RBC | At its May meeting, the Parks and Wildlife Commission approved $6.24 million to fund 52 trail projects across Colorado as recommended by CPW for its 2023-2024 OHV Trail Grant funding awards. The grant funding comes from the purchase of over 200,000 Colorado OHV registrations/permits and the federal Recreational Trails Program.
“This is literally OHV dollars going right back into the trails,” said CPW State Trails Program Manager Fletcher Jacobs. “This year we funded 31 maintenance trail crews across the state, 26 of which are Good Management crews, which allow our federal partners at the United States Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to get much needed consistent funding for trail crews. We were also excited to fund 22 weeks of youth corps crews that helps us to not only protect resources, but also allow young adult corps members to be exposed to careers in natural resources.”
BLM White River Management Area – White River OHV Trail Crew
A grant of $405,055 will fund a two-person OHV crew will implement erosion control structures, perform parking lot, kiosk and sign maintenance, install signage for designated routes, patrol and monitor illegal routes, deploy trail counters on routes and parking areas and make public contacts during the summer, fall and hunting seasons. The crew will work closely with the OHV communities in Rio Blanco, Moffat, and Garfield counties, along with stakeholders involved with Travel Management implementation. Funding will also be used for project supplies, materials, and equipment costs including the purchase of a UTV, a trailer for the UTV, trail counters, and hand-held radios.
