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Volunteers are at the heart of the Carson Valley Trails Association. Thousands of volunteer hours are donated each year toward the overall mission and goals of this organization. Your support and contributions help to generate lasting recreational opportunities and community pride within the Carson Valley.
The Carson Valley Trails Association welcomes anyone interested in volunteering their time and energy to get involved. A variety of opportunities are available including fundraising, grant writing, publicity, trail building, trail cleanup, secretarial and accounting, advisory and event planning. Perhaps signing up as a member is enough for you. If you are interested in becoming a member, or helping out with any of these volunteer opportunities, please contact us.
We update our calendar to inform you of ongoing events and volunteer opportunities, so check back
regularly.
Trailbuilding
Most trail building in the Carson Valley occurs during the spring and fall months. Trail building activities are posted on our calendar of events and may include basic tread work, brush clearing, moving rocks, building rock walls and general maintenance. All ages, abilities and experience levels are welcome for most trail work, so watch our calendar for upcoming events, times and locations. You can contact Trail Operations Coordinator Phil Brisack, brisack@charter.net or Jeremy Vlcan, jrvlcan@aol.com, for more information or questions. You do not need to be a member to volunteer.
Safety is an important goal when performing trail work. To participate, bring food and
plenty of water. Wear jeans or work pants, good boots, sunglasses for eye protection,
long-sleeved shirt and a good pair of work gloves. We will provide the tools and hard
hats. Come on out, enjoy the trails, have fun and help build and maintain your trails.
Fay-Luther Trail Clean-Up Team
CVTA would like to thank the volunteer members of the Fay-Luther Trail Clean-Up Team. This much-needed group was formed March 1, 2008 and is valiantly performing the necessary, but somewhat unpleasant, task of keeping the trail clean and picked up. Many hikers take their dogs walking with them, which is a lot of fun for both the owners and their dogs. However, years ago, when we acquired permission from BLM and the Forest Service to establish our trails and allow our canine friends to accompany us on our hikes, we agreed to keep our trails clean.
Unfortunately, many of our trail users did not assume the responsibility of cleaning up after their dogs, so we installed dog bag posts at our trails for their convenience. Still, there was very little cooperation. A Trail Clean-Up Team was formed to help keep Fay-Luther clean and to remind dog owners to pick up after their dogs. The volunteers who comprise this team would really prefer not to have to do this chore, but they all love our trails and want to help keep them beautiful. However, until more cooperation from dog owners is evident, they will continue their daily task. Please help them by taking care of your dog's deposits and reminding others with dogs to do so as well.
The following CVTA members have agreed to do this chore every week:
Weekly Volunteers |
Alternate Volunteers |
Fay-Luther Trail Monday: Bill Weik |
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Chairperson:
Joyce Richardson
775-783-8462 (home)
775-781-3720 (cell)
NOTE: Joyce would like to form a "reserve" list of people who are willing to assume a regular day if someone resigns; more alternates for occasional duty are always welcome. If you can assist her, call 783-8462. We would also like to form a committee to help with the Job's Peak Ranch trail. If you walk this trail regularly, or are willing to walk it one assigned day of the week, please call Joyce, and she will begin a list of possible committee members for this trail as well.
Thanks for ALL your work!
If you see one of these devoted people on the trail, please take a minute to thank them for their service. Our clean-up efforts have not gone unnoticed. Steve Hale from the USFS Carson City Office has given us accolades for having the cleanest trail system in his area which is about 100 miles and 15 miles wide, stretching from Dog Valley north of Reno all the way south into Alpine County.