On Friday, the Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) board awarded a $18,700 grant to the Town of Buena Vista to help build portions of the Tater Tots and Walton Loop Trails.
This effort will launch the one-mile beginner mountain bike “TaterTots Singletrack Loop”, and continue work on the half-mile “Walton Loop” ADA Compliant Trail, a loop for all ages and abilities.
The grant is part of GOCO’s Conservation Service Corps program, in which GOCO partners with Colorado Youth Corps Association (CYCA) to employ conservation service corps crews across the state on outdoor recreation and stewardship projects.
CYCA represents a statewide coalition of eight accredited corps that train youth, young adults, and veterans to complete land and water conservation work and gain professional skills.
With this funding, the Town of Buena Vista and the Buena Vista Singletrack Coalition will partner with Southwest Conservation Corps-Los Valles crews for work on the Tater Tots and Walton Loop trails. Over two weeks, adult camping crews will remove vegetation and rocks, level and shape the trails, and install wayfinding signage.
Efforts will launch the one-mile beginner mountain bike TaterTots Singletrack Loop, and continue work on the half-mile Walton Loop ADA Compliant Trail, a loop for all ages and abilities. The trails will run parallel to each other, providing a designated segment for entry-level riders. The project will improve trail safety and access to river views and other nearby outdoor amenities.
Enjoying the great outdoors. Photo courtesy of Great Outdoors Colorado
To date, GOCO has invested more than $15.7 million in projects in Chaffee County and partnered to conserve 5,144 acres of land there. GOCO funding has supported campground and other improvements in Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area, Poncha Springs’ South Park Disc Golf Center, and Salida’s Riverside Park playground among other projects.
Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) invests a portion of Colorado Lottery proceeds to help preserve and enhance the state’s parks, trails, wildlife, rivers, and open spaces. GOCO’s independent board awards competitive grants to local governments and land trusts and makes investments through Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Created when voters approved a constitutional amendment in 1992, GOCO has since funded more than 5,600 projects in all 64 counties of Colorado without any tax dollar support. Visit GOCO.org for more information.
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