Description
Start Date-End Date: 07/26/2014-07/26/2014
Land Manager Office: USFS - South Platte Ranger District
Land Manager Contact: Lisa Patton
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Summary: Help with habitat restoration and flood mitigation as part of the Waldo Canyon Fire restoration effort.
Description: STEWARDSHIP SITE
The 2012 18,500-acre Waldo Canyon Fire went down in history as the single most expensive wildfire in Colorado state history only to be eclipsed by the Black Forest fire in 2013. Of those 18,500 acres, 20% were burned so intensely that they were likened to moonscape by the Burned Area Emergency Response team. The severity of the damage will both dramatically slow the recovery of the ecosystem and present near-constant flood risks-risks which experts say may threaten the area for the next decade.
VOLUNTEER PROJECT - WHAT & WHY
In response to the Waldo Canyon Fire, volunteers will help mitigate flooding and repair fire damage. These burn areas are now subject to erosion and mudslides which threaten Colorado Springs' municipal water supply, Highway 24, and public and private infrastructure. Work will involve removal of burned hazard trees, re-shaping the ground surface, sand-bagging, re-seeding, tree and seedling planting, and building erosion control structures to stabilize drainages. Work will be moderate to strenuous in nature.Volunteers must commit to the whole work day as they will be shuttled from a meeting site to the work site.
PARTNERS/SPONSORS
Coalition for the Upper South Platte (CUSP)
Xcel Energy
REI
?Lockheed Martin
The Boeing Company
Oracle
The Anschutz Foundation
Helen K. and Arthur E. Johnson Foundation
John G. Duncan Charitable Trust
Clif Bar & Company
U.S. Forest Service
OTHER FUN STUFF
Meals: a light breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Latitude/Longitude: 38.971263, -104.987836
Additional Information:
Camping Available: No
Physical Difficulty: Difficult
High Altitude Project: Yes
Desired Number of Volunteers: 70
Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 43
Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 4
Total Volunteer Days: 47
Total Unique Volunteers: 47
Total Volunteer Hours: 376
Staff Hours: 29
Stipend Hours: 0
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Description of Work Completed: On 7/26 47 volunteers attended the Waldo Canyon fire restoration outside of Woodland Park. Volunteers installed ? log erosion barriers (LEBs). Their efforts will help prevent erosion and flooding to the local community. The project will also protect the local water supply for years to come. Our day was cut short by afternoon rain but the volunteers still completed a great deal of work and our partners at CUSP were very happy with the efforts.
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