Event Description:

The Friends of Mount Evans and Lost Creek Wildernesses will be hosting an awesome Walk for Wilderness event on September 6, 2014 in Evergreen Colorado. This event is in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the Wilderness Act.
The Evergreen Walk for Wilderness (one of the hundreds of events in the nation) is anticipated to gather 350 walkers and wilderness supporters from Jefferson County and the northern Denver Front Range with engagement from numerous conservation partners like Back Country Horsemen, Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado, the Colorado Mountain Club, Fish & Wildlife, BLM, National Park Service and students and youth from the local schools. This 50th Anniversary event is also being conducted in cooperation with the US Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region, the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, as well as the Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Colorado Open Space.
Wilderness education is our goal. We have booths for all ages to learn about wilderness. There will be a live band, snacks, speakers, prizes and a cross cut saw demonstration.
You may register for the event at a discount by August 1, 2014 at www.evergreenwalkforwilderness.com
After August 1st and on site registration will be full price.
Shuttles are available to take you back to your car and available for handicap participants.

What to Bring: Good walking shoes, your water bottle, be ready for sun or rain, sunscreen, sunglasses, wagon for tired toddlers. Be ready for a awesome fun day. Arrive at registration by 8:30 am to get your t-shirt and listen to a great speaker before you head down the trail to a wonderful educational opportunity.
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Location

Start at Bergen Park, Evergreen, CO
Location Details: A 5 mile family friendly walk on the Pioneer Trail in Evergreen, Colorado on September 6, 2014. Begins at Bergen Park RTD Parking Lot and follows the trail to Evergreen Lake House. Evergreen RTD parking lot is located at intersection of Colorado Hwy 74 and County Road 65. Additional parking is located at the Bergen Meadow Elementary School at 1892 Bergen Parkway behind the Evergreen Fire and Rescue building. Shuttles are available to take you from the Evergreen Lake House back to your car.

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