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
