Summer2008 - Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers

Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers
P.O. Box 1341
Basalt, CO 81621
The Newsletter of Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers
Summer 2008
Mapping the future,
Part II 2
Volunteers made great improvements to the Arbaney-Kittle Trail in 2002. It’s time to do more.
the long and short of the arbaney-kittle
This popular, multi-purpose trail has it all
L
or the Scout Trail is to Glenwood Springs:
ots of folks are excited about this
the close-to-town trail that quickly and
upcoming project on RFOV’s 2008
easily connects them with nature and their
schedule. It’s an improvement and
maintenance project on the
“backyard.”
The
Arbaney-Kittle
Arbaney-Kittle Trail that runs
To those who want to
trail is to Basalt what
hike or bike between Basalt
from Basalt to Kobey Park
Smuggler is to Aspen
and Aspen without leaving
above Woody Creek. The trail
follows an historic ranching
or the Scout Trail is to back country, the Arbaneyroad/ pack trail that climbs
Kittle provides connections
Glenwood Springs...
through Kobey Park,
2,000 feet from the valley
a connection to
Lenado, and the Hunter
floor in Basalt to the ridgeline
our backyard.
Creek Valley. While this can
separating the Roaring Fork
and Fryingpan river valleys.
be a 20-mile journey for
the fit and adventurous, the Arbaney-Kittle
The trail is heavily used and is near and
dear to the hearts of two sets of trail users.
Trail is extremely popular with cyclists,
To the residents of Basalt and the mid-valley, equestrians, and hikers.
the steep climb is a daily or weekly aerobic
The dark side of this otherwise glorious
workout, dog walk or nature hike, or perhaps experience is about a ½-mile section of trail
a bit of all three. The trail is to Basalt what
that traverses the steep flanks of Sloane Peak.
the Smuggler Mountain Road is to Aspen
more on page 7 >
www.rfov.org
Perfect 10: sneak
preview of 2008
projects 3
Mapping the future 4
Standouts: 2007
volunteer awards 5
Toolbox:
No worries! Be a firsttime volunteer with
RFOV 8
Advisory Council
Paul R. Andersen
Jane Battaglia
Neal Beidleman
Lou Dawson
Randy Gold
Dick Jackson
Chris Lane
Howie Mallory
Roger Marolt
Scott Scharin
Gram Slaton
Curt Strand
Jacque Whitsitt
mapping the future, Part II
ROARING FORK
OUTDOOR VOLUNTEERS
P.O. Box 1341 • Basalt, CO 81621
970-927-8241
Toll free 1-877-662-5220
e-mail: rfov@sopris.net • rfov.org
Board of Directors
Tony Battaglia • Amy Capron, Chair
Erica Delak • Doug Leibinger
Todd Richmond, Treasurer
Linda Schuemaker, Secretary
Suzanne Wolff • Eileen Wysocki
committees
Crew Leader Development
Billy Barbour • Michael Hutton
Melinda Ness • Brendan Pollard
Kambry Shook , Chair• Lisa Tasker
Development
JoAnne Aherns • Tony Battaglia, Chair
Doug Leibinger • Jim Noyes
Marketing & Publications
Bruce Barth • Kirk Hinderberger
Meredith McKee • Suzie Romig
Katy Schinas • Linda Schuemaker, Chair
Lindsey Utter • Laura Vogel
Kathleen Wanatowicz
Project selection
Ryan Anslyn • Paul Boyer • Charlie Eckart
Stephen Ellsperman • Chad Ludlow
Brian Magee • Michael Thompson, Chair
Suzanne Wolff
Tools
Billy Barbour • Paul Boyer • Tony Battaglia
Mark Schuemaker, Chair
Town to town tour
Amy Capron • Erica Delak • Charlie Eckart
Elliott Larson • Doug Leibinger • Gail
Mason • Meredith McKee • Melinda Ness,
Co-chair • Brendan Pollard
Linda Schuemaker • Lisa Tasker • Michael
Thompson • Kathleen Wanatowicz
Suzanne Wolff, Co-chair
Volunteer Development
Amy Capron • Jane Battaglia
Jamin Heady-Smith, Co-chair • Elliott Larson
Shari Nova • Eileen Wysocki, Co-chair
Youth
Paul Boyer • RJ Jensen
Megan Perkins • Anne Swanson
n our last issue
of Our Backyard
we discussed the
updating of RFOV’s
Strategic Plan and
some of the ideas we
were considering. Since
February our Board
of Directors has spent
the majority of several
meetings discussing the
“Menu of Options” we
had developed. These
discussions have been
centered around how
we can most effectively
increase the numbers
of volunteers working
on our trails and public
lands.
centerpiece to a given
project season. A related
idea is to initiate a
significant project that
would energize the
community and would
take several years to
complete. (for example.
re-establishing sections
of the old wagon road
up to Independence
Pass as a trail.)
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he other idea
with potential is
to set up short
evening projects on a
weekday during the
summer to complement
our current model
of full-day Saturday
projects. Let’s say
every Wednesday evening for the month
of July we would work on the Ute Trail in
Aspen and then switch to the Scout Trail
in Glenwood Springs for August. There
are several advantages to this concept. such
as opening up opportunities for the many
who work on Saturday. Two to three hours
of good physical work
may be more doable
and enticing than seven
hours on a Saturday,
and the structure could
be less formal. “It’s Trail
Day, I’ll go work on the
Ute or the Scout!”
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david
hamilton
These were the three
critical criteria in our deliberations:
• Which new initiatives show the most
potential to grow the numbers (of
volunteers, projects, and financial
support)?
• Are the ideas in keeping with our
mission of stewardship?
• What ideas would give
us the most results for
any increase in our
operating budget – the
biggest bang for the
buck?
The Board has settled on
three priorities, in the
following order.
More and/or larger
projects
While “larger projects”
is something of a misnomer, we do believe
we could change the packaging and timing
of projects to create more awareness and
community support. One idea is to work
on a specific site more than once in a
year, in effect having more of a theme or
Increase the number
of Adopt-A-Trail
Groups
RFOV has had between
six and ten groups each year participate in
our Adopt-A-Trail program. We believe if
we organize a more active recruitment drive
we should be able to increase the number
of groups involved and the miles of trail
maintained dramatically.
Staff
David Hamilton, Executive Director
Melissa DeHaan,
Administrative & Program Assistant
Our Mission
To promote stewardship of our public lands
by creating volunteer opportunities for trail
work and conservation projects
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What’s the buzz?
Tell us your top concern about our
valley’s trails. Go to www.rfov.org and click on “Contact Us.” We’ll compile your
responses and report back in the winter edition of Our Backyard.
We do trails— together!
thank you,
RFOV members!
Outdoor Stewards
Build a youth program. Get the kids
(and their parents) involved in volunteer
conservation projects. We know there are
tremendous opportunities and benefits
to more proactively involving youth on
conservation projects. We also know this
is probably the most resource-intensive of
our priorities, so the plan would be to take
our time building this program. To help us
get started, we could really use a few key
volunteers who would be the champions
and leaders of this initiative, so if you
interested in helping, please contact us.
Other elements to implementing this
new plan to increase volunteerism include
increasing RFOV’s marketing and
advertising efforts, increasing our outreach
efforts to businesses and other groups,
and engaging and connecting with all the
folks who use, appreciate and treasure our
community’s trails and spectacular natural
surroundings.
I want to thank the RFOV Board for their
time, work and consideration, and also the
forty-plus volunteers who have contributed
to the process by submitting their written
suggestions and comments. Also, I would
especially like to extend an invitation to
our readers to help RFOV implement this
new Strategic Plan by getting involved,
sending in a donation, and helping to
spread the word. The success of this plan
will all come down to you and your
commitment to the stewardship of this
beautiful place we all love!
Are you a member of RFOV?
benefactors
Keith & Lee Bryant
Bill & Jessica Budinger
Muffy & Andy DiSabatino
Laura Donnelley
Bruce & Barbara Fretz
Elizabeth & Robert Fergus
Julie Goldstein
Bruce Lee & Darby Willes
Dick & Barb Nelson
Lynn Nichols & Jim Gilchrist Family
Anne Rickenbaugh
Garry & Sharon Snook
Charles & Judy Tate
patrons
Ashcroft Boardwalk Project
Saturday, Aug. 23
Arbaney-Kittle Trail Project
Saturday, Sept. 13
Wulfsohn Trail Project
We’re still working on putting the new
plan on a two- to three-year timeline and
developing the corresponding budget,
wrapping up the process by the end of
August.
Saturday, Sept. 27
Silt Tamarisk Removal
Saturday, Oct. 11
Sign up! www.rfov.org
And, it shows your commitment,
and the breadth of our community’s
commitment, to more potential
supporters of RFOV.
If you are, thank you! Your
donation provides funding for
operating expenses and buys tools,
equipment, and materials for our
trail and conservation projects.
Harry Andrews Family
Tom & Beth Eckert
Doug & Rebecca Leibinger
Billy Stolz
Peter & Anne Wood
Frank & Tamara Woods
If you’re not, here’s what you’re
missing. Membership ensures
that you receive our mailings,
keeps you informed of volunteer
oppportunities and projects, and
recognizes your donation in our
newsletters. Best of all, you have
the satisfation of contributing to
the health of our backyard: our
spectacular natural surroundings!
Please use the enclosed envelope
to become a member today!
Jane & Tony Battaglia
Richard Crandall & Pamela Levy
Steve & Maria Craven
Brian & Stephanie Davies
David & Ingegard Fehr
Herbert & Dee Dee Glimcher
Peter & Barbara Guy
Jamin Heady-Smith
Mike & Carol Hundert
Ken Janckila Family
Neil & Susan Karbank
Courtney & Karen Lord
Joanne & Lee Lyon
Dick & Barb Nelson
Marie O’Neill
John Provine
Arthur Rock
Sue Rodgers
Greg & Patti Rulon
John & Nancy Schneider
Linda & Mark Schuemaker
Curt & Fleur Strand
Walter Stuart
Tom & Roz Turnbull
Jody & Willie Wilson
Suzanne Wolff & Gary Tennenbaum
Anonymous
Sustaining Donors
Tom & Pam Acre
Jim Albert & Janette Logan
Ryan Anslyn
Michael & Glady Augello
Ron Austin
Paul & Carole Auvil
Robert Beattie
Jim & Susan Berdahl
Tom & Sallie Bernard
William & Paula Bernstein
Shelley & John Bogaert
Kathy Bollhoefer
Sharon Boucher
Paul & Nancy Boyer
Bud & Ellen Burtis
Chris & Renee Casper
Kristeen Church
Jack & Gesine Crandall
Erica Delak & Andrew Nettleton
Simon & Jennifer Elliot
Greg & Kathy Feinsinger
Theba & Buster Feldman
Darlynn & Tom Fellman
Don & Audrey Fleisher
Howard & Marylee Foley
Angela & Jeremy Foster
Jane & Bill Frazer
more >
www.rfov.org
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Liza Fulton
Randy Gold & Dawn Shepard
Frank Gordon
Scott, Brett & Dawn Gordon
Dean & Marilyn Greenberg
John Guenther
Bill & Kathy Hegberg
Peter Helburn
Gregg & Karen Hemming
Lesley & Alex Hill
Karen & Bayard Hollins
Cindy Houben
Patrick & Christy Hunter
Sandy Jackson
Gary Jacobsen
Ann Jeffrey
Steve & Alice Jennison
Chuck & Beverly Johnson
Audrey Kentz
Albie & Susan Kern
Bruce Kime & Melissa DeHaan
Robert & Kerry Kurtz
Tom & Mezinda Lankering
Jon & Martha Lindenberg
Sheldon & Marianne Lubar
Lynne Mace
Winnie & Roger Madsen
Howie Mallory & Family
Tom & Lindy Melberg
Joe & Vyonne Mincberg
Martha Moran & Jim Kirschvink
Bob & Leslie Morse
David Muckenhirn
Dot & Barney Mulligan
Marjory Musgrave & Frank Peters
Jim Neu
Kerry Newman
Galen Nourjian
Steven O’Brien
Kevin & Carole O’Brien
Robert & Hillery Oddo
Cavanaugh & Blanca O’Leary
Robert Oxenberg
James & Hensley Peterson
Bob & Carolyn Purvis
Pam & Richard Rosenfeld
Nancy Reinisch & Paul Salmen
Gregg & Marilee Rippy
Renee Ritchie
Brian & Mary Robertson
Philip & Marcia Rothblum
Andre Schwegler & Sherry Spyerman
Sherri Scruby & Family
Carole, Bob, Ian, & Ty Sharp
Michelle Sturm
Lemoine & Clifton Stuver
Ron & Donna Thompson
Michael Thompson & Jan Eagers
George & Dana Trantow
Mark Tye
Fred & Frances Uhler
Kate Van Schaack
Denny & Linda Vaughn
JohnVillafranco
Karen Walker
Mary & Larry Wallace
James Weiner
Pamela Whittington
Tom & Claudia Wiley
Nancy L Wilson
Edward Wolkenmuth
Eileen, Glenn & Sage Wysocki
Anonymous
a quick game of whodunit
Who’s responsible for all this?
H
ere’s a sampling of trail projects
from around the valley. Can
you match the photo to the trail
___ A Colorow Trail, New Castle
New 3.2-mile loop trail
BLM and RFOV
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more >
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___B
Water diversion structure on the
Doc Holliday Trail, above
Glenwood Springs
City of Glenwood, Frontier
Historical Society, and RFOV
___C
Trail reroute and closure, Difficult
Campground and Trail near Aspen
US Forest Service and RFOV
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___D Stepping stones at Eagle Lake,
near Woods Lake, Fryingpan Valley
US Forest Service and RFOV
___E
Turnpike over a bog, Capitol Creek
Trail in the Maroon /
Snowmass Wilderness
US Forest Service and RFOV
___F
Flagstone pathway behind Rifle
Falls, Rifle Falls State Park
Colorado State Park Service and
RFOV
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4
5
RFOV Members
Gregg & Catherine Adams
Clark Addington
JoAnne & Dale Ahrens
Jean Allard
Russell Anderson
Becky & Gary Anslyn
project and organization(s) responsible for
it? The answers are below. If you’ve used
any of these trails, you’ve already won!
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Love is on the Trails….several
volunteers have met and later
married through volunteering
with RFOV. Some of those
folks are on their way to raising
a family of their own little
volunteers.
Answers: 1E, 2D, 3C, 4B, 5A, 6D
more sustaining donors
We do trails— together!
volunteer profile
Can-Do Man Jamin Heady-Smith
nyone who spends
precious vacation
time volunteering
to work five days straight on
trails has got to love trails.
Granted, that vacationing
trailwork experience was in
beautiful Denali National
Park in Alaska, but the 150
hours that Jamin HeadySmith also will devote to
local RFOV efforts this year
makes it clear he is a trail
enthusiast.
He enjoys it all – day
hiking, backpacking,
climbing fourteeners, hiking
remote areas such as 11 miles
up Avalanche Creek, and
even solo bushwacking and forging rivers
to avoid a grizzly bear in Alaska.
“I love to hike. And I have the ability
to get out there and help maintain the
trails, so I kind of see it as an obligation,”
Jamin said.
He has found his involvement in RFOV
to be a great way to meet top-notch, likeminded people.
“You always meet nice people working
on a trail,” he said.
Jamin first started volunteering as a
youngster. He graduated from helping
with city cleanup projects to a vivid
experience just out of high school that
shaped his life. He volunteered with the
Student Conservation Association for three
weeks of work and a week of hiking and
canoeing in the backcountry at Voyageurs
National Park in Minnesota.
“The overall experience, living in the
woods for one month, being able to see
the beginning and after on trails, created a
great sense of accomplishment,” he said.
Before moving to Glenwood Springs
two years ago for his current job as a tax
manager, Jamin was active in a hiking club
in Omaha, Neb., and helped with efforts
to reinstate natural grassland areas around
the Missouri River.
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In Colorado, Jamin already
has worked on six Volunteers
for Outdoor Colorado
projects and 16 RFOV
projects. He is a second-year
RFOV crew leader, assists
with crew leader training
and serves as the co-chair of
the Volunteer Development
Committee. He jumps in to
help with a myriad of tasks
from course marshal for the
Town to Town Tour, to
community outreach with
Road Show presentations, to
distribution of project flyers.
Fellow RFOV leaders
call the hard-working
and energetic volunteer
enthusiastic, generous, fun, friendly and
dependable.
“Jamin’s great concern for the
environment shows, not only through how
much time he spends hiking and climbing
in the mountains, but is also demonstrated
by the hundreds of hours he spends each
year volunteering on trail projects,” said
Eileen Wysocki, RFOV board member.
“Jamin is an asset to RFOV because of his
many levels of involvement and because
of his outgoing personality and ability to
get things done. With Jamin, it’s not just
the quantity of time and work, but the
impeccable quality and attention to detail
he gives to every project and task.”
When Jamin is not giving his time to
RFOV, he is active with the Roaring Fork
Young Professionals, a networking and
community involvement group. Other
evenings he gets his kicks in the karate
studio training as a first-degree purple
belt with the Two Rivers Shotokan Karate
Club.
Jamin came to the valley because “I
wanted to go somewhere I can go play in
the mountains after work,” and that he
does.
Suzie Romig
www.rfov.org
more rfov members
John Armstrong & Teresa Salvadore
Glenn Auerbacher
Linda & George Austin-Martin
Adriana Ayale-Hire
Hilary Back & Terence McShane
Lowell & Virginia Bair
Billy Barbour
Lee Barger & Cheri Zittrer
Mark Batmale
Joseph & Elisabeth Olson-Bauer Bauer
Ron Benson
Janet Bertram
Nell & Bill Birk
Verena Bishop
John & Liz Bokram
Barbara Brines
Joe Brown
Teri Bruna
Mr & Mrs James Bulkley
Katey Buster
Bev Campbell
Amy Capron
Jim & Kristen Carlson
Sandra & Glenn Carris
Joe Casteel
Amy Cecil
Molly & Steve Child
Susan & Scott Chism
Hal Clark
Lance Clarke & Susan Philp
Craig Cloyed
Betty & Nick Coates
Craig Corona & Gretchen Cole
Janet Coursey
Karen Cox
John & Mary Daly
Diane Darrough
Susan Darrow
Barb D’Autrechy
Bob & Renee Deutsch
Mary Dominick
Chuck & Doris Downey
Bob & Renee Duetsch
Tim & Gigi Durand
Janis Dybdahl
Rita Eberli
Charlie Eckart & Annie Gonzales
Ted & Ruth Edmonds
Elyse Elliott & Jeremy Bernstein
Stephen, Jennifer, Chase & Spencer Ellsperman
Pamela Elsner
Olivia Emery & Michael Hassig
Lee Ann Eustis
Pat Fallin
Steve & Ladonna Falwell
Davis & Cathie Farrar
Nancy Fehrman
Julie Findley
Marguerite Flett
Tom & Mary Lou Flynn Family
Jonathan & Julie Fox-Rubin
Maureen Fox-Williams
Lucas Franze
Jennifer Freeman
Mark Fuller & Penny Atzet
Clare Fuller
Bruce Gabow & Debra Murphy
Ann & Bill Gaechter
Sara Garton
Alena Gauba
Judy Gaukel
Jon Gibans
Keven & John Goodwin
Tom Gougeon
Jess Granger
Leslie Gray
Doug & Peggy Graybeal
Jordan Greengrass
Krystina Greenwood
Darryl & Saundra Grosjean
David Guinnee
Steve Hach & Martha Ames
Mary Lou Haflinger & Tim McNulty
Jeffrey Hall & Marti
Linda Halloran & Andrew Taylor
Jim Halterman & Rosemary Burkholder
more >
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more RFOV members
Georgia & Andrew Hanson
Jeremy Heiman
Bob & Sue Helm
Kristen Henry
David Hiser
Curtis & Kimberly Holland
Phil & Gail Holstein
Ken & Bettle Holtby
Michael Hutton Family
Jim Jensen
Ann & Henry Jesse
Greg & Sean Jeung
Janet Johnson
Katrina Johnson & Francisco Solis
Peter & Sandy Johnson
Peggy Johnston
Anne Jones
Jennifer Drury Jones & Robert Matthew Jones
Ralph Jones & Marguerite Traut
Robert & Charlotte Jones
Jackie Kasabach
Shelly, Dale & Jake Kaup
Susan Kaye
Linda & John Keleher
Ann & Bill Keller
Mary Kimbrough
Barbara & David Klein
Bob & Zeke Knipps
Pat & Sumner Kraft & Family
Jan & Gil Krische
Wendy Larson
Robert & Judith Layton
Brendan Lee
Stephen and Annie Leibinger
Paul & Marcitta Lerch
Geoffrey Lester
Denison Levy
Roberta Lewis
Veenie Lilly & Paula Casper
Lee & Linda Loeschen
Rick & Lindsay Lofaro
Jennifer & Greg Long
Bill & Barb Lorah
Bob & Jane Lucas
Sherry Lyke & Tom Graham
George & Cornelia Madsen
Brian Magee & Holly Hentschel
Marlene & Lloyd Manown
Ann Martin
Michele McClinton & Brad Osborn
Tim & Donna McFlynn
Andrew McGregor
Terrance & Lisa McGuire
Paul & Sandra Menter
Kari Meskin
Kevin Meyers
Bob Millette & Margaret Pedersen
Jons & Barbara Milnor
Dick & Barbara Moebius
John & Caroline Moore
Shannon Murphy
Richard Neiley & Maria Maniscalchi
Kirsten & Penn Newhard
Virginia & Rick Newton
Greg Noss
Shari Nova & Tim Meyers
Scott Nykerk & Megan Talbott
Liz O’Connell
Mike and Tina Ogburn
Warren Ohlrich
Tom & Caitlin Oken
Rosa O’Leary
Chris Olsen & Mike Papula
Jack & Doris O’Neill
Thomas & Bernadette Ossola
Connie Overton & James Gilham
Sarah Pagni
Ginny Parker
Donald & Angela Parkison
Bruce Parlette
Jim Paussa
Bruce Pearson & Donna Phelps
Lucas Peck
Megan Perkins
Allan Porter
Paul Pristas & Jean Guy
Mike and Laura Pritchard
Pretty . . . Invasive!
Left to right: Oxeye daisy, yellow toadflax and Dalmatian toadflax
(Illustrations by Mary Vaux Walcott, circa 1920, with permission from Michael Moore)
hey’re lovely at look at, yes, but
these flowers aren’t native to our
backyard. Like many species
classified as noxious or invasive, they
were brought from Europe and Asia as
ornamentals, and escaped to our pastures,
meadows and forests, crowding out
native species and providing poor-quality
forage for wildlife. They’re often found in
wildflower seed mix, and until recently,
oxeye daisies (also known as Marguerite
daisies) were available at local nurseries.
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Oxeye Daisy. This member of the aster
family was a plague on pastures and crop
fields across Europe before invading the
U.S. The Scots called the flowers “gools;”
the farmer with the most gools in his wheat
field had to pay an extra tax.
Typically growing between one and three
feet tall from a rosette-shaped cluster
of leaves, the flowers appear on delicate
stems with leaves that grow smaller and
more widely spaced as they ascend. The
flowerhead is typically 1.5 to 2 inches
across. The densely fibrous root system
helps the plant spread from short rhizomes.
Oxeye daisy often forms dense colonies
where it is allowed to grow undisturbed.
A vigorous daisy can produce 26,000 seeds
per plant; smaller specimens produce 1,300
to 4,000 seeds each. Tests have shown that
82% of the buried seeds remained viable
after six years, and 1% were still viable after
39 years.
Yellow and Dalmatian toadflax (butterand-eggs) have similar flowers, with a
long yellow throat charactirisctic of their
snapdragon family. Yellow toadflax often
has an orange center. The most distinctive
difference is that yellow toadflax has
narrow, linear leaves with a narrow stem,
while Dalmatian toadflax has broad, graygreen, heart-shaped leaves that clasp a
woody stem. Plants can grow three feet tall
or more, and produce up to 500,000 seeds
each. Both have an extensive creeping root
system, with rhizomes similar to the oxeye.
o what can you do? Eliminate them
from your own garden, spread the
word to your neighbors, and when
you’re out on the trail, pull and remove
them if possible. Your county weed
manager will thank you!
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We do trails— together!
Linda Schuemaker
arbaney-kittle . . .
continued from page 1
he trail essentially disappears. We’ve heard from a
surprising number of folks who have lost their way here
with serious repercussions, wandering 14 hours looking
for civilization, or being forced to spend the night as darkness
fell.
RFOV’s 2008 Arbaney-Kittle Trail Project on Saturday,
September 13 will mimic the distribution of the trail’s two
sets of users. The majority of crews will perform maintenance
on the first two miles of the trail from the Basalt trailhead—
improving drainage, trimming back vegetation, and increasing
the sustainablity of this old ranch road.
For the more distant work on a half-mile stretch beneath the
10,500-foot Sloanes Peak, we’ll send a crew or two of cyclists
about five miles in. These crews will build cairns, rearrange
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rock, and build tread to delineate the route. The volunteers on
the close-in sections will clean drainage structures, and install
some dip drainage structures required after the first 1.5 miles.
Project partners and sponsors for the project include the
U.S. Forest Service, Pitkin County Open Space & Trails,
Bristlecone Mountain Sports, Aspen Skiing Company
Environment Foundation, the Colorado State Trails Program,
and the National Forest Foundation Ski Conservation Fund.
So we hope that all of you who love and use the ArbaneyKittle Trail — and those of you who just might like to check it
out — will come out and volunteer for the September project.
It looks to be a great day on one of our favorite trails!
David Hamilton
many Thanks to our Contributors !
Program &
Project Sponsors
2008 Organization
& Business Members
Colorado State Trails Program
National Forest Foundation Ski
Conservation Fund
USDI Bureau of Land Management
Aspen Skiing Company
Environment Foundation
Pitkin County
City of Aspen
USDA Forest Service
City of Glenwood Springs
Rusty and Ann Crossland Advised
Fund at Aspen Community
Foundation
Hogback Hustle
McKee Family Foundation
Tamarisk Coalition
Town of Basalt
Garfield County
Wells Fargo Bank
White House Pizza
Town of Carbondale
Eagle County
Town of New Castle
Red Hill Council
Clark’s Market
Patagonia
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Lord Family Advised Fund at Aspen
Community Foundation
Cindy Allen &
EnCana Cares Foundation
Weiner Family Foundation
Factory and Army Surplus
BlueGreen
Boogie’s Diner Foundation
Camp Ecology
Carl’s Pharmacy
Carbondale Insurance Service
Carol Dopkin Real Estate
Crystal River Spas
Dodson Engineered Products
Exciting Windows/Valley Décor
Jean Robert’s Gym
Juicy Lucy’s Steakhouse
Mountain Chalet-Aspen
Noble Design Studio
R.C. Robertson Architects
Red House Architecture
Red Rock Diner
Rifle Lock & Safe
Roaring Forge
Roaring Fork Conservancy
Russets
Saxy’s Café
Sun Dog Athletics
Summit Canyon Mountaineering
TJ Irrigation and Landforms
Ute Mountaineering
Val’s Gourmet
Village Smithy
White House Pizza
Woody Creek Tavern
SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR
Susan Cross, Aspen Skiing Co.
Environment Foundation
In-Kind
Contributors
Ajax Bike & Sports, Carbondale
Aspen Times
Aspen Skiing Company
Basalt Mini Storage
Basalt Printing
Bistro Basalt
Boogie’s Diner
Café Bernard
Chaffin Light Real Estate
City Market, El Jebel
Community Banks of Colorado –
Aspen, Basalt & Glenwood Springs
Dos Gringos Burritos
Down Valley Septic & Drain
Ella Restaurant
Epicurious
Glenwood Canyon
Brewing Company
Granna Bread
Independence Run & Hike
Jamin Heady-Smith
Jimbo Liquors
Bruce Kime
Jons & Barabara Milnor
Jour de Fete
Juicy Lucy’s Steak House
Little Nell Hotel
Louis Swiss Pastries
Main Street Bakery
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Noble Design Studios
Otak
Paradise Bakery – Aspen
Red Rock Diner
SIX89 Restaurant
Smoke
Sopris Surfers
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Summit Canyon
Mountaineering
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Therapeutic Motions
Two Leaves and a Bud
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Ute City Cycles
Val’s Gourmet
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Pitkin County Open Space & Trails
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Barbara Reid & David Hyman
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Mike Riessen
Kenneth Riley
Dwayne & Margaret Romero
Robert & Berry Roper
Polly Ross
Kathleen Rude
Floyd & Karen Russak
George Ryerson
Marius & Clare Sanger
Michael Sawyer
Michael Scanlon
Cathy & Mike Schermer
Susan Schimmenti
Judith J. Schramm
David & Virginia Schroeder
Amy Schuff
Jeffrey & Marilyn Seltzer
William Sens
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Bill & Susan Shirley
Pat & Charles Simpson
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Larry Slater
Michael Smith
Nancy Smith
John & Stephanie Sommers
Dave & Connie Spence
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Jeff Steck & Nancy Sheffield
Bruce Stolbach
Ned Sullivan
Hjalmar Sundin
Shelley Supplee & Hawk Greenway
Nicole & Lex Tarumianz
Karin & Harry Teague
Jenny & George Tempest
Gerry Terwilliger & Anna Naeser
Tory Thomas
Cindy Thompson
Tod Tibbetts
Joanne & Peter Tibma
Michael Toth
Kristine Tracz & Laurie Spakanik
Ruth Trowbridge
Bruce Upton & Sara Boulet
Lindsey Utter
Stephnen Van Dyke
Donna Van Hoy
Craig Van Orden
Gerry & Marja Vanderbeek
David Vtipil
Peter Waanders
Robert & June Walker
Steve Warden
Mary Watson
Scott Weagraff
Doug & Lynda Weiser
Sylvia Wendrow & JD Sturgill
Patricia Wheeler
Walter White
Judith Whitmore
Hans Widmer
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Thoughts
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ichelle McClinton first
What to bring with you:
began volunteering on trail
• A comfortable pair of gardening or
projects with a youth crew
work gloves.
at the age of 15 in Colorado Springs.
• Light snacks to keep you going.
The crew camped while building rock
• Lunch in a temperature-controlled
walls and rconstructing trails around
container (a light breakfast is provided
Bailey. These experiences led to her lifeat morning registration).
long love of trails and her understanding • 30 spf or higher sunscreen to wear
of what it takes to maintain them.
all day.
In 1995, Michelle moved to Aspen’s
• Water — at least two 32-oz.
Hunter Creek neighborhood, near the
containers
base of the Hunter Creek Trail—the
• Rain gear — you never know with
location of her first project with RFOV.
Colorado weather!
“City and County taxes don’t cover
• A hat to keep the sun off your face.
all the expenses of maintaining trails,
If you’re a first-time volunteer and
and with Forest Service funding being
can’t commit to the entire day, no probcut, volunteering is a great
lem! Come for the morning
way to contribute.” Michelle
or afternoon. Each trail
comments. “Everyone who
project day ends in a group
loves to hike should pitch in
dinner and ice-cold beer.
a little.” You can often find
Your physical ability and
Michelle hiking or biking
experience are less important
around local trails. She hasn’t
than your enthusiasm —
—Michelle McClinton
missed an RFOV season
jobs range from using a pick
(with Alli, above, on
since 1995; in fact, when I
or rock bar, to trimming
Quandary Peak)
called her for this interview,
back vegetation, to kitchen
she was just picking up the
crew. Your Crew Leader will
phone to volunteer for the
help you choose the right job.
July 26th project.
A new carpool program is being
coordiated through RFOV—call
oughly 50% of volunteers who
Melissa at the office (927-8241) two
give their free time to trail
days before the project and put your
projects are first-timers. So what name, location and contact info on the
does a first-timer need to know? First,
list. She’ll let you know if someone’s
volunteering is made easy with RFOV
going your way on project day.
(after all, it’s part of our name). Second,
RFOV always has open arms for new
if you’re just moving to the area, it’s a
volunteers, so sign up now for your first
great way to participate and enjoy our
project—and bring someone new along
natural splendor, plus get your hands
with you!
dirty.
Kathleen Wanatowicz
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