A Partnership for Preservation

CFI 2010 Field Staff

Back Row:  Frances Boulding, Ben Hanus, Ben Turati, Dan Williams, Jeff Goldberg, Eric Jenness

Front Row:  Kate Henderson, Kyrstan Hubbel, Evan Conner, Shaun Loveless

CFI and USFS on the summit of Mt. Yale

August 9, 2009

From Left to Right:  CFI Executive Director Lloyd Athearn; Salida District Ranger Bill Schuckert; National Director of Recreation, Heritage, and Partnerships Jim Bedwell; National Deputy Director Joel Holtrop; Fourteener Peak Manager Loretta McEllhiney; and Continental Divide Trail Administer Greg Warren

Wildlands Restoration Volunteers at Mt. Bross

The centerpieces of the Colorado Rockies are the 54 peaks over 14,000 feet, or “Fourteeners,” as they are affectionately referred to by climbers. Colorado’s Fourteeners are now visited by over 500,000 people each season. While some remote peaks remain pristine, increased recreational use has seriously impacted many peaks and their alpine basins.

Formed in 1994, the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative is a partnership among nonprofit organizations, concerned individuals, and public agencies to protect and preserve the natural integrity of Colorado’s Fourteeners and the quality of the recreational opportunities they provide. More...

    

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Upcoming Volunteer Project: Pyramid Peak, July 16-18

Build trails, restore alpine tundra, and preserve the peaks that you love to climb! View our current projects to see our 2010 opportunities, including the

recently added Capitol Peak Project (Aug 18-22)!.

Check out our progress from 2009 and view our

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Some of our latest work:

Wildlands Restoration Volunteers with CFI Adopt-a-Peak staff performing

re-route on Mt. Bross,

July 18-19, 2009

 

Chicago Basin and Windom Peak

 

 

SUPPORT CFI in 2010!

CFI needs your generous donations now more than ever! Financial contributions go directly toward this season's project work on Windom Peak, Mts. Lincoln, Democrat, and Bross, and Mt. Yale as well as our Adopt-a-Peak and Peak Steward efforts throughout the state. Check out our donation page and wish list to find out more about how you can make sure that CFI has a great 2010 season!

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