As you may have read in the previous post, the Conservancy hosted its second annual National Trails Day volunteer project and picnic this past weekend to celebrate the trails of RMNP and give back to their ongoing sustainability. With over 50 volunteers, the event helped Rocky Mountain National Park install 30 check steps, resurface 300 feet of trail, and decommission 50 feet of social trails on the heavily used stock trails around Moraine Park Campground. Check out the photos from the day below!
Conservancy members ready for our National Trails Day volunteer project.
Volunteers gather tools before heading out to their work station
Conservation Corps members haul crush to work sites to help fill in eroded trail
National Park Service staff reviews safety precautions before diving into the work
Will and Ben move rocks to create a retaining wall for trail tread.
Amy winds up to crush small rocks while back-filling newly installed check steps.
Dom, Eeland, and a Conservancy member work to place “gargoyles” on braided trail to encourage people to stay on trail.
Nearly completed resurfaced trail tread!
Amy, Tom, and John situate a rock for a check step.
A nearly completed check
Sections of the rutted equestrian trail
Conservancy staff, members, and Conservation Corps crews learn from NPS staff
Volunteers decommision braided trails
Finalizing the checks
Olson Family Fellow, Colleen, takes a break to learn from NPS staff
With over 50 volunteers, the National Trails Day event was a huge success!
