Description
Start Date-End Date: 10/07/2016-10/07/2016
Land Manager Office: CPW - Cheyenne Mountain State Park
Land Manager Contact: Jason Hagan
Funding Partner: Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
Programmatic Partner: The Mission Continues
Summary: Volunteers will take part in a much needed restoration effort on the existing trail system at Cheyenne Mountain Park. This will include light tread maintenance, the clearing of the trail corridor, and small structure work. The work accomplished will help reduce the erosive impacts of water and of high volume trail use.
This Project will feature a partnership between Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado, Lockheed Martin, & The Mission Continues.
Description: About the Stewardship Site
You don't have to go far to get away and do some good for Colorado. Cheyenne Mountain State Park, just south of Colorado Springs, is nestled in the beautiful landscape that inspired the song, "America the Beautiful." Marvel at the towering mountains above and the Colorado Springs skyline below, while exploring 20 miles of top-notch hiking and biking trails as well as a diverse population of wildlife.
About the Volunteer Experience
Volunteers will work for a full day at Cheyenne Mountain State Park to improve existing trail systems.
About the Overall Impact
Your volunteer efforts will help protect and preserve the legacy and sustainability of Cheyenne Mountain State Park's trails for generations to come!
Latitude/Longitude: 38.734484, -104.819199
Additional Information:
Camping Available: No
Physical Difficulty: Easy, Moderate
High Altitude Project: No
Desired Number of Volunteers: 50
Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 31
Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 1
Total Volunteer Days: 32
Total Unique Volunteers: 32
Total Volunteer Hours: 196
Staff Hours: 15
Stipend Hours: 0
Project Summary: Cheyenne Mountain was the backdrop for the Corporate SWAT day. Almost 30 volunteers from Lockheed Martin, The Mission Continues, & Give an Hour, were on hand to enjoy the beautiful Colorado Fall weather. Once the day go underway, we seperated into 3 different groups of 10 people each to tackle trail maintenance in different sections of the park. The focus of each group was to do do basic corridor clearing and trail maintenance where needed. Since the day was a short one, scheduled to end at 12:30PM, the sections hiked were only about 1 mile in length. This proved to be just about perfect for the groups, and for the weather.
At the end of the day, people from all of the organizations represented were able to say thank you and express interest in working together again someday.
Successes and Challenges: Successes: The continued collaboration between VOC and CO State Parks. Working with new groups that will hopefully grow into long lasting working relationships.
Challenges: Short work days.
Lessons Learned: Always remember to take the half and half out of the projec box at the end of the project:)
Special Notes: Cheyenne Mountain is a pretty place to work - camping is available. Jason Hagan offered a free spot for me to camp the night before the project.
Stewardship Education: Able to talk about the affect of invasive plants on disturbed areas and how this relates to building sustainable trails in all of the parks. There were great opportunities to talk about trail erosion and proper techiniques for trail maintenance.
Key Concerns or Comments from Staff or Volunteers: Comment from Volunteer regarding the mornign start to the workday. He thought that the morning talks were too long, he was eager to get to work.
Description of Accidents/Incidents: There were no accidents or incidents to report.
Description of Work Completed:
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