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• <br /> areas to help maintain them. Each fall we hand collect seed to use in other restoration projects in • <br /> and out of the park. <br /> • <br /> • <br /> In 2001 and 2002 I planted and maintained 250 trees and shrubs in the park in an effort to screen <br /> the new development at the golf course from the park. <br /> Since 2010, I have coordinated the mulch and black dirt for the planting of 500 seedlings in the <br /> park. <br /> Other projects include annual trail mowing for summer events,park and trails signing, and <br /> fencing to control unauthorized access. <br /> Cross Country Ski Trails 1988 - present <br /> Since starting cross country ski trails in Woodland Trails Park in 1988, I have lead volunteer <br /> crews that have built and maintained 20 km of ski trails and 5 km of winter walking trails in <br /> Woodland Trials Park, the Great Northern Railroad Trail, Top-of-the-World Park, the Elk River <br /> Country Club and adjoining private land. Annually this volunteer crew logs between 2000 and <br /> 3000 hours. <br /> Each spring from 1988 to 1999 we would work 6 to 8 weekends clearing a new segment of trail. <br /> This past spring we added another km to our system. <br /> I mow the trails each week throughout the summer and coordinate volunteers that remove <br /> downed trees, branches and trail edge brush and dig newly exposed rocks and fill in the holes <br /> with soil. <br /> Since 1998 we have been leveling and reseeding sections of the previously built trail to improve <br /> them for low snow skiing conditions. <br /> • <br /> Each winter since 1995 I have coordinated a volunteer crew that grooms the trails for cross <br /> • <br /> country skiing. This effort includes making most of our own grooming equipment, and until <br /> 2002 it included snowmobile maintenance. <br /> Because of our proximity to the metro area, and because of the quality of our trails and <br /> grooming, our ski trail system is rapidly gaining a reputation as being one of the best in the area. <br /> A local pole ranked our trail system 4th' in the Minnesota/Wisconsin area in 2001-2002. This <br /> ranking was above all of the metro ski areas, including the Hennepin County Parks. <br /> • <br /> I currently volunteer about 1000 hours each year in Woodlands. <br /> • <br /> • <br /> Elk River Biathlon Range <br /> Starting in 1993, I organized a group of volunteers that worked with Minnesota Biathlon and the <br /> USBA to build what at the time was one of only two Biathlon ranges in Minnesota. Since then <br /> we have continued to make annual improvements to range. A considerable volunteer effort was <br />