular
Smuggler Mountain.
AYPA was formed in 2003 by nine
young professionals living and/or
working in Aspen who wanted to
network with other young professionals
in the Aspen community. The group has
three focus areas: business development,
networking and community
involvement.
M
eredith McKee handles public
relations and marketing for
AYPA, serves on the Board
of Directors and is a longtime member.
She had spoken with RFOV Executive
Director David Hamilton about a
trail project to help bring a service
component into AYPA, which has
grown to nearly 300 members.
“It was a goal of mine to incorporate
the volunteer aspect back into AYPA,
and my idea was to work on the trails
because a lot of young people in Aspen
and a lot of our members are the ones
who frequent the trails,” McKee said.
McKee said Smuggler was the perfect
work site; many AYPA members use the
trails and she knew they would want to
“give back.”
“I use Smuggler all the time. That’s my
go-to for biking and I hike there with
my girlfriends. Every time I go ride up
As part of RFOV’s group work days,
groups—such as clubs, schools, and
businesses—engage in volunteer service
projects that tackle smaller projects
on specific trails, parks, or river-front
parcels. RFOV provides the technical
assistance, tools, and logistical support
to help the group plan and accomplish a
successful work day.
RFOV will help organize
a work day for your
organization or business.
We’ll help identify the project;
coordinate with the land management
agency; provide leadership and
supervision in the field; and supply
the tools to perform trail work or
restoration projects.
• To sign up for a group work day or
learn more about RFOV’s Adopta-Trail program, contact David
Hamilton at (970) 927-8241 or
[email protected].
• For more information about
the Aspen Young Professionals
Association, visit
www. aspenypa.com
McKee said the AYPA event was so
successful, she hopes to collaborate with
RFOV again in 2013.
“I just thought they were super
organized, very helpful, and super
flexible,” McKee said. “I would
recommend for any group that wants to
do a service project like this, to consider
RFOV because they’ll tweak it to be the
program your group needs.”
— Trina Ortega
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We do trails—together!
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