Description
Start Date-End Date: 05/14/2018-05/14/2018
Land Manager Office: CPW - Cherry Creek State Park
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Summary: Youth SWAT- Invasive species removal at Cherry Creek State Park
Description: Youth SWAT- Invasive species removal at Cherry Creek State Park
Latitude/Longitude: 39.628663, -104.841804
Additional Information:
Camping Available: No
Physical Difficulty: Easy
High Altitude Project: No
Desired Number of Volunteers: 25
Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 5
Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 30
Total Volunteer Days: 35
Total Unique Volunteers: 35
Total Volunteer Hours: 157.5
Staff Hours: 9
Stipend Hours: 0
Project Summary: 30 Students from Challenge Middle School came to Cherry Creek State Park for a day of service. The project was an invasive species removal project focused primarily on common mullein, but also included some thistle removal.
The students worked together to remove 3 acres of mullein from the North West side of the park and learned about some of the migratory birds that use the reservoir as their temporary habitat.
Successes and Challenges: We had to end the program early and did not get to the lake clean-up portion of the afternoon due lightening danger from the sever thunderstorm that rolled in around 12:45.
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