PHOTOS: Air Academy mountain bike team joins volunteers at Ute Valley Park
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Parker SeiboldSeptember 8, 2022 | updated 4 years ago
Katelyn Markley, front, Jake Lane and other members of the Air Academy mountain bike team carry fence materials up Rattlesnake Ridge in Ute Valley Park on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. The fencing is part of an effort to close trails and help with habitat restoration throughout the park as part of the Ute Valley Master and Management Plan that was established in 2015. The mountain bike team’s goal is to volunteer once a month to help maintain the trails they regularly use and build camaraderie. (The Gazette, Parker Seibold) (Parker Seibold/ The Gazette)
Members of the Air Academy mountain bike team joined volunteers with Friends of Ute Valley Park and park ranger Mark Tatro for an evening of trail closure and restoration efforts. Volunteers and city employees have done large amounts of work in the park, including erecting fences, installing signs, closing rouge trails and habitat restoration efforts as part of the Ute Valley Master and Management Plan established in 2015. The mountain biking team’s goal is to volunteer once a month to help maintain the trail they use regularly and create camaraderie.
Katelyn Markley, front, Jake Lane and other members of the Air Academy mountain bike team carry fence materials up Rattlesnake Ridge in Ute Valley Park on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. The fencing is part of an effort to close trails and help with habitat restoration throughout the park as part of the Ute Valley Master and Management Plan that was established in 2015. The mountain bike team’s goal is to volunteer once a month to help maintain the trails they regularly use and build camaraderie. (The Gazette, Parker Seibold) (Parker Seibold/ The Gazette)Cooper Markley, a member of the Air Academy mountain bike team, carries a long fence post up Rattlesnake Ride in Ute Valley Park on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. Members of the mountain bike team joined volunteers with Friends of Ute Valley Park in trail closure and restoration efforts. (The Gazette, Parker Seibold) (Parker Seibold/ The Gazette)From left, Katelyn Markley, Rich Markley and park ranger Mark Tatro work on building fencing on Rattlesnake Ridge in Ute Valley Park on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. Fencing and signage are part of an effort to close trails and help with habitat restoration throughout the park as part of the Ute Valley Master and Management Plan that was established in 2015. (The Gazette, Parker Seibold) (Parker Seibold/ The Gazette)Volunteers with Friends of Ute Valley Park make their way up to Rattlesnake Ridge to work on trail closures and restoration tasks during their weekly Wednesday evening work time on Sept. 7, 2022. (photos by Parker Seibold, The Gazette)Park ranger Mark Tatro speaks to members and coaches on the Air Academy mountain bike team as they carry fence posts up Rattlesnake Ridge to help with trail closure and restoration at Ute Valley Park on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. (The Gazette, Parker Seibold) (Parker Seibold/ The Gazette)Park ranger Mark Tatro leads members and coaches of the Air Academy mountain bike team as they carry fence posts up Rattlesnake Ridge to help with trail closure and restoration at Ute Valley Park on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. (The Gazette, Parker Seibold) (Parker Seibold/ The Gazette)Kate Crow, a volunteer and member of the Guardians of Palmer Park, helps with trail closure and restoration efforts at Ute Valley Park last September. (Parker Seibold/ The Gazette)Park ranger Mark Tatro demonstrated how to safely use tools during a volunteer session aimed at completing trail closures and restoration on Rattlesnake Ridge at Ute Valley Park on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. (The Gazette, Parker Seibold) (Parker Seibold/ The Gazette)Team members and coaches of Ari Academy mountain bike team carry fence materials up Rattlesnake Ridge during a night of volunteering at Ute Valley Park on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. The fencing is part of an effort to close trails and help with habitat restoration throughout the park as part of the Ute Valley Master and Management Plan established in 2015. The mountain bike team’s goal is to volunteer once a month to help maintain the trails they regularly use and build camaraderie. (The Gazette, Parker Seibold) (Parker Seibold/ The Gazette)Reed McAffe, a member of the Air Academy mountain bike team, carries fence materials up Rattlesnake Ridge in Ute Valley Park on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. The fencing is part of an effort to close trails and help with habitat restoration throughout the park as part of the Ute Valley Master and Management Plan established in 2015. The mountain bike team’s goal is to volunteer once a month to help maintain the trails they regularly use and build camaraderie. (The Gazette, Parker Seibold) (Parker Seibold/ The Gazette)Members of the Air Academy Mountain Bike Team carry fence materials up Rattlesnake Ridge in Ute Valley Park on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. The fencing is part of an effort to close trails and help with habitat restoration throughout the park as part of the Ute Valley Master and Management Plan established in 2015. The mountain bike team’s goal is to volunteer once a month to help maintain the trails they regularly use and build camaraderie. (The Gazette, Parker Seibold) (Parker Seibold/ The Gazette)Volunteers work on habitat restoration by covering a rouge trail and installing signage on Rattlesnake Ridge in Ute Valley Park on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. Fencing and signage are part of an effort to close trails and help with habitat restoration throughout the park as part of the Ute Valley Master and Management Plan that was established in 2015. (The Gazette, Parker Seibold) (Parker Seibold/ The Gazette)Rocks and a sign mark an area of habitat restoration and trail closure efforts on Rattlesnake Ridge in Ute Valley Park on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. Fencing and signage are part of an effort to close trails and help with habitat restoration throughout the park as part of the Ute Valley Master and Management Plan established in 2015. (The Gazette, Parker Seibold) (Parker Seibold/ The Gazette)From left, Cooper Markley, Marc Pevoteaux, Jake Lane and park ranger Mark Tatro build fencing on Rattlesnake Ridge in Ute Valley Park on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. Fencing and signage are part of an effort to close trails and help with habitat restoration throughout the park as part of the Ute Valley Master and Management Plan established in 2015. (The Gazette, Parker Seibold) (Parker Seibold/ The Gazette)
