Description
Start Date-End Date: 10/07/2017-10/07/2017
Land Manager Office: CPW - St. Vrain State Park
Land Manager Contact: Fletcher Jacobs
Funding Partner:
Programmatic Partner:
Summary: VOC Cairn partners with CPW, ELK and DNR to reseed an area around the Blue Heron Pond at St. Vrain
Description: VOC Cairn partners with CPW, ELK and DNR to reseed an area around the Blue Heron Pond at St. Vrain
Latitude/Longitude: 40.160730, -104.985436
Additional Information:
Camping Available: No
Physical Difficulty: Easy, Moderate
High Altitude Project: No
Desired Number of Volunteers: 45
Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 11
Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 45
Total Volunteer Days: 56
Total Unique Volunteers: 56
Total Volunteer Hours: 224
Staff Hours: 12.5
Stipend Hours: 0
Project Summary: The weather couldn't have been better for this event. The group of almost 60, seeded just over 3/4th of a mile alongside the newly built trail around Blue Heron Pond at St. Vrain. This was a fun collabortative project with ELK, CPW, and DNR and provided not only a stewardship opportunity for the youth involved, but also a chance to learn more about some of the careers in the Natural Rescource field.
9:00 am- Start time
? 9:00-9:30 am - Ice Breakers with ELK participants.
? 9:30-12:00 am - Stewardship Work
? 12:00-12:45 pm - Lunch provided by DNR
o Folks from the different DNR departments will be present and will be there to talk about the different jobs in the field.
? 12:45-1:00 pm - Natural Resources Career Bingo
? 1:00-1:15 pm - Wrap up
? 1:15-1:30 pm - Depart back to VOC
Successes and Challenges: Successes
All the work got done quickly and with good quality. There was just enough work for this group.
The youth enjoyed working with the DNR folks and being able to learn more about their backgrounds and what they do. The small groups were key for this interaction to take place.
Career Bingo was fun!
Lunch was a hit.
Challenges
The ELK youth seemed more timid, and less eager to open up. Would inculde more icebrakers in the future.
Lessons Learned:
Special Notes:
Stewardship Education: ELK, VOC, CPW, DNR
Key Concerns or Comments from Staff or Volunteers: Partner with groups like ELK more often.
Description of Accidents/Incidents:
Description of Work Completed:
