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Summit County Government's Open Space and Trails Department held its sixth annual Volunteer Recognition Evening on Oct. 7 at the Summit County Community and Senior Center for the many volunteers who assisted with the Adopt-A-Trail/Open Space Program and who worked on various trail projects this summer.
“It was a tremendous volunteer effort this year,” said Claudia Wiley, an open space and trails resource specialist. “We recorded 615 volunteer days this season. Volunteers gave over 4,215 hours of time, valued at over $87,800, in maintaining the recpath, open space properties and natural surface trails.”
Volunteers constructed over 7,800 feet of new natural surface trail, maintained 6,000 feet of existing trail, constructed an 18 ft. bridge, and removed 3,000 ft. of fencing, in addition to many other maintenance tasks. Volunteers also maintained and monitored 26 miles of recpath and over 500 acres of open space properties. The county continued its reforestation efforts with tree plantings at Fiester Preserve Open Space, planting 400 seedling trees with the help of volunteers.
In addition to thanking all the volunteers for their hard work, special recognition was given to a few outstanding volunteers: Troy Meeker was recognized as the Recpath Volunteer of the Year for his vision and creativity in planning and executing a project that entailed repairing, restoring and painting recpath trailhead kiosks at Wheeler Flats and Officers Gulch, as well as installing bike racks at these sites. Sherrie and Chuck Calderini received the Natural Surface Trails Volunteer of the Year award for their work on numerous OS&T trail projects and for instilling in others the commitment to stewardship of our public lands.
Donnell Pagels received the fifth annual Trudy Robinson Open Space Volunteer of the Year Award for her efforts in assisting in the county's reforestation efforts at the Fiester Preserve Open Space in Frisco. Pagels purchased seedling trees and recruited and organized members of her firm, Bauer & Burns, P.C., to plant the seedlings. This award is named for Trudy Robinson, who was a founding member of the county's Open Space Advisory Council and a longtime community volunteer on open space issues. Robinson passed away in January 2005. The award, which is presented on an annual basis, embodies Robinson's passion and commitment toward open space protection in Summit County.
For more info on the program or to sign up for volunteer future opportunities, contact the Open Space and Trails Department at (970) 668-4092 or via email to claudiaw@co.summit.co.us.
“It was a tremendous volunteer effort this year,” said Claudia Wiley, an open space and trails resource specialist. “We recorded 615 volunteer days this season. Volunteers gave over 4,215 hours of time, valued at over $87,800, in maintaining the recpath, open space properties and natural surface trails.”
Volunteers constructed over 7,800 feet of new natural surface trail, maintained 6,000 feet of existing trail, constructed an 18 ft. bridge, and removed 3,000 ft. of fencing, in addition to many other maintenance tasks. Volunteers also maintained and monitored 26 miles of recpath and over 500 acres of open space properties. The county continued its reforestation efforts with tree plantings at Fiester Preserve Open Space, planting 400 seedling trees with the help of volunteers.
In addition to thanking all the volunteers for their hard work, special recognition was given to a few outstanding volunteers: Troy Meeker was recognized as the Recpath Volunteer of the Year for his vision and creativity in planning and executing a project that entailed repairing, restoring and painting recpath trailhead kiosks at Wheeler Flats and Officers Gulch, as well as installing bike racks at these sites. Sherrie and Chuck Calderini received the Natural Surface Trails Volunteer of the Year award for their work on numerous OS&T trail projects and for instilling in others the commitment to stewardship of our public lands.
Donnell Pagels received the fifth annual Trudy Robinson Open Space Volunteer of the Year Award for her efforts in assisting in the county's reforestation efforts at the Fiester Preserve Open Space in Frisco. Pagels purchased seedling trees and recruited and organized members of her firm, Bauer & Burns, P.C., to plant the seedlings. This award is named for Trudy Robinson, who was a founding member of the county's Open Space Advisory Council and a longtime community volunteer on open space issues. Robinson passed away in January 2005. The award, which is presented on an annual basis, embodies Robinson's passion and commitment toward open space protection in Summit County.
For more info on the program or to sign up for volunteer future opportunities, contact the Open Space and Trails Department at (970) 668-4092 or via email to claudiaw@co.summit.co.us.
