Description
Start Date-End Date: 05/15/2013-05/15/2013
Land Manager Office: City of Lakewood
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Summary: Help us put the finishing touches to the Rooney Valley Trail in William Frederick Hayden Park (Green Mountain).
Description:
STEWARDSHIP SITE
William Frederick Hayden Park, situated atop Green Mountain, has grown since the initial parcel of land was generously donated by the Hayden Family in 1972. Now withmore than2,400 acres of open space, it is the second largest park in Lakewood.The park features a network of multi-use trails, many of which lead to the summit of Green Mountain which, at 6,800 ft (1320 ft above the City of Lakewood), offers stunning vistas of both the Denver metropolitan area to the east and the Rockies to the west. Once home to the buffalo, this parkstill provides a rich habitat for a diverse array of wildlife.
VOLUNTEER PROJECT - WHAT & WHY
We will be building a reroute for a portion of the Rooney Valley Trail that is presently too steep and eroding daily. This will allow access to the entire park and help prevent runaway erosion. The reroute will be approximately half a mile, and in addition to trail construction, work will consist of shrub removal, revegetaton, closure of the original trail, and some bridge-building.
PARTNERS
City of Lakewood
OTHER FUN STUFF
Meals: A light breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Latitude/Longitude: 39.695021, -105.191528
Additional Information:
Camping Available: No
Physical Difficulty: Moderate
High Altitude Project: No
Desired Number of Volunteers: 40
Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 25
Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 0
Total Volunteer Days: 25
Total Unique Volunteers: 25
Total Volunteer Hours: 187.5
Staff Hours: 20
Stipend Hours: 0
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22 Pioneer employees volunteered on their annual project day with VOC. Pioneer participated on the 1st VOC SWAT in 2006 and has volunteered with us ever since. Participants were able to build 254 ft of new trail which is part of a half mile reroute which will be completed on June 29th as part of VOC’s Rooney Valley Trail Construction project.
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