MEMBERSHIP:
39 current members
16 are new members

FINANCIAL BALANCE:
$424.83

LOOKOUTS:

Six lookouts were staffed in Colorado: Devil’s Head staffed by USFS,
Deadman staffed by volunteers, Benchmark by USFS, two in Dinosaur National Monument
(Zenobia & Round Top) and Park Point in Mesa Verde National Park by the
National Park Service.

RESTORATION OF LOOKOUTS:

Fairview Peak Lookout on the Gunnison National Forest had major renovation work led by USFS Archeologist, Justin Lawrence. A team of volunteers packed in to the tower and spent a week working on various projects to restore the highest lookout in America.

Squaw Mountain Fire Lookout on the Arapaho National Forest had volunteers working on the tower two days this past summer. After additional work, it is the goal of Dan Lovato, Clear Creek District Ranger, to have the tower on the rental system this summer.

W. White Pine Fire Lookout has been moved to the campus at Colorado State University and is being restored under the direction of Mark Nelson.

MEETING:

A meeting of the chapter was held at El Rancho Restaurant on April 26, 2008 with approximately thirty-five in attendance. Speakers, displays, a business meeting and lunch made for a pleasant and productive day.

Sondra Kellogg
Colorado/Utah Director, FFLA