Description
Start Date-End Date: 08/16/2018-08/16/2018
Land Manager Office: Mt. Evans Outdoor Lab School
Land Manager Contact: David Epp
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Summary: Improve outdoor educational opportunities for youth by rerouting an unsustainable trail.
Description: About the Stewardship Site:
The Mt. Evans Outdoor Education Laboratory School near Evergreen is situated on a historic property originally known as Dodge Ranch. It serves as one of two locations for Jefferson County's hands-on Outdoor Lab Schools, where sixth grade students live at the ranch for a week and study the area's history, ecology, wildlife, geology, and astronomy. The site boasts a main lodge and outbuildings, hiking trails, and spectacular views in the shadow of Mt. Evans.
About the Volunteer Experience:
This is the first of two weekday projects at the Mt. Evans Outdoor Lab this year. Volunteers ages 16+ will be led by one of our most experienced volunteers, Terry Gimbel, as they work to reroute a trail section that is in desperate need of a new, sustainable design. This is a great opportunity for first-time trail builders as you'll have the chance to create new trail, close old ones, and install rock steps and rock walls as needed. Food will not be provided on this project, so please plan to bring lunch and a snack.
Stay involved! Check out Weekday Trail Restoration #2 @ Mt. Evans Outdoor Lab on September 27.
About the Overall Impact:
By rerouting the existing trail, volunteers will create a sustainable route for thousands of Outdoor Lab students to safely hike around the school's gorgeous grounds and enjoy various educational attractions along the way.
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: 39.641593, -105.460340
Additional Information:
Camping Available: No
Physical Difficulty: Moderate
High Altitude Project: No
Desired Number of Volunteers: 20
Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 23
Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 0
Total Volunteer Days: 23
Total Unique Volunteers: 23
Total Volunteer Hours: 184
Staff Hours: 4
Stipend Hours: 0
Project Summary: Adopt project managed by volunteer Terry Gimble. Succesful project with no adversity to report.
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| 16 and older |
