Ski Conservation Fund Past Awards

Awards shown on this page may not necessarily be reflective of current program criteria. Please refer to the current grant criteria for the most up-to-date program guidelines.

White River National Forest

Blue River Watershed Group
Tenmile Creek Restoration Project
To restore stream and floodplain, amend soil, create wetlands and revegetate in heavily impacted reach of Tenmile Creek near Copper Mountain Resort
White River National Forest
http://www.blueriverwatershed.org

Colorado Fourteeners Initiative
White River Fourteeners Trail Maintenance, Campsite Restoration, and Hiker Education Project
To conduct high-priority trail reconstruction, maintenance and restoration work on three White River Fourteeners, campsite restoration on Holy Cross, and on-mountain hiker education on all eight White River Fourteeners.
White River National Forest
http://www.14ers.org

Colorado Mountain Club
2012 Forest and Watershed Restoration
To contribute to overall health of forest, create opportunities for volunteerism and engage youth in environmental education by closing user-created trails, restoring local waterways and developing youth-based stewardship curriculum.
White River National Forest
http://www.cmc.org

Eagle River Watershed Council
East Fork Red Dirt Watershed Enhancement
To improve habitat conditions for greenback cutthroat trout by redistributing livestock use, improving hydrological function and restoring riparian habitat in the East Fork Red Dirt Creek sub-watershed, CO.
White River National Forest
http://www.eagleriverwatershed.org

Friends of Dillon Ranger District
2013 FDRD Stewardship Projects
To mitigate impacts of unmanaged recreation, invasive weeds, erosion, potential fire hazards, and other ecosystem health risks by coordinating effective volunteer and youth corps projects in Summit County, CO.
White River National Forest
http://www.fdrd.org

Friends of the Eagle Nest Wilderness
Wilderness Ecosystem Improvements-Noxious Weed Eradication
To fund noxious weed treatments by a licensed contractor in the Eagles Nest, and Holy Cross Wilderness as well as the National Forest Lands contiguous to both of these Wilderness areas in Summit and Eagle Counties.
White River National Forest
http://www.fenw.org

Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers
RFOV 2013 Volunteer Projects
To involve more than 450 volunteers in performing trail maintenance and restoration projects in the Aspen/Sopris and Rifle Ranger Districts of the WRNF as a bundled, large, public project together with twelve Group Work or Youth Work Days.
White River National Forest
http://www.rfov.org

Rocky Mountain Youth Corps-Colorado
Youth Public Lands Stewardship
To make significant and long-lasting improvements in trail and forest conditions in four areas of the White River National Forest, while promoting youth and young adult involvement in the conservation field.
White River National Forest
http://www.rockymountainyouthcorps.org

Student Conservation Association
SCA Wilderness/Trails, Developed/Dispersed Recreation and Fisheries Interns
To place 9 volunteer conservation interns in the White River National Forest to support the Eagle/Holy Cross and Dillon Ranger Districts, focusing on wilderness, trails, developed/dispersed recreation and fisheries work.
White River National Forest
http://www.thesca.org

Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado
2013 White River Stewardship Projects
To organize 6 volunteer projects in or adjacent to the Holy Cross/Eagle and Dillon RD's of the White River NF for trail construction/restoration, alpine camping rehab, and fence removal to improve wildlife habitat.
White River National Forest
http://www.voc.org

Wildlands Restoration Volunteers
Webster Pass Restoration Project
To train to volunteer leaders, order materials, plan volunteer events, partner with Friends of the Dillon Ranger District as well as the WRN, and contract with machinery operators to reclaim an eroded switchback cut on Webster Pass.
White River National Forest
http://www.wlrv.org