2013-The FlyFisher Group Youth SWAT at Sand Creek Regional Greenway: Part 4

Start Date-End Date: 08/07/2013-08/07/2013 Land Manager Office: Sand Creek Regional Greenway Partnership Land Manager Contact: Zach Pekor Funding Partner: Programmatic Partner: Summary: Part 4 of a 4 Part SWAT Series at the Sand Creek Regional Greenway. Part 4: Bird House Installation Description: Part 4 of a 4 Part SWAT Series at the Sand Creek Regional Greenway. Part 4: Bird House Installation 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: 150 Staff Hours: 7 Stipend Hours: 0 Project Summary: Successes and Challenges: Lessons Learned: Special Notes: Stewardship Education: Wildlife diversity, instructions on how to install birdboxes and why the height and distance between boxes is important. Key Concerns or Comments from Staff or Volunteers: Weather got iffy towards the end...but we got them all installed. Description of Accidents/Incidents: None Description of Work Completed: 25 youth and 5 adult mentors from the Lincoln Hills FlyFisher Group arrived for their last Stewardship with a Team Project in partnership with VOC and the Sand Creek Regional Greenway last Wednesday. The youth group constructed 20 birdboxes for a variety of birds along the green and installed them throughout this increasinly popular trail system. The bird boxes will increase wildlife diversity in the area and provid unique opportunities wildlife, environmental, and stewardship education along Sand Creek.