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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
495-2702 know how many hours were donated.
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, 2008 |
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 |
2007 Projects:
| Project |
Description |
Section 16 (Black Forest) cleanup
October 6, 2007
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 noon. Section 16 is bounded by Shoup
Rd. on the north, Vollmer Rd. on the east, Burgess Rd. on the south, and
Herring Rd. on the west. |
| Black Forest
Regional Park |
The proposed
four crossings of Shoup Rd. were reduced to three (one being an
underpass large enough for horse riders). This reduction was done
by the Parks people and the EPC DOT to address safety/visibility issues.
Warning signals were installed on the two grade level crossing by EPC
DOT. By year end all approved trails were cleared and graded.
Two culverts remain to be installed and all the trails need surfacing. |
| Paradise Island |
Reviewed developer plans with a walkthrough. |
2006 Projects:
| Project |
Description |
| Section 16 Trail |
The BFTA is proud of our involvement in the creation and maintenance of
this trail. With the main trailhead just west of the intersection
of Vollmer and Burgess Roads, the trail is easily accessible for riders,
bikers, and hikers. |
| Black Forest
Regional Park |
With the
extension of Milam Road through the BFRP, six existing trails were
interrupted. We worked with the El Paso County Parks Department to
locate new trails to reconnect these trails. |
| Trail Construction |
Built more than a mile of trail from Herring Road to
Brentwood Drive. This involved obtaining permission from
landowners, clearing, raking, tree trimming, stump removal, installation
of two gates, and signage. This project completed the last leg of
the trail segment connecting BF Section 16 and Black Forest Road. |
2005 Projects:
| Project |
Description |
| Troop 70 Fire
Station |
Joint project with the Boy Scouts building trail behind
the new fire station |
Click on a project to see photos.
Last modified: Wednesday October 21, 2009
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