Description
Start Date-End Date: 08/14/2020-08/14/2020
Land Manager Office: CPW - Chatfield State Park
Land Manager Contact: Jason Anderson
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Summary: Help remove fencing on this Friday morning project near Denver!
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 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.VOC will not be providing meals at this time.
You must bring a face mask and work gloves.Pleaseclick herefor our full packing list of required and recommended items.
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:
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, stand-up paddle boarders, 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:
Beat the heat on this morning project at Chatfield State Park! Working in the shade on the banks of the South Platte River, volunteers will help remove about 500 feet of smooth wire fencing and wooden posts. The fence was originally constructed to keep horses on the trail, but the park's Reallocation Project will soon add 12 feet of water to the reservoir, submerging the fence and trail. To prevent injury to park users and provide a better environment for fish and wildlife, you'll spend the morning cutting wire, removing staples, rolling wire, and hauling materials a short distance uphill to the road, where it will later be removed by park staff.
Why it Matters:
With the Reallocation Project, 12 feet of water will be added to the reservoir to support uses such as agriculture, municipal, environmental and recreation. The fence we are removing will be underwater, causing the posts to pop out and cause a hazard to park visitors as well as fish and wildlife.
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: 39.519787, -105.078336
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.VOC will not be providing meals at this time.
You must bring a face mask and work gloves.Pleaseclick herefor our full packing list of required and recommended items.
Camping Available: No
Physical Difficulty: Easy, Moderate
High Altitude Project: No
Desired Number of Volunteers: 6
Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 8
Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 0
Total Volunteer Days: 8
Total Unique Volunteers: 8
Total Volunteer Hours: 40
Staff Hours: 6
Stipend Hours: 0
Project Summary: Volunteers got their feet wet at Chatfield State Park, removing a debris dam that was disrupting desired water flow and levels in and pruning the corridor along 800' of trail. They used the collected timber debris and slash from the pruned corridor to block social trails in the area.
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