Description
Start Date-End Date: 08/22/2020-08/23/2020
Land Manager Office: Mountain Area Land Trust
Land Manager Contact: Dylan Sondermann
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Summary: Registration is currently on hold. Extend an existing trail near Fairplay.
Description: Photo courtesy of Jessica Hughes (2019).
Due to COVID-19, we expect significant changes to our 2020 volunteer projects including possible changes to dates, type of work, and project sizes. We are diligently working with our land management partners to address the logistical challenges posted by COVID-19 and provide safe volunteer opportunities. Please stay tuned and visitwww.voc.org/covid19for the most up-to-date information on VOC's response.
Where You'll Be:
In the spring of 2019, Mountain Area Land Trust (MALT) acquired the land and assets of Beaver Ponds Environmental Education Center, a 70-acre property located near Fairplay on Sacramento Creek and bordering the Pike National Forest. The property is now known as Sacramento Creek Ranch and serves as an access point for Forest Service trails as well as an outdoor learning lab for many educational groups, including local schools, universities, and the Keystone Science School. With expansive views, a sense of solitude, and beaver ponds dotting the landscape, Sacramento Creek Ranch is well worth a visit.
What You'll Do:
Join VOC and Mountain Area Land Trust (MALT) to extend an existing trail loop at the educational Sacramento Creek Ranch facilityon this moderately sized project of up to 60 volunteers. With campsites and meals provided, this project will have something for everyone with both basic trail construction tasks for beginners as well as more technical work for those who enjoy a challenge.
Why It Matters:
The only existing trail at Sacramento Creek Ranch is a 1-mile loop, and public trails are important to MALT's plan to utilize the property for education and outreach pertaining to land and water conservation. Volunteers' efforts will provide new opportunities for recreation and help establish a base of operations for MALT in Park County, where they can continue their important educational work.
Need-to-Know Details:
Minors under 18 must be accompanied by an adult 21 years or olderon overnight projects.
Volunteers are responsible for providing their own camping equipment.VOC will provide meals, tools, and work gloves.
Cancellation:Our partners rely on VOC volunteers to accomplish critical stewardship needs, and our projects often have wait lists. If you need to cancel,please email Kendall Cox or call 303-715-1010 ext. 116 as soon as possible so we can free your spot for another volunteer and have a full workforce.
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, visitwww.voc.orgor call 303-715-1010.
Latitude/Longitude: 39.228247, -106.042213
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Camping Available: Yes
Physical Difficulty: Easy, Moderate
High Altitude Project: Yes
Desired Number of Volunteers: 50
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