2020-CANCELLED: Towhee Trail Restoration @ Boulder

Start Date-End Date: 08/25/2020-08/26/2020 Land Manager Office: City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Land Manager Contact: Beau Clark Funding Partner: Programmatic Partner: Summary: Spend a Tuesday and/or Wednesday near beautiful Boulder. Description: Project photo by Andrew Nush (2017) Read Before You Register! Need-to-Know Details: We greatly appreciate you volunteering your time and energy to care for Colorado's outdoor places during COVID-19. To help provide a fun and safe experience for all, there are a few temporary changes to be prepared for: You may sign up for one or all days of this project,though we encourage multi-day registration to limit the number of interactions and potential exposure. You may only register yourself.Every volunteer must sign our digital COVID-specific forms ahead of time to be able to attend. You must provide your own food and, if desired, overnight accommodations.VOC will not be providing campsites or meals at this time. You must bring a face mask and work gloves.Pleaseclick herefor our full packing list of required and recommended items. Please come prepared to use the bathroom outdoors.VOC is not providing portalets at this time and public restrooms may be unavailable. Pleaseclick herefor more information on how to "go" outside. Cancellation & Waitlists:Due to this year's limited number of projects and volunteer spots, we expect projects to fill quickly with waitlists. If you need to cancel, please emailoutreach@voc.orgas soon as possible so we can free your spot for another volunteer and have a full workforce. If you are waitlisted for multiple projects, please call us at 303-715-1010 ext. 130 and we can help you find an open project, if available. Where You'll Be: The iconic Flatirons are your backdrop for this volunteer day in the South Mesa Area east of Eldorado Canyon State Park. Originally home to Native Americans, primarily the Southern Arapaho tribe, this area later became a popular area for early homesteaders and contains remnants of this history, including old cabins and the Dunn House built in 1875. Today, the Towhee Trail intersects the Mesa Trail through Shadow Canyon and offers wide-open, sweeping views. What You'll Do: The Towhee Trail was rerouted in 2016, away from a riparian area that supports many bird species. This realignment greatly improved the birds' habitat and the sustainability of the trail, but a flatter section of the trail is still susceptible to drainage issues and muddy conditions. Volunteers will spend the day among sweeping mountain views as you work to improve the trail's drainage and resurface the trail with a gravel-like material called crusher fine. Why It Matters: By resurfacing the trail and improving drainage on the Towhee Trail, volunteers' efforts will go a long way to making the trail more durable and sustainable. By improving trail conditions - especially in wet shoulder seasons - you will help keep users on the trail and prevent damage to the surrounding natural area. About Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC) Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC) is the state's oldest, largest, and leading outdoor stewardship nonprofit organization. Founded in 1984 to motivate and enable people to become active stewards of Colorado's natural resources, VOC has engaged nearly 125,000 people in more than 1,000 volunteer projects for a donated labor value of $25 million. Through award-winning youth and volunteer programs, leadership training, capacity-building programs, and collaborative efforts with nonprofits and land management agencies, VOC is an invaluable resource in Colorado, especially as our outdoor stewardship needs are approaching near-crisis levels. For more information, visit www.voc.org or call 303-715-1010. Latitude/Longitude: 39.942713, -105.265660 Additional Information: We greatly appreciate you volunteering your time and energy to care for Colorado's outdoor places during COVID-19. To help provide a fun and safe experience for all, there are a few temporary changes to be prepared for: You must provide your own food and, if desired, overnight accommodations.VOC will not be providing campsites or meals at this time. You must bring a face mask and work gloves.Pleaseclick herefor our full packing list of required and recommended items. Please come prepared to use the bathroom outdoors.VOC is not providing portalets at this time and public restrooms may be unavailable. Pleaseclick herefor more information on how to "go" outside. 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