Description
Start Date-End Date: 09/25/2015-09/25/2015
Land Manager Office: Mt. Evans Outdoor Lab School
Land Manager Contact: David Epp
Funding Partner:
Programmatic Partner:
Summary: Participate in a trail building experience that supports an outdoor youth education program.
Description: ABOUT THE STEWARDSHIP SITE
The Mount Evans Outdoor Education Laboratory School, near Evergreen, is located ona historic property originally known as the Dodge Ranch.Itserves as one of two locations for Jefferson County's hands-on Outdoor Lab Schools, where sixth grade students live at the ranch for a week and study the history of the ranch, ecology, wildlife, geology, and astronomy.The site boasts a main lodge and out-buildings, hiking trails, and spectacular viewsin the shadow of Mount Evans.
ABOUT THE VOLUNTEER WORK
Volunteers will construct a trail reroute on a section that is in desperate need of a new design. This trail allows thousands of sixthgrade students the opportunity to hike around the beautiful grounds of the camp and stop at various educational attractions along the way. The reroute will help make the trail a much safer and more enjoyable experience for Outdoor Lab students.
PARTNERS
Outdoor Lab Foundation
Latitude/Longitude: 39.641593, -105.460340
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: 38.5
Staff Hours: 17
Stipend Hours: 0
Project Summary: On Friday, September 25th, 9 volunteers, 2 VOC project team and 1 VOC staff member, went out to the Mt. Evans Outdoor Lab School to work on the north trail reroute. This was a smaller section than the two previous projects this season, but the volunteers worked very hard to accomplishment a lot in just a few hours! The volunteers constructed 150 feet of new trail, closed 100 feet of old trail and built a 7 foot rockwall.
After the project, the volunteers were able to have lunch on the Solar System Trail (trail sponsored by Lockheed Martin), which they seemed to really enjoy.
Successes and Challenges: Even with a small crew, we were able to get a lot of work done. Having Terry Gimbel (Technical Advisor) there to help and explain her plans for the trail was incredibly helpful.
Lessons Learned:
Special Notes:
Stewardship Education: Shannon Hancock from the Outdoor Lab Foundation gave a talk about how the foundation was started and what they do for the Outdoor Lab School. She also discussed some new projects, such as the new aquaponics lab and bee hives, at the school. David Epp, principal of the Outdoor Lab School, also said a few words about how much they appreciated the volunteers help and what the trail work means for the students, volunteers and employees of the school.
Key Concerns or Comments from Staff or Volunteers:
Description of Accidents/Incidents: None.
Description of Work Completed:
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