Description
Start Date-End Date: 05/06/2015-05/06/2015
Land Manager Office: Greenwood Village, City of
Land Manager Contact: Kurt Nielson
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Summary: Students will come out for the day to Marjorie Perry Nature Preserve to plant native shrubs, spread native seed mix, and pull invasive weeds.
Description: Students will come out for the day to Marjorie Perry Nature Preserve to plant native shrubs, spread native seed mix, and pull invasive weeds.
Latitude/Longitude: 39.611885, -104.922724
Additional Information:
Camping Available: No
Physical Difficulty: Easy
High Altitude Project: No
Desired Number of Volunteers: 50
Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 5
Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 50
Total Volunteer Days: 55
Total Unique Volunteers: 55
Total Volunteer Hours: 220
Staff Hours: 8
Stipend Hours: 0
Project Summary: On Wednesday, May 6th, 50 middle school students from Grant Beacon Middle School came to Marjorie Perry Nature Preserve. They were broken into 4 crews that each had a different task. Two groups were pulling several varieties of invasive weeds, one group was laying down native seed and raking it into the soil, and one group was planting native shrubs. The students were dropped off at Castlewood Park, which is about a 15 minute walk from the worksite. They were given some time to explore the preserve, and after the work day, we walked back to Castlewood to talk about the day, and play some capture the flag.
Successes and Challenges: The kids weren't super into it-- but the animal sightings seemed to make their day. Some groups saw a bunch of turtles, one group saw a red-tailed hawk, and one group saved a snake that was stuck in some landscape netting.
Lessons Learned: This group was from a mostly Hispanic school in Denver. Most of the kids don't spend any time outside, so they had no real interest in stewardship. With groups that are not used to spending time outside, it seems to work better to have some exploration/"fun" time built in. These kids don't have a relationship with nature yet, so they aren't interested in stewardship. Helping to build that relationship is the first step.
Special Notes:
Stewardship Education: Provided by myself, and Kurt Nielsen of Greenwood Village. Talked about importance of stewardship, and animals that live in the area.
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