Description
Start Date-End Date: 09/26/2014-09/26/2014
Land Manager Office: Boulder County Parks and Open Space Department
Land Manager Contact: Fletcher Jacobs
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Summary: New trail construction.
Description: STEWARDSHIP SITE
The historic Walker Ranch was one of the largest cattle ranches in this region of Colorado. The initial 160 acres were settled by James Walker and his family in 1883, and the homestead was complete with a root cellar, granary, smokehouse, springhouse, chicken and turkey houses, a wagon barn, a corn storage and pig barn, and various corrals and fenced pastures. When the Walker family finally sold the property in 1959, it was over 6,000 acres. Today, the Walker Ranch is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a cultural landscape due to the integrity of its preserved fields, forests, and historic structures. Hikers, mountain bikers, anglers, snowshoers, equestrians and picnickers enjoy all this property has to offer. There are 3,504 acres of backcountry and approximately 10 miles of multi-use trails. The park also contains 2.5 miles of South Boulder Creek.
VOLUNTEER PROJECT - WHAT & WHY
The historic Walker Ranch is getting a new trail system. Volunteers will help construct new trail just below the Walker Ranch Homestead.
PARTNERS
Boulder County Parks and Open Space
Latitude/Longitude: 40.0172004699707, -105.28510284423828
Additional Information:
Camping Available: No
Physical Difficulty: Moderate
High Altitude Project: No
Desired Number of Volunteers: 20
Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 11
Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 0
Total Volunteer Days: 11
Total Unique Volunteers: 11
Total Volunteer Hours: 82.5
Staff Hours: 21
Stipend Hours: 0
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Description of Work Completed: The group had a good time. Probably would have been a good idea to only go until lunch but ICAT typically insists on volunteering a whole day.
Fletcher was happy with the project but also noticed the group petered out a little after lunch. We kept checking in with the volunteers and finally determined we would stop at 2:00pm rather than the original 4pm.
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