Description
Start Date-End Date: 09/30/2016-09/30/2016
Land Manager Office: CPW - St. Vrain State Park
Land Manager Contact: Ben Pedrett
Funding Partner: Schneider Electric (formerly Renewable Choice Energy)
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Summary: Volunteers will help with trail maintenance at St. Vrain State Park.
Description: St. Vrain State Park is one of the premier birding parks along the front range, hosting the state's largest Blue Heron rookery! There are several great campsites, as well as stocked fishing ponds. Volunteers will help with some trail maintenance and construction. Tasks such as shoveling, wheelbarrowing and raking will be done during the day.
Latitude/Longitude: 40.160730, -104.985436
Additional Information:
Camping Available: No
Physical Difficulty: Easy, Moderate
High Altitude Project: No
Desired Number of Volunteers: 30
Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 12
Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 0
Total Volunteer Days: 12
Total Unique Volunteers: 12
Total Volunteer Hours: 60
Staff Hours: 10
Stipend Hours: 0
Project Summary: On Friday, September 30th, 12 hardworking employee's from Boulder-based Renewable Choice Energy came out to St. Vrain State Park to help build trail around the Blue Heron Reservoir. The bench was dug out, and piles were staged for the group when they arrived. Park Manager Ben Pedrett didn't think the group would finish, due to their small size, but they knocked it out of the park! The group flew through the work and had the section of trail done by lunch time. A great day was had by all!
Successes and Challenges: The group crushed the work! Park Manager Ben Pedrett had the bench dug and smaller piles staged along the trail, which made for quick work. The group worked swiftly -- they were a sales team and pretty competitive. We wouldn't have had enough work for a larger group, but it was perfect for their size!
Lessons Learned: Staging the piles in the bench made for quick work! This group of 12 finished 2000 feet of trail in under 4 hours.
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