Description
Start Date-End Date: 05/08/2014-05/08/2014
Land Manager Office: Lyons Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Events
Land Manager Contact: David Cosgrove
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Summary: The specific work location along the St Vrain River has yet to be determined. Clean up efforts are ongoing and the amount of work completed leading up to your project will directly affect the location of the project on May 8th.
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STEWARDSHIP SITE
Lyons was at the confluence of the raging waters of the North and South St. Vrain creeks during the devastating flooding of September 2013. Stream flows within the town of Lyons exceeded 19,500 cubic feet per second (cfs), surpassing September's average 67 cfs by almost 30 times. The cumulative damages to Lyons will take years to repair. The flood left nearly all park facilities without infrastructure, and most recreational trails were completely washed away or were left inaccessible.
VOLUNTEER PROJECT - WHAT & WHY
Damage to this community park is astronomical and volunteer help is drastically needed to begin the road to recovery. Volunteers will work to remove flood debris and engage in general flood clean up tasks such as piling and stacking vegetative debris and trash, clearing debris from trees, and other related tasks.
Latitude/Longitude: 40.220089, -105.265712
Additional Information:
Camping Available: No
Physical Difficulty: Moderate
High Altitude Project: No
Desired Number of Volunteers: 40
Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 24
Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 1
Total Volunteer Days: 25
Total Unique Volunteers: 25
Total Volunteer Hours: 176
Staff Hours: 27.5
Stipend Hours: 0
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Description of Work Completed: On May 8th 20 enthusiastic BLM employees helped clear 2 acres of river corridor along the St Vrain in Lyons, Colorado. The area had been severely affected by the flooding in September. Volunteers created 4 massive piles of organic and manmade debris. The result of their efforts will ensure that these materials will not cause additional flooding downstream or be detrimental to local water quality.
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