2013-The FlyFisher Group Youth SWAT at Sand Creek Regional Greenway: Part 1

Start Date-End Date: 07/10/2013-07/10/2013 Land Manager Office: Sand Creek Regional Greenway Partnership Land Manager Contact: Zach Pekor Funding Partner: Programmatic Partner: Summary: Part 1 of a 4 Part SWAT Series at the Sand Creek Regional Greenway. Part 1: Caging cottonwoods Description: Part 1 of a 4 Part SWAT Series at the Sand Creek Regional Greenway. Part 1: Caging Cottonwoods SPONSORS Roundup Riders of the Rockies Heritage & Trails Foundation Starbucks Latitude/Longitude: 39.767182, -104.872014 Additional Information: Camping Available: No Physical Difficulty: Moderate High Altitude Project: No Desired Number of Volunteers: 30 Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 5 Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 25 Total Volunteer Days: 30 Total Unique Volunteers: 30 Total Volunteer Hours: 90 Staff Hours: 7 Stipend Hours: 0 Project Summary: Successes and Challenges: Lessons Learned: Special Notes: Stewardship Education: Water Ecology, Macroinverts, Youth Stewardship Summit Key Concerns or Comments from Staff or Volunteers: Description of Accidents/Incidents: None Description of Work Completed: 25 students and 5 Mentors from the Teamworks Youth Group as part of the Flyfisher Group, arrived on a hot Wednesday morning to participate in their first of several SWAT opportunities with VOC and the Sand Creek Regional Greenway. These high-school aged and recent high school graduates spent their morning caging 400+ feet worth of cottonwood trees along Sand Creek to help prevent damage from beavers and other creek critters! The afternoon was dedicated to water ecology, with the group exploring macro invertebrates and other fauna along the creek. VOC, the Sand Creek Regional Greenway, and Teamworks will be meeting every Wednesday between now and mid-August for the first ever "Youth SWAT Series" - where participants get to be a part of an ongoing stewardship initiative on one site for multiple weeks, as well as receive environmental education and also information on careers in Natural Resources as part of the Sand Creek Regional Greenway's NextGen Program.