2014-SLV14-Youth SWAT Earth Day Elephant Rocks Clean up with BCH and Mountain Valley School

Start Date-End Date: 04/22/2014-04/22/2014 Land Manager Office: BLM - Saguache Field Office Land Manager Contact: Funding Partner: Trail Wise Back Country Horseman, San Luis Valley Programmatic Partner: Summary: Earth Day Project proposed by TWBCH and in partnership with the Mountain Valley School in Saguache. Description: Volunteers with the Mountain Valley School in Saguache Colorado will be participating in a service project as part of an Earth Day celebration on April 22nd, 2014 in partnership with the Trail Wise Chapter of the Back Country Horseman of America, the BLM, and Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado. The level of physical activity required to complete tasks associated with this project will vary from light to moderate. Volunteers will be cleaning up several dumpsites and restoring several user created roads in the in the Elephant Rocks Area, this may require the use of hand tools such as pick mattocks, mcleods, and shovels. All appropriate Personal Protective Equipment will be provided by VOC. Volunteers must wear closed toed shoes to participate in this activity. Volunteers will be required to behave in a manner appropriate to the workplace. List of prohibited activities: Possession or use of firearms except when authorized (Health and Safety Code Handbook, Chapter 17) Consumption of intoxicating beverages Possession or use of any illegal drugs (including medicinal marijuana) Use of Government -owned or Government-leased vehicles, property, tools, equipment, or telephones except as provided in the volunteer agreement Fighting, use of derogatory language, intimidating behavior, discrimination, sexual harassment, violent or threatening behavior Possession of pets without special permission of the district ranger or line officer Violation of any State game and fish regulation Violation of any Federal, State, or local law Selling of distributing non-agency products or literature in a Forest Service facility Disclosing confidential information Violation of any of the above prohibitions may constitute grounds for dismissal or other disciplinary action. Latitude/Longitude: 37.753383, -106.310824 Additional Information: Camping Available: No Physical Difficulty: Easy, Moderate High Altitude Project: No Desired Number of Volunteers: 45 Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 19 Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 27 Total Volunteer Days: 53 Total Unique Volunteers: 46 Total Volunteer Hours: 294 Staff Hours: 30 Stipend Hours: 56 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: