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Weed Crew
- Trained 40 new PWV recruits to identify, report, and treat five target noxious weed species.
- Held 20 weed pulls to treat noxious weeds at 23 locations in 9 different areas. Musk thistle, Houndstongue, Bull thistle, and Common mullein were treated on a total of 114 acres. Scotch thistle, Diffuse knapweed, and Common burdock were seen and treated at a few locations. Canada thistle was seen at many locations but not treated while Leafy spurge and Yellow toadflax were each seen at one location but not treated. Fourteen different PWVs participated in one or more weed pulls. Collectively, they volunteered a total of 479 hours on these weed pulls.
- Held two public weed pavilions; one at the North Fork trailhead (where a total of 42 people learned about noxious weeds – where they occur, the negative impacts they have on native ecosystems, and what PWV, Canyon Lakes Ranger District, and Larimer County are doing about them) and one at the Little Beaver Creek trailhead on Old Flowers Road.
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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.
Our members have always provided outstanding service in conducting patrols and educating the public and 2018 was no exception. In addition to performing our standard patrolling duties, our members:
- 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