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Randy Ratliff PWV Most Recent Past Chair 2017 - 2018
It has been my great honor and privilege to serve as the Board Chair for this outstanding organization during the past year. During my tenure as Chair:
- PWV provided a total of 25,961 volunteer hours valued at $640,977.
- Another highly rated Spring Training was conducted, in spite of the rain and cold.
- 300+ members submitted their Volunteer Agreements in 2018
- Numerous PWV members attended the the October National Wilderness Workshop held in Gunnison.
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Planning is in process for a Rocky Mountain Wilderness Volunteer Workshop in 2019 co- hosted by PWV and the Friends of Wilderness.
- Provided needed assistance to a family lost & lacking food and water on Kreutzer/Mt. McConnel. Our Rangers who assisted this family were described by the family as “our angels ....as they helped us find the shorter trail out, gave us water and snacks, along with encouragement to continue on.”
- Assisted with the rescue of rafters stuck in swift current under a bridge on the Poudre River.
These are just two of many examples of how PWV volunteers have significantly impacted the lives and welfare of our Canyon Lakes Ranger District trail users.
Read more: PWV's Most Recent Past Chair Looking Back At 2018
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Reminiscing : While I was PWV Chair... Margaret Shaklee
PWV had a Remarkable year while I was the Chair:
- Congress voted to delay a Federal Gov’t shutdown with days to spare.
- A late-spring, 3-ft deep snowstorm made us move Spring Training from Camp to Campus; we had 48 hours to move the entire event to the USFS campus in Fort Collins.
- The CLRD (USFS) required PWV members to be recertified every 5 years; we established a Recertification Committee to address this and held our first Recertification
- Effects of beetle-kill significantly impacted trails; in 2017, we cleared 2,658 downed trees from our trails
- Over 300 members submitted a Volunteer Agreement form in 2017.
- We were challenged to find volunteers to fill key positions, which may result in some changes to the expectations of PWV members.
Read more: PWV's Most Recent Past Chair Looking Back At 2017
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Judy Christensen was a long-time and very active member of PWV. Sadly, Judy suddenly passed away on Aug 24, 2017. The PWV Executive Committee wanted to pay tribute to Judy and her boundless energy, especially as it pertains to her activities with PWV. The following tributes have been received from PWV members about Judy.
A favorite picture of Judy. What a joyful person!
In the 21 years since I founded Poudre Wilderness Volunteers, there have been many individuals who have made exemplary contributions to this award-winning organization. While its success has been the product of many volunteers, a few of them stand out for their unique contributions. Judy was one of these few. Every PWV activity in which she became involved was enhanced by her dedication, energy and ability to get things done. In my mind, the way she put her all into building the fledgling PWV Endowment was perhaps her most effective and lasting contribution. Her imagination in launching a series of Back Yard Auction Parties, her unique abilities to organize and promote them, and her active role in the Endowment committee were largely responsible for pushing the Endowment up to and over its $50,000 threshold so it could begin giving back to PWV. We will all be forever thankful to her for leaving us this legacy. (Chuck Bell)