2017-Anadarko SWAT: Windsor

Start Date-End Date: 08/30/2017-08/30/2017 Land Manager Office: Synergy Ecological Restoration Land Manager Contact: Funding Partner: Programmatic Partner: Summary: Volunteers will be working to harvest willows in August, as part of an experiment to compare a "growing season harvest date' with a "dormant season harvest date" and see if the success of either of those harvests is different. And if there is no difference that plant material will be used for restoration later in the fall. Description: Volunteers will be harvesting native willow stakes as an integral part of an research process to compare a "growing season harvest date' with a "dormant season harvest date" and see if the success of either of those harvests is different. And if there is no difference that plant material will be used for restoration later in the fall. Latitude/Longitude: 40.477222, -104.911944 Additional Information: Camping Available: No Physical Difficulty: Easy High Altitude Project: No Desired Number of Volunteers: 20 Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 12 Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 0 Total Volunteer Days: 12 Total Unique Volunteers: 12 Total Volunteer Hours: 48 Staff Hours: 10 Stipend Hours: 0 Project Summary: A bright sunny morning greeted 12 volunteers from Anadarko who generously dedicated a poprtion of their day to assist with the harvesting of Willow Stakes in Windsor, CO. Volunteers set about the task with dedication and vigor, by the end of the day we had successfully harvested, bundled, labeled, and loaded 1300 willow stakes. These cuttings will be stored for a few weeks to be used later in a restoration project near Lyons, Colorado. Successes and Challenges: Successes: Able to have a project site confirmed at the eleventh hour. Happy volunteers came out, worked hard, and had a great time. Challenges: All was well. Lessons Learned: Saw first hand the attempts of the oil and gas industry to conceal the extraction platforms. Special Notes: N/A Stewardship Education: Willows, always the quick regenerator when it comes to riparian bank restoration. Key Concerns or Comments from Staff or Volunteers: N/A Description of Accidents/Incidents: N/A Description of Work Completed: