2018-Spring Trail Skills Training

Start Date-End Date: 04/28/2018-04/29/2018 Land Manager Office: Land Manager Contact: Dave Van Manen Funding Partner: Programmatic Partner: Summary: Spend a weekend improving your trail building skills. Description: Join us for an incredible opportunity to learn from the best in the trail building business! At this weekend workshop, you'll work amongst our most highly trained, experienced team of instructors and crew leaders to sharpen your skills and knowledge in basic trail construction, rock work, and other trail practices. Camping will be available. Indoor dormitory space will be made available if the weather is not suited for camping. Cost of the training is $60. Trainees may sign up for one or both days of the workshop. This training is available at a discounted rate of $20 to participants who meet one or more of the following qualifications: Certified VOC crew leader or other leadership position Current VOC crew leader trainee, or signed up for VOC Crew Leader Training Volunteered on 3 or more VOC projects in the past year Contact Dan Williamsat 303-715-1010, ext. 117 to receive a discount. Latitude/Longitude: Additional Information: Camping Available: Yes Physical Difficulty: High Altitude Project: Desired Number of Volunteers: 21 Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 14 Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 0 Total Volunteer Days: 14 Total Unique Volunteers: 8 Total Volunteer Hours: 102 Staff Hours: 15 Stipend Hours: 0 Project Summary: Trainees were able to get their hands dirty with a variety of different skills including: basic trail construction and trail closure, Switch back construction, rock stream crossing, drainage structures, and rock step installation. Successes and Challenges: Success: great location, lots of work, good turnout Challenges: MPEC could be a bit more hospitable regarding accomodations. Although the site was nice and quiet, logistically it was a bit of a challenge. Nice to offer dorm rooms for the trainees. There was also a tree that had fallen over the work site that could have been removed beforehand. Lessons Learned: The distance of this location makes it a bit difficult to visit the site and coordinate on the ground logistics. Special Notes: none Stewardship Education: Trainees were had many opportunities to ask questions and also participated in a walk and talk trail education from Priscilla Marbaker. Key Concerns or Comments from Staff or Volunteers: One instructor would have liked to to see a classroom portion of the training take place Description of Accidents/Incidents: none Description of Work Completed: