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PWV continued to pursue its mission of assisting the Canyon Lakes Ranger District programs managing and protecting the wilderness and backcountry areas in 2023. In support of our core effort of patrolling trails and engaging the public, we contacted more than 10,200 trail users while completing over 1700 patrols.
These contacts allow us the opportunity to support backcountry users with advice, information and education on Leave No Trace practices and for USFS regulations. We continued our efforts to maintain trails last year at a high level, removing over 1800 trees from trails and clearing brush and limbs from over 66,500 feet of trails.
Furthermore, in 2023 restoration efforts focused on building bridges, constructing rock walls and steps, erosion control on the trails, installing grade dips and drains. PWV worked 7 days to improve drainage on our trails. We also worked 6 days with the Rocky Mountain Conservancy’s Youth Conservation Corps, building 2 bridges. This amounted to 1600 hours of trail work to restore the trails.
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Click HERE to view the March 2023 Newsletter
What’s Inside:
- Hiking Boots Up!
- Spring Training Plans Underway
- Trail Crew News!
- Trail Restoration News
- A Simplified Strategic Planning Process
- PWV Kids in Nature Gearing Up for 2023
- PWV Book Club
- Spring Tune-Up 2023
- Wilderness & Five Organizations Presentation
- Recruiting for PWV
- From the PWV Stock Committee
- Support PWV
- Arrowhead Lodge USFS Help
- PWV on the Trail
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The Poudre Wilderness Volunteers (PWV) is a wilderness trail stewardship organization, who “Hike and Ride with Purpose”. Their members serve as volunteer wilderness rangers and host hiking and horseback riding trails in support of the Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the US Forest Service. They patrol the trails through hiking, riding, and backpacking. They assist the Forest Service in maintaining the trails, removing fallen trees, educating forest visitors and providing support to these public lands. The group patrols over 280 miles, along 69 system trails, covering 650,00 acres of Wilderness, general National Forest, and National Grassland lands.
PWV has been a valuable contributor to the Forest Service since 1996, due to the ongoing commitment and passion of the members to supporting the public trails. “Our members gain a good deal of satisfaction in being able to hike and horseback ride the trails, while interacting and assisting the public.” said Jim Zakely, Recruiting committee co-chair. “Supporting the health of the trail now helps ensure they are available for future generations, and that appeals to our members,” added Celia Walker, Recruiting committee co-chair.
PWV is currently recruiting new members and applications will be accepted through Monday, March 6, 2023. Learn More