BLM Colorado
For Release: Thursday September 12, 2002
Contact: Barb Perkins 303-239-3670
Tina McDonald 303-239-3716
BLM in Colorado Participates in National Public Lands Day
During the last two weekends in September, and the first weekend in October, Colorado BLM will participate in the 9th annual National Public Lands Day (NPLD). The nationwide event is a day when families and groups of all ages volunteer to "give something back" to America's millions of acres of public lands.
National Public Lands Day is the largest nationwide volunteer workday for America's irreplaceable resource… it's public lands - our parks, forests, refuges, lakeshores, grasslands and historic sites.
Bureau of Land Management's Acting Colorado State Director Doug Koza says of NPLD, "National Public Lands Day provides Coloradans a chance to give something back to the community and take care of our public lands for future generations."
Volunteers interested in participating in this years' events are asked to call the contact for that area.
Saturday September 21, 2002
- Canyon of the Ancients National Monument - Little Dog Site Rehabilitation
The rehabilitation of the Little Dog Site will include cleaning the site, removing three pole-type shelters, placing filter fabric in order to back fill an archeological site, replacing an existing cable gate with a gate that meets agency standards, and installing an information/education kiosk.
Contact: Anasazi Heritage Center, 970.882.4811
- Phantom Canyon - ATV Ride
Phantom Canyon is a 20 mile stretch of the Gold Belt Tour National Scenic Byway. Volunteers will help make minor repairs in the area, clean up trash, repair vandalism/graffiti, and restore the area to its natural scenic beauty.
Contact: Royal Gorge Field Office, 719.269.8500
Saturday September 28, 2002
- Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area - Dinosaur Hill Trail
The event will focus on completing trail enhancement work on a section of the Dinosaur Hill Interpretive Trail. Work includes widening the trail, improving the surface (drainage and leveling), installing steps in the steeper locations, installing tactile interpretive signs, casting a concrete reproduction of a section of Apatosaurus back vertebrae that was recovered from the quarry, and constructing a shade shelter.
Contact: Grand Junction Field Office, 970.244.3000 - Red Hill Special Recreation Management Area - Red Hill Road
Red Hill is a very steep two-track road, approximately 800 feet in length, and one of two access routes to a very popular hiking and mountain biking area near Carbondale, Colorado. Work includes building a new access trail, removing/repositioning barrier rocks, and installing new interpretive signs.
Contact: Glenwood Springs Field Office, 970.947.2800
Saturday October 5, 2002
- Animas City Mountain Work Day
Volunteers will help with erosion control, trash clean up, and installation of new signs. Partners and volunteer groups include Trails 2000 and the San Juan Mountain Association.
Contact: San Juan Public Lands Center, 970.247.4874
Saturday October 5 and Sunday October 6, 2002
- Shelf Road Recreation Area - Cactus Cliff Trail
The Shelf Road Recreation Area is internationally known for its sport rock-climbing opportunities. Work will focus on stabilization of the Cactus Cliff trail, construction of staging areas, and stabilization of adjunct trails to the climbing sites. The event also targets repeat visitors to the site to encourage a sense of pride and ownership in the area.
Contact: Royal Gorge Field Office, 719.269.8500
National Public Lands Day, coordinated by The National Environmental Education & Training Foundation (NEETF), began with three sites in three states, two hundred volunteers and an idea. The original idea was that the millions of Americans who use public lands each year -- federal, state, and local-- could spend a day giving something back to the land. By doing so, they acknowledge the important role that public lands play in America as irreplaceable natural resources and unmatched recreational venues.
Additional Information on NPLD Events around Colorado
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