2019-Spring Trail Skills Training

Start Date-End Date: 04/27/2019-04/28/2019 Land Manager Office: Land Manager Contact: Dave Van Manen Funding Partner: Programmatic Partner: Summary: Spend a weekend improving your trail building skills. Description: Open to volunteers and employees from any organization, this course is ideal for those who have prior trail project experience. Sharpen your skills before the stewardship season gets into full swing! In this weekend workshop, you'll have the opportunity to learn from the best in the trail-building business, including OSI Instructors and VOC Crew Leaders who have been building and maintaining trails for decades. Whether you sign up for one or both days, you'll get to practice, improve, and expand upon your knowledge in trail construction, rock work, drainage structures, and other sustainable trail practices. You may register for one or both days. Campsites are availableand indoor dormitory space will be made available if the weather is not suitable for camping. Meals will also be provided. Cost:$60 or a discounted rate of $40for those who meet one or more of the following qualifications: Volunteered on 3+ VOC projects in the past year Certified VOC Crew Leader or other leadership position Current VOC Crew Leader Trainee, or signed up forVOC Crew Leader Training or another OSI Crew Leadership for Trails Training Contact Dan Williams at 303-715-1010 ext. 117 to sign up at the discounted rate. About Outdoor Stewardship Institute (OSI) Originally created in collaboration with other organizations, OSI offers affordable, in-depth training courses for volunteers and employees from any organization to learn or improve their stewardship skills and prepare for a variety of leadership roles. Approximately 300 people each year receive OSI training in topics such as volunteer crew leadership; trail design, construction, and maintenance; ecological, habitat, and fire restoration; crosscut saw skills and more. OSI is a program of Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC), the state's oldest, largest, and leading outdoor stewardship nonprofit organization. For more information, visitwww.voc.org/osior call 303-715-1010. Latitude/Longitude: Additional Information: Camping Available: Yes Physical Difficulty: High Altitude Project: Desired Number of Volunteers: 25 Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 24 Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 0 Total Volunteer Days: 24 Total Unique Volunteers: 12 Total Volunteer Hours: 190 Staff Hours: 34 Stipend Hours: 0 Project Summary: great weather and training weekend. Everyone that was registered as of Friday showed up. With 7 trainees, and 5 instructors we accomplished the following: 1 swale crossing 7 Steps with drainage outfall uphill 1 Reestablish step 2 Dips 60 lf Reestablished outslope 5 Reestablished reinforced dips 50 lf side drainage closure 2 riprapped outfalls Successes and Challenges: Lessons Learned: Special Notes: Stewardship Education: Key Concerns or Comments from Staff or Volunteers: Description of Accidents/Incidents: Description of Work Completed: