Description
Start Date-End Date: 04/22/2013-04/22/2013
Land Manager Office: BLM - San Luis Valley
Land Manager Contact: Joe Lewandowski
Funding Partner: BLM - Saguache Field Office
Programmatic Partner:
Summary: Multi partner Earth Day project/event including the BLM, CPW, RiGHT, and Monte Vista Middle School.
Description:
This is a new CPW wildlife area on the banks of the Rio Grande that is currently in the SLV spotlight. It is a memorial to Doug Shriver and Ray Wright, two SLV fixtures who passed away 2 years ago. There will be an actual memorial on site but the site itself is a memorial to the ideals of the two men. It is meant to be a place that schools can utilize for field trips and experiential ed, showcase an agriculture and wildlife interface and highlight responsible water use. One of the major partners is the Rio Grand Headwaters Land Trust, RGHT that asked the BLM to help, which is why I'm involved. The BLM donated approx. $16000 to be used for SCC Crews to build a trail around the new area. What's left over out of that $16000 after the crews are paid for will to go to VOC via CYCA for my coordinating efforts. So far I have done most of the coordination with SCC and planned/coordinated a big Earthday Event with approx. 75 students and teachers from Monte Vista Middle School. The event will combine several activities and lessons revolving around environmental ed and stewardship.
Latitude/Longitude: 37.582269, -106.094466
Additional Information:
Camping Available: No
Physical Difficulty: Easy, Moderate
High Altitude Project: No
Desired Number of Volunteers: 75
Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 10
Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 65
Total Volunteer Days: 75
Total Unique Volunteers: 75
Total Volunteer Hours: 360
Staff Hours: 130
Stipend Hours: 0
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Description of Work Completed:
Shriver-Wright Memorial State Wildlife Area, Earth Day Event. April 22nd 2013, 8:30 am - 2:00 pm
Overview:
The Earth day event itself included representatives from VOC, CPW, BLM, SCC, Monte Vista Middle School and RIGHT(Rio Grande Headwaters Land Trust). The day was divided into 3 sections, environmental/experiential education station rotations in the A.M., Lunch, and a hour of service projects with CPW.
For the A.M. section, approx. 75 eighth graders from MVMS participated in five different activities on site at the Shriver-Wright Memorial Wildlife area, including aquatic insect and micro invertebrate study and identification, bird watching and identification, state wildlife information session, water use and conservation methods, and an intro to trail building. The sessions were led by SCC crew leaders, CPW staff, and members of RIGHT. Lunch for everyone involved was provided by RIGHT. In the afternoon the students were split into 2 groups, one group helped CPW with a variety of tasks including trash and slash pick up and the other group continued to help SCC build a 5' wide trail in the Wildlife Area.
SCC will be there for the rest of the week to finish the trail that is approx. mile long/
My role in the project was coordinating all of the different elements of the Earth day event. Including :
Participating in 4 planning meetings with SCC, BLM, CPW, RIGHT(Working with SCC, the BLM, and CPW to determine compatible dates and times , and cost of crew weeks.
Coordinated the involvement of Monte Vista Middle School and developed an itinerary and education topics that mesh with their 8th grade curriculum with the principal.
Worked with CPW's Leigh Gillete to develop education plan and curriculum, set up a workshop for SCC's crew leaders to discuss curriculum and teaching methods.
Acted as communication hub between all parties involved with the Earth Day event
Developed schedule for the actual event, all documents are attached.
Manage logistics for A.M. sessions and work done by SCC, provided PPE(hardhats and gloves)
Accomplishments: (for the day of the event)
Approx 1000' of 5' wide trail constructed
One trailer load of slash/organic debris collected and removed
10 large bags of trash collected from dump sites and area grounds
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