2019-Anadarko SWAT @ Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Start Date-End Date: 08/28/2019-08/28/2019 Land Manager Office: CPW - Golden Gate Canyon State Park Land Manager Contact: Joe Burkins Funding Partner: Programmatic Partner: Summary: Join Anadarko for a day of trail maintenance at Golden Gate Canyon State Park on August 28th! Description: About the Location: Only a short drive from Denver, Golden Gate Canyon State Park boasts over 12,000 acres of dense forest, rocky peaks, and aspen-rimmed meadows laced with miles of trails. With options for hikers, mountain bikers, backpackers, equestrians, anglers, campers, rock climbers, and winter sports enthusiasts, it's not surprising that an estimated 850,000 visitors recreate here annually. The park is also home to a great number and variety of wildlife, providing the perfect place for wildlife watching and photography. About the Volunteer Experience: Volunteers from Anadarko will be clearing the trail corridor and doing other trail maintenance along the Snowshoe Hare Trail. Many of the trails in the park were severely affected in the 2013 floods and there is still work to be done! The majority of the work will be to create a better user experience by pruning trees and shrubs which have grown over the trail as well as fixing drainage structures, and improving the trail tread. Why It Matters: The Snowshoe Hare Trail is popular with a wide variety of users (not just snowshoers) but needs some care to make it a fun and positive experience. With limited resources, Colorado Parks & Wildlife relies on volunteers to help to the agency with backlogged maintenance needs. Anadarko's volunteers' work will be visible for many years to come! Latitude/Longitude: 39.825758, -105.402119 Additional Information: Camping Available: No Physical Difficulty: Easy, Moderate High Altitude Project: No Desired Number of Volunteers: 25 Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 18 Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 0 Total Volunteer Days: 18 Total Unique Volunteers: 18 Total Volunteer Hours: 99 Staff Hours: 13.5 Stipend Hours: 0 Project Summary: Day went great Covered about an acre pulling musk thistle, canada thistle, prickly lettuce, mullein, and yellow toadflax the group loved the project. great project for this group. 18 folks attended Successes and Challenges: Lessons Learned: Special Notes: Stewardship Education: Key Concerns or Comments from Staff or Volunteers: Description of Accidents/Incidents: alec duncan was stung by a bee and he is allergic to bees. we monitored it and he was fine. did not have to evacuate. incident report on file in the project folder. Description of Work Completed: