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Park Volunteers
El Paso County Parks and Leisure Services is always looking for
volunteer assistance in maintaining County parks. Our organization has
agreed to help in several ways. We have participated in the
Adopt-A-Park/Adopt-A-Trail Program
for a number of years. This involves picking up trash in BF Section 16 and
the BF Regional Park as well as controlling noxious weed in those and other
areas within the Black Forest.
Participants in these programs must have a signed "No Compensation
Acknowledgement" form on file with the Parks Department.
If you are interested, please print and complete the No Comp form and mail it to
5150 High Meadows Ln. 80908. Following your work please let Hank Hoover
495-2945 know how many hours were donated. The Parks Department gets
credit for volunteer work with the Federal
Additionally, all participants in BFTA events must sign a
Release of Liability.
2010 Activities:
| Activity |
Description |
Black Forest Section 16 trail &
road cleanup
June 26, 9:00 am |
We were rained out on the 12th so we will go for the rain
date of 6/26. Meet in the
Section 16 parking lot on Burgess Rd. just west of Vollmer Rd. at 9 AM.
Bring water and appropriate clothing for walking. Expect to stay until
11:30 am. For more information call 495-9295. |
SPI
June 17, 7:00 pm |
Sustainable Parks Initiative will give an informative talk
at the BF Community Hall on ways to maintain all County parks given the drastic cuts to the Parks
budget. |
BF Sect. 16 walk
June 19, 1:00 pm |
Informative walk with Andy Schlossberg of the Colorado State
Forest Service. Meet in the
Section 16 parking lot on Burgess Rd. just west of Vollmer Rd. at 1:00
pm. This is your opportunity to hear about forest management and ask
questions of a professional. |
BFRP horseback ride
August 7, 10:00 am |
Ride some of the Black Forest Regional Park trails with Cheryl Pixley. Meet at the south parking lot (just off Shoup Rd)
at 10:00 am. Signup with Cheryl at 495-9295. |
Black Forest Festival
August 14, 6:30 am |
Visit our booth at the
Black Forest Festival near the Community Hall deck. 6:30 am - 3:00
pm. |
| BFTA Annual Picnic August 28, noon |
Come and enjoy an afternoon outing with your friends and
neighbors in the Black Forest Regional Park, Pavilion 2 (NE corner of
playing field). |
Black Forest Section 16 trail & road cleanup
September 18, 9:00 am |
Meet in the
Section 16 parking lot on Burgess Rd. just west of Vollmer Rd. at 9 am.
Bring water and appropriate clothing for walking. Expect to stay until
11:30 am. |
| BFTA Annual Meeting October 14, 7:00 pm |
Annual general membership of the Black Forest Trails
Association in the Black Forest Community Hall. Election of officers.
Refreshments. |
2009 Projects:
| Project |
Description |
| Pineries Master Plan |
BFTA members have volunteered to work on each of these Master Plans.
Once these groups start work the News page will show status. |
Black Forest Section 16 trail & road cleanup
April 18,2009 |
Meet in the
Section 16 parking lot on Burgess Rd. just west of Vollmer Rd. at 9 AM.
Bring water and appropriate clothing for walking. Expect to stay until
3:00 PM. |
Black Forest Section 16 knapweed Control
May 16, 2009 |
Meet in the
Section 16 parking lot on Burgess Rd. just west of Vollmer Rd. at 9 AM.
Bring water and gloves. Expect to stay until
3:00 PM. |
| Black Forest Trail Thinning |
After a good start in 2008 this program was continued in
early 2009. It was discontinued in August. |
Black Forest Festival
August 8, 2009 |
Visit our booth at the
Black Forest Festival and see our entry in the parade |
Cathedral
Pines, Sanctuary in the Pines, Seclusion, and Black Forest Reserve
Ongoing |
Continually
monitor and offer input in trail construction in the developments |
2008 Projects:
| Project |
Description |
Section 16 (Black Forest) trail & road cleanup
April 19,2008
Photo |
Meet in the
Section 16 parking lot on Burgess Rd. just west of Vollmer Rd. at 9 AM.
Bring water and appropriate clothing for walking. Expect to stay until
3:00 PM. |
Weed Control
Trash pick up
May 18, 2008 |
Meet at the corner of
Hodgen and Woodlake
Roads at 1:00 PM.
The Palmer Divide Trail cleanup will be a
trash pick up instead of weed pulling due to the late spring. Please bring
gloves, water, & hats. Afterwards, a Mexican potluck at Nancy Reinhardt's
house. Chili provided. Please bring a dish to share. |
| Black Forest Trail Thinning This project will
resume in 2009 |
The EPC Parks Maintenance has agreed to accept volunteer
help in thinning trees adjacent to trails in the BF Regional Park and BF
Section 16. This is a project that will last a number of years. |
Black Forest Regional Park Thinning
July 26, 2008
Photo |
Meet at the northwest parking lot in the BFRP near the
yellow gate at 9:00 AM. Thinning will be done along the main trail
leading north. If you have bow saws or loppers, please
bring them. Be sure to bring water and gloves. Rain date August
2, 2008. See the Park
Volunteer page for information. Click
here for a detail
map (meet at the red X). |
Black Forest Festival
August 9, 2008 |
Visit our booth at the
Black Forest Festival and see our entry in the parade |
Noxious weeds
August 27, 2008
Photo |
Diffuse knapweed and yellow toadflax was pulled
up and bagged near the entrance to the BFRP active use area. |
Section 16 (Black Forest) trail & road cleanup
September 13, 2008
Photos |
Meet in the
Section 16 parking lot on Burgess Rd. just west of Vollmer Rd. at 9 AM.
Bring water and appropriate clothing for walking. Expect to stay until
3:00 PM. |
Cathedral
Pines, Sanctuary in the Pines, Seclusion, and Black Forest Reserve
Ongoing |
Continually
monitor and offer input in trail construction in the developments |
Click on a project to see photos.
Last modified: Saturday June 12, 2010
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