This page is meant to be an informal page where I can give you an update on what  we are working on.  Again please feel free to contact me (check out our contact page) if you have any questions or suggestions. Carol Hunter - PAW's Director

Our Update for  December  2011

The PAW Empire Research Trail (PERT) Site

The photos above are "Before" and "After" of the trail on the September 24, 2011 Workday. The footprint of the trail can now be easily seen and walked.  

A lot happened in 2011 for the PERT Site. PAW gave our property to Clear Creek County in exchange for the County covering insurance requirements for the construction of the trail and parking lot.    An agreement was made between the County and the Clear Creek Metropolitan Recreation District that when the PERT site is completed by PAW they would receive it as theirs and maintan it.  A grant application was submitted to Colorado State Trails for funding for the parking lot and trailhead.  An application was submitted to Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC)  to help build the trail in 2012. The PERT site was accepted as one of their projects for 2012.

The workday/s for the trail are June 2-3, 2012. The Town of Empire is letting VOC use their town park for meals and camping during the weekend.

September 22, 2012 is planned as a fundrasier for the PERT site. There will be a BBQ, Silent Auction, music, tour of the trail, and fun events for kids of all ages.

Thanks to:

Clear Creek County staff's help with the Colorado State Trail application for the parking lot.

All the volunteers at PAW's Workday on September 24...thank you for all your hard work.

Bob Reynolds of Reynolds Landscaping of Idaho Springs for providing dirt needed as part of the new trail. Bob also delivered it to the site for us.

The Colorado Department of Transportation and University of Colorado Denver student Jian Tang  for their continued support in helping with design of the parking lot.

                    Volunteers for the September 24, 2011 workday were:

Bob Knecht, Kyle Gilbert, Brian Zook, Miles Brown from the Colorado School of Mines, Sally Buckland and her family, Nancy Ellwood, JoAnn Sorensen, Hunter Leroux, Ray Mumford, Stan Wolfe, Geneal Brooks, Paul Reis, and Carol Hunter