2013-STLF Youth SWAT at South Valley Park with Jeffco

Start Date-End Date: 03/07/2013-03/07/2013 Land Manager Office: Jefferson County Open Space Land Manager Contact: Tony Auciello Funding Partner: Students Today, Leaders Forever Programmatic Partner: Summary: 175+ College Students from Lansing, Michigan partaking in a service-centered Spring Break via Students Today:Leaders Forever (STLF). Half Day Invasive Species Removal: common mullein (Verbascum Thapsus). This is the second year partnering with this group. Last year we had them on Green Mountain with the City of Lakewood for a Trail Restoration/Construction/Closure Project. Description: 175 College Students from Lansing, Michigan partaking in a service-centered Spring Break via Students Today:Leaders Forever (STLF). Half Day Invasive Species Removal: common mullein (Verbascum Thapsus). SPONSORS Starbucks Latitude/Longitude: 39.557748, -105.153486 Additional Information: Camping Available: No Physical Difficulty: Easy High Altitude Project: No Desired Number of Volunteers: 200 Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 15 Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 122 Total Volunteer Days: 137 Total Unique Volunteers: 137 Total Volunteer Hours: 685 Staff Hours: 21 Stipend Hours: 0 Project Summary: Successes and Challenges: Lessons Learned: Special Notes: Stewardship Education: Tony from Jeffco provided the importance and educational component of this project at the beginning of the day. Mullein is a pest because native wildlife does not eat it, and it takes over the native flora they do consume. Key Concerns or Comments from Staff or Volunteers: FEEDBACK: Tony from Jeffco: I don’t think there was much that could have been improved on your end. I think that the tables you set up where really nice, and having your crew stay until the very end was incredibly helpful, it really made it easier on us, and will help our supervisor approve more of these projects. I would like to provide some constructive criticism, but I really can’t think of anything. Description of Accidents/Incidents: None. Description of Work Completed: Students clipped and bagged seed heads; others clipped and bagged mullein stocks.