In 2018, CTF Field Operations Manager Brent Adams continued managing the Adopt-A-Trail program. Adams lead three training sessions for Adopters. During his three years of leadership, 49% of current Adopters have attended a training session. Trainings focused on maintaining and improving drainage, idenfiying problems, and reporting to the CTF office. Adopters do important work in […]

In 2017, CTF Field Operations Manager Brent Adams continued managing the Adopt-A-Trail program. Adams lead two training sessions for Adopters, and over his two years of leadership, 38% of Adopters have attended a training session. Tread maintenance, drainage maintenance and improvement, problem identification, and the importance of reporting were all emphasized. Adopters do important work […]

In 2016, oversight of the Adopt-A-Trail program was passed from long-time volunteer Janet Farrar to CTF Field Operations Manager Brent Adams. A new handbook was issued to all adopters, and three well-attended training sessions were held. Tread maintenance, drainage maintenance and improvement, problem identification, and the importance of reporting were all emphasized. Adopters do important […]

Adopters are the front line volunteers caring for The Colorado Trail. They ‘take on’ the responsibility of their section and do the annual maintenance on it. Some do the work themselves and some assemble a group for the outing. Visiting as soon as they can after the snow melts in late Spring, they cut and […]

Adopters are the front line volunteers caring for The Colorado Trail. They ‘take on’ the responsibility of their section and do the annual maintenance on it. Some do the work themselves and some assemble a group for the outing. Visiting as soon as they can after the snow melts in late Spring, they cut and […]

As The Colorado Trail grows, so does the Trail Foundation’s Adopt-A-Trail program. With the addition of the Collegiate West 80, the number of Adopter sections increased by 12, bringing the total to 76 (in February, 2004, the roster stood at 58 Adopter sections). That’s a lot of individuals and groups who serve as the CTF’s […]

Snapshot: Adopters 2012 64 Adopter sections 63 Adopters (1 has 2 sections) 161 Adopter Helpers Section lengths vary from 1.6 miles to 16.8 miles Over 3,315 hours spent on trail work this year alone Accomplishments Maintained the entire 486 miles of the CT Made multiple excursions each summer Cleared the Trail, sawing and removing over […]

Snapshot: Adopters 2011 64 Adopter sections 63 Adopters (1 has 2 sections) 150 Adopter Helpers Section lengths vary from 1.6 miles to 16.8 miles Over 2,432 hours spent on trail work this year alone Accomplishments Maintained the entire 486 miles of the CT Made multiple excursions each summer Cleared the Trail, sawing and removing over […]

The Adopter Program is so diverse! We have Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, mountain bike groups, horseback rider groups, church groups, all women groups, co-workers, friends, families (one has eight children who work!), couples, other trail maintenance groups, Copper Mountain Ski area employees, and the owners of the Trailhead store in Buena Vista. But they all […]

Our 61 Adopters are the anchor in our efforts to maintain The Colorado Trail, covering all but one 10-mile stretch of its 488-mile length. Some are new, many others are veterans, and all are invaluable resources not only to the Foundation but to the thousands of hikers, cyclists, backpackers and horse riders who use the […]

What would the CT be without our Adopters? The answer is that the CT would be in sorry condition without the hard working, dedicated volunteers involved in our Adopt-A-Trail program. Their energetic efforts are key to keeping the Trail in good shape. CTF Adopters each take responsibility for a particular section of The Colorado Trail, […]

The Adopt-A-Trail program in the 2007 Trail season was a tremendous success.  The Volunteer Adopters visited their adopted sections and worked on maintaining The Colorado Trail.  They removed fallen trees blocking the Trail and refurbished the water drains to limit Trail erosion.  Altogether, this was a giant effort with some 142 people laboring over 2,000 […]