{"id":41982,"date":"2022-02-26T02:20:46","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T02:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/mancos-trails-named-mancos-valley-resources-project-of-the-year\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T09:04:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:04:22","slug":"mancos-trails-named-mancos-valley-resources-project-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/mancos-trails-named-mancos-valley-resources-project-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Mancos Trails named Mancos Valley Resources\u2019 Project of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mancos
Mancos Valley Resources chose the Mancos Trails project as its project of the year. Here, a hiker explores the Lost Chicken Trail in Chicken Creek. (Courtesy Mancos Valley Resources)<\/span>Courtesy Mancos Valley Resources<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Mancos Trails has been named Mancos Valley Resources\u2019 Project of the Year.<\/p>\n

The group was honored after a year of trailblazing at Mancos Town Trail, Mancos Spur, Chicken Creek nordic area and the Aqueduct parcel.<\/p>\n

Mancos Trails Group was founded in 2012 in line with the Mancos Board of Trustees\u2019 adoption of the town\u2019s master trails plan.<\/p>\n

Mancos Valley Resources, a nonprofit, is the leading fiscal sponsor for 14 charitable projects in the Mancos Valley.<\/p>\n

It took the Mancos Trails Group under its wing in 2017 \u201cwith the mission of promoting trail stewardship, developing and maintaining sustainable trails and promoting positive trail interactions among all trail users in Mancos,\u201d a news release said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re super-lucky to have them under our umbrella,\u201d said Kim Cox, Mancos Valley Resources administrator.<\/p>\n

\"Volunteers
Volunteers maintain the Mancos Spur Trail. (Courtesy Mancos Valley Resources)<\/span>Courtesy Mancos Valley Resources<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Pictured
Pictured in April, Mancos Mayor Queenie Barz cuts the ribbon for the Mancos Town Trail. (Courtesy Mancos Valley Resources)<\/span>Courtesy Mancos Valley Resources<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

In 2021, Mancos Trails built 17 miles of trails with the help of more than 6,700 volunteer hours, according to Don Hoffheins, vice chairman of Mancos Trail Group.<\/p>\n

By November, the group aims to complete an 8-mile stretch of trail at the Aqueduct parcel.<\/p>\n

It finished a third of the multiuse, nonmotorized trail on the Bureau of Land Management parcel a mile from downtown. Horse trailers now may park where the old landfill was.<\/p>\n

The group was honored in a Feb. 15 Zoom meeting, Cox said. A summer celebration likely will follow.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat group, they have a really solid base of volunteers,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Mancos Trails has provided a social outlet for the community, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a bit of a surprise but a great recognition of the accomplishments we had in 2021,\u201d said Robert Meyer, chairman of the Mancos Trails Group.<\/p>\n

The \u201csingle most gratifying\u201d endeavor was the completion of 10\u00bd miles of trails in the Chicken Creek area, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was a huge thing that\u2019s been in the works for a few years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Only 1\u00bd miles remains to be finalized there.<\/p>\n

The volunteer organization needs more board members, Meyer said.<\/p>\n

Those interested in assisting with volunteer and membership coordination, mapping and GIS, grant writing, accounting and general office work should contact mancostrailsgroup@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just appreciate the support of everyone in the Mancos community and outside of the community,\u201d Meyer said.<\/p>\n

Donations to Mancos Trail Group may be made through its website, www.mancosvalleyresources.com, or by mail to P.O. Box 204, Mancos, CO 81328.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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