Since moving to Denver I have been looking for new things to try, in an effort to both make friends and to just explore and enjoy Colorado. This weekend I will be working on some trail restoration at the Red Rocks Amphitheater through Volunteers of Colorado. Not sure what to expect except a hot, bright sun and lots of hard work. But with 125 volunteers I should be able to find some cool folks who live in the area to hopefully make the experience enjoyable. If nothing else there will be free lunch.
Project Description:
Red Rocks Park attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. People are drawn to the world-recognized area by concerts, movies, hikes, and the iconic geographic features throughout the park. The abundance of visitors through the years has taken its toll on the natural environment. Visitors have created unsustainable trails by shortcutting from parking lots to the amphitheater and off-limits caves. These trails are unsafe due to their grade and disrupt soils which allow non-native plant species to establish themselves. Because of the lack of natural competitors in the area, these non-native plants out-compete native vegetation. Your hard work will help restore the park's natural habitat while ensuring that visitors to Red Rocks have safe and sustainable access to points of interest throughout the park.
Volunteers will be doing phase II of the Trading Post Trail restoration. The Trading Post Trail links park visitor to the trading post and the pathways leading to the amphitheatre and surrounding parking areas. This trail will offer safe and sustainable routes to points of interest in the park while preserving sensitive ecological features in the area.
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