The following summary is from the Coconino National Forest’s Red Rock Ranger District Trails Accomplishment Report, 2022 Field Season.
The VVCC is proud to be a part of this impressive effort!
Summary of Accomplishments:
During the Fall 2021-Spring 2022 trail season, a combination of workers from the Forest Service, Conservation Legacy (Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps), Friends of the Forest, Verde Valley Cyclists Coalition, Beaver Creek Trails Coalition, Summit to Sea Trails Specialist LLC, and many other individual volunteers completed extensive maintenance improvements of non-motorized trails in the Red Rock Ranger District.
411 total miles of trail on the Red Rock Ranger District and 284 miles in the Sedona/Village of Oak Creek
- 275 miles of trail maintenance completed during the 2022 field season.
- 3440 ft. of retaining walls built and armoring.
- 122 rock stairs installed.
- 3.7 miles of social trail naturalized.
- 1788 drainage structures newly constructed and/or maintained.
- 115 trail signs and junction maps installed.
- 2 kiosks installed.
- 36 new kiosk maps, section maps, and Trail Keepers signs posted at trailheads.
- 37 new cairns constructed.
- 74 old style cairns removed.
- 2000 feet of fencing constructed.
- 550 volunteers (Friends of the Forest and public).
- 3,400 total volunteer hours donated to district trail work.
- 3,100 volunteer hours in the Sedona/VOC area dedicated to trail maintenance and construction.
- $98,600 total value of labor provided by volunteers during the trail season.
- 49 public trail work events with an average of 10-15 volunteers attending each event.
