Description
Start Date-End Date: 05/22/2015-05/22/2015
Land Manager Office: USFS - South Platte Ranger District
Land Manager Contact: Brandon Mitchell
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Summary: NOTE: Registration for this opportunity is FULL. If you register, you will be placed on the wait list. As space becomes available, we will move individuals off the wait list.
Description: ABOUT THE STEWARDSHIP SITE
The Lost Creek Wilderness Area, located 60 miles southwest of Denver,experienced heavy rain and flooding during the fall of 2013. The area's Wigwam Trail, which is primarily used for pleasant hiking through aspen groves and features a number of beaver ponds,sustained substantial damage and now requires urgent rehabilitation.
ABOUT THE VOLUNTEER WORK
During the four planned project work days, volunteers will perform maintenance caused by the extreme rainfall. Maintenance work may include constructing drainage structures using rock, re-establishing treadand outslope, and cleaning out and reinforcing existing drainage structures, among other tasks. A U.S. Forest Service member will be a part of each project crew in order to safely clear fallen trees that inhibit the use of the existing trail.
PARTNERS
USFS - South Platte Ranger District
Latitude/Longitude: 39.375267, -105.500278
Additional Information:
Camping Available: No
Physical Difficulty: Moderate, Difficult
High Altitude Project: Yes
Desired Number of Volunteers: 15
Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 14
Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 1
Total Volunteer Days: 15
Total Unique Volunteers: 15
Total Volunteer Hours: 116
Staff Hours: 6
Stipend Hours: 0
Project Summary: On May 22nd, 5 volunteers pitched in a the Wigwam Trail in the Lost Creek Wilderness. The group removed the remnants of a bridge that washed out during flooding, and replaced the structure with rock stepping stones to help hikers cross and improve the wilderness aesthethic of the trail. Volunteers also built and maintained 12 drainage dips to help alleviate erosion.
Successes and Challenges: no challenges of note. This was a volunteer led project that went smoothly.
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