With snow covering most of the Trail and the rest of the Colorado high country, the reminder that trail season is just around the corner may come as a surprise. Soon, the snow will start melting, trail enthusiasts will pick up their packs, and trail crew volunteers will grab their green CTF hard hats. If you are one of the latter group, you'll be excited to see the 2024 trail crew schedule below.
Trail crews are made up of volunteers from many different groups and backgrounds. Some have been volunteering on the CT for decades, some have done trail work in other areas and are eager to put those skills and passion to work on the CT this year, and some have had a life-changing experience on the Trail and are now looking for a way to give back through trail work for the first time.
Whether you're a seasoned volunteer or someone that's excited, and maybe even a bit nervous, to try out trail work for the first time, we welcome you! I'm confident you will find the CTF trail crew community to be welcoming, supportive, and appreciative. All the information you need to join one of this year's crews can be found on our website. New to volunteering and not sure what it's all about? Visit our website to view a short orientation video that tells you all about volunteer trail crews and answers many common questions.
If you are more interested in supporting our trail crew efforts through a financial contribution, reach out to me via email at tisha@coloradotrail.org to get further details or click here to make your donation online and pick which crew you would like to support. Each trail crew sponsorship is $2,000 (based on the average cost of our 2024 trail crews), which covers supplies, food for volunteers, construction materials, and other associated costs. In the past, CTF charged a fee from participating volunteers to help cover a small portion of these fees; however, we changed this policy to no longer ask participants to pay to help off-set these costs. Instead, each trail crew will be sponsored by a donor looking for a specific project to fund to support CTF's ongoing efforts to keep the Colorado Trail the most well-maintained long-distance trail in America!
Now that you have the schedule, mark your calendars to head over to our website on Feb 1st to register. Some trail crews fill up very quickly, and we want to be able to see all of you out on the Trail this year!
Jeff
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