2020-Panorama Point Trail Reroute @ Corwina Park #2 w/ Colorado Native

Start Date-End Date: 09/18/2020-09/19/2020 Land Manager Office: City and County of Denver - Parks and Recreation Land Manager Contact: Bob Finch Funding Partner: AC Golden Brewing Programmatic Partner: Summary: Give back on Friday and/or Saturday for this Front Range project. Description: 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: Just west of Denver and Morrison is Corwina Park, 298 acres of the protected open space spread throughout Bear Creek Canyon. The popular Panorama Point Trail is approximately a 1.2-mile hike that leads to a gorgeous overlook offering views that span west toward Mount Evans overlooking Kittridge and Evergreen. What You'll Do: Close to Denver, this project is a great opportunity to explore natural areas close to home and give back to your public lands. Spend Friday and/or Saturday working on a trail reroute to improve the sustainability of this popular trail in Corwina Park. Please note this project requires a 45-minute hike to the project site. Why It Matters: By rerouting Panorama Point Trail, you will create a safer and more sustainable experience for hikers that will protect the unique cross-section of plant communities and habitat in this deservedly popular and wonderfully accessible natural space getaway. 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 120,000 people in more than 1,000 volunteer projects for a donated labor value of $24 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: 39.661734, -105.284804 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. Camping Available: No Physical Difficulty: Moderate, Difficult High Altitude Project: No Desired Number of Volunteers: 7 Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 17 Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 0 Total Volunteer Days: 17 Total Unique Volunteers: 17 Total Volunteer Hours: 143 Staff Hours: 0 Stipend Hours: 0 Project Summary: With just one small crew on Friday, volunteers closed 150 feet of trail and cut a new 25-foot trail connection to the Bear Creek Trail, then moved on to some heavy maintenance tasks further up the Panorama Point trail. With such high use, much of the Panorama Point trail has become overly wide, eroded, and too outsloped. Friday volunteers began to address these concerns and Saturday's larger group continued. By the end of the two days, we successfully re-graded 300 total feet of trail. Volunteers used rocks, dirt, and downed branches to riprap/rubble in sections of trail that were too wide. We also installed a small rock retaining wall. Successes and Challenges: Success: Used the Wilder van to pack the tools and it was a big hit! Lessons Learned: Special Notes: Stewardship Education: Key Concerns or Comments from Staff or Volunteers: Description of Accidents/Incidents: Description of Work Completed: