2014-Goddard Middle School Youth SWAT at Roxborough SP

Start Date-End Date: 10/27/2014-10/27/2014 Land Manager Office: CPW - Roxborough State Park Land Manager Contact: Amy Knopp Funding Partner: Programmatic Partner: Summary: 60 youth and 6 adult volunteers from Goddard Middle School will spend a half day removing invasive weeds and work on fire fuels reduction. Description: 60 youth and 6 adult volunteers from Goddard Middle School will spend a half day removing invasive weeds and work on fire fuels reduction. Latitude/Longitude: 39.421626, -105.063525 Additional Information: Camping Available: No Physical Difficulty: Easy High Altitude Project: No Desired Number of Volunteers: 65 Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 2 Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 0 Total Volunteer Days: 2 Total Unique Volunteers: 2 Total Volunteer Hours: 250 Staff Hours: 21 Stipend Hours: 0 Project Summary: Successes and Challenges: Lessons Learned: Special Notes: Stewardship Education: Students were treated to a great opening presentation for the day from interpretative park volunteers about the history of the area. They also got to tour the Perrse Place homestead. Key Concerns or Comments from Staff or Volunteers: Description of Accidents/Incidents: A few knicks a scrathces, plus itchy kids from mullien pulling. Description of Work Completed: Volunteers from Goddard Middle School National Junior Honor Society in Littleton spent a half day removing invasive weeds and making improvements to historic structures at Roxborough State Park. Volunteers covered approximately 7 acres of weed removal, pulling invasive thistle and mullein. They also trimmed back Gamble Oak from the parks historic Persse Place, a restored 1900's homestead, to help create a defensible fire space around the historic structures.