2018-CANCELLED: Wildlife Habitat Restoration @ Eagle County (Singletree)

Start Date-End Date: 10/13/2018-10/13/2018 Land Manager Office: USFS - Eagle-Holy Cross Ranger District Land Manager Contact: Jennifer Prusse Funding Partner: Singletree Property Owners Association, Berry Creek Metropolitan District Programmatic Partner: Summary: Remove fencing to protect wildlife in the beautiful Vail Valley. Description: About the Stewardship Site: Located in the heart of Eagle County, the Singletree Community sits on the northern slopes of the sunny Vail Valley, offering magnificent views of the mountains surrounding Edwards, Colorado. This project is part of an ongoing effort to remove a fence that extends across large sections of the Eagle-Holy Cross Ranger District, built when the land was a privately-owned cattle ranch. About the Volunteer Experience: Volunteers will safely remove barbed wire fence by pulling posts from the ground and cutting and bundling wire. The project will be moderately difficult and requires hiking off-trail over uneven terrain. About the Overall Impact: This project will help protect wildlife, including deer and elk populations. Although deer and elk can jump fences, they can easily become injured or entangled, sometimes dying of trauma and dehydration. Animals can be hindered by deep snow or steep slopes, and young, pregnant or winter-stressed animals may have a difficult time clearing fences as they forage and migrate for food. Large, low-flying birds, especially raptors diving for prey, can collide with fences and break wings, impale themselves on barbs or tangle in wires. Need-to-Know Details: Minors:All youth under 16mustbe accompanied by an adult 21 years or older on single-day projects. Cancellation:Our land manager partners rely on VOC volunteers to accomplish critical stewardship needs, and our projects often have wait lists. If you need to cancel, pleasecontact Jamie Burkeat 303-715-1010 ext. 116 as soon as possible so we can free your spot for another volunteer and have a full workforce. Latitude/Longitude: 39.645503, -106.573305 Additional Information: Camping Available: No Physical Difficulty: Moderate High Altitude Project: No Desired Number of Volunteers: 20 Total Adult Volunteers Attended: Total Youth Volunteers Attended: Total Volunteer Days: Total Unique Volunteers: Total Volunteer Hours: 0 Staff Hours: 16 Stipend Hours: 0 Project Summary: Project was cancelled by Jen Prusse on Oct 11th at 4:06pm. "Hi All- Based on the current snowy weather and future muddy conditions, I decided to cancel the fence removal day. I also ran this by the district and deputy district rangers, and they agreed that the risk of injury is too high with the conditions. Erica, thanks for all your help with planning! I hope to be able to work with VOC next year (perhaps in August or September). Jim and Lee, let's talk about getting some more removal work done to continue to make progress on this! Thanks, Jen" Jen then called the morning of Oct. 12th to ask if we could proceed with the project. Volunteers had already been notified and the Catering/Crew Chef cancelled. I spoke to Dean about the situation and we agreed to keep the project cancelled. Successes and Challenges: Lessons Learned: Schedule this project for earlier in the 2019 season. Special Notes: Stewardship Education: Key Concerns or Comments from Staff or Volunteers: Description of Accidents/Incidents: Description of Work Completed: