2014-Cairn November 2014: New Trail Construction at Walker Ranch

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Start Date-End Date: 11/08/2014-11/08/2014 Land Manager Office: Land Manager Contact: Jason Vroman Funding Partner: Programmatic Partner: Summary: Cairn will partner with Boulder County's Left Hand Outdoor Challenge to construct new trail at Walker Ranch Description: Cairn will partner with Boulder County's Left Hand Outdoor Challenge to construct new trail at Walker Ranch Latitude/Longitude: 39.956561, -105.322482 Additional Information: Camping Available: No Physical Difficulty: Moderate High Altitude Project: No Desired Number of Volunteers: 30 Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 4 Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 23 Total Volunteer Days: 27 Total Unique Volunteers: 27 Total Volunteer Hours: 192 Staff Hours: 0 Stipend Hours: 0 Project Summary: Successes and Challenges: Lessons Learned: Special Notes: Stewardship Education: Key Concerns or Comments from Staff or Volunteers: Description of Accidents/Incidents: Description of Work Completed: On November 8, 23 students and 4 mentors from VOC's Cairn Youth Program joined up with 16 students and 3 mentors from the Boulder County Left Hand Outdoor Challenge (LHOC) to build 650 feet of trail at Walker Ranch! In many ways, LHOC is a sister program to Cairn, engaging Boulder County High School students in monthly outdoor skill and education challenges. This was a great opportunity for the two groups to interact with like-minded peers, learn about how another program is engaging teens in the outdoors, and get some quality trail building done on a beautiful fall day!

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