Description
Start Date-End Date: 10/21/2020-10/21/2020
Land Manager Office: CPW - Chatfield State Park
Land Manager Contact: Jason Anderson
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Summary: Help Chatfield State Park close and restore some damaging social trails!
Description: Where You'll Be:
Chatfield State Park is located southwest of Denver and is a popular destination for those hoping to make a quick getaway from the city. The park is open to nearly every type of recreationist including cyclists, hikers, horseback riders, boaters, and fishermen. It is also home to an abundance of wildlife, including over 300 species of birds, which is why the Audubon Society of Greater Denver operates an Audubon Center at the park's historic Atchison Ranch.
What You'll Do:
There are countless social trails out of the Lake View Parking Lot along the Perimeter Trail made by people walking the path of least resistance down to the water. These unsanctioned and illegal trails create big erosion issues in the park. HDR volunteers willbe de-compacting the soil so that moisture can penetrate and seeds can grow. They will also collect seeds from nearby grasses to scatter on the de-compacted trail. Once seeded, volunteers will place branches and woody debris on the trail to disguise the trail and to discourage use. This is a high priority project for the park.
Why it Matters:
More than 1.5 million people visit Chatfield State Park each year. Through this project, volunteers will make sure that people begin using sustainable and planned trails the park provides that do not trample fragile vegetation, do not cause erosion, and do not disturb wildlife.
Latitude/Longitude: 39.539266, -105.069050
Additional Information:
Camping Available: No
Physical Difficulty: Easy
High Altitude Project: No
Desired Number of Volunteers: 12
Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 11
Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 0
Total Volunteer Days: 11
Total Unique Volunteers: 11
Total Volunteer Hours: 44
Staff Hours: 0
Stipend Hours: 0
Project Summary: 11 volunteers from Copley Equity Partners closed approximately 632 feet of social trails at Chatfield State Park and constructed 5 simple drains to improve a footpath leading to the reservoir beach.
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