2016-Adobe SWAT at Red Rocks

Start Date-End Date: 10/14/2016-10/14/2016 Land Manager Office: City and County of Denver - Parks and Recreation Land Manager Contact: Bob Finch Funding Partner: Adobe Programmatic Partner: Summary: Volunteers will continue the construction of new trail started by two previous projects with VOC. This work will help provide more options for people hiking the heavily-trafficked trails of Red Rocks. Description: Corporate SWAT Latitude/Longitude: 39.670797, -105.195051 Additional Information: Camping Available: No Physical Difficulty: Easy, Moderate High Altitude Project: No Desired Number of Volunteers: 20 Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 18 Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 0 Total Volunteer Days: 18 Total Unique Volunteers: 18 Total Volunteer Hours: 108 Staff Hours: 12.5 Stipend Hours: 0 Project Summary: 18 volunteers worked to build timber steps and refine backslope and tread along a newly constructed piece of trail at Red Rocks. This was a very hard working and enjoyable group to work with. They never complained and I could hardly get them to stop working for lunch, practically dragging people off the trail. The weather was fantastic, with cloud cover preventing a hot day. We had a little bit of a late start as we waited for a couple of people, but other than that everything went very well. One aspect of the work that isn't reflected in the numbers but certainly had an effect was the transportation of materials from one work site to another. Volunteers took the excess material from the work on backslope and transported it in buckets to the other worksite where stairs were being constructed, traveling approximately 1,500 feet with heavy buckets of rock and soil. There number of buckets of material transported was probably in the 100s. Successes and Challenges: Successes: Food and logistics went well, work was of good quality and quantity. Volunteers were very happy with the experience. Ryan from Denver parks was happy with the work and easy to work with as always. Challenges: None. Lessons Learned: Special Notes: Stewardship Education: Key Concerns or Comments from Staff or Volunteers: Description of Accidents/Incidents: None Description of Work Completed: