Description
Start Date-End Date: 07/24/2021-07/24/2021
Land Manager Office: USFS - Boulder Ranger District
Land Manager Contact: Laurel Temmen
Funding Partner: National Forest Foundation
Programmatic Partner: Indian Peaks Wilderness Alliance
Summary: Registration opens June 1. Help remove non-native plants on this half day project for volunteers ages 8+.
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 work gloves. Please click here for our full packing list of required and recommended items.
If you are fully vaccinated,you may work without a mask. If you are not yet fully vaccinated or if you prefer to wear a mask for any reason, please continue to wear a mask on VOC projects. We will have spare masks available if needed.
Cancellation & Waitlists: Due to limited spots on this year's projects, we expect projects to fill quickly with waitlists. If you need to cancel, please email outreach@voc.org as 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. 116 and we can help you find an open project, if available.
Where You'll Be:
Valued for its remote feel and breathtaking beauty, the James Peak Wilderness encompasses 14,000 acres to the south and west of the town of Nederland, not far from the tiny community of Rollinsville. It is home to high alpine lakes, wildflower meadows, and its namesake James Peak, which sits at 13,294 feet above sea level.
What You'll Do:
On this half-day project, volunteers ages 8+ will spend the morning digging up invasive oxeye daisies from the trailhead and surrounding areas. This project will be led by Jim Jacobson, a volunteer who has attended nearly 200 VOC projects since 1991 and has been leading invasive plant removal projects in the Boulder Ranger District for years. Your participation is part of a multi-year effort (17 years!) to improve the ecosystem's health and this is a great opportunity for families and volunteers of all abilities to make an immediate difference in one of Colorado's treasured Wilderness Areas.
Why It Matters:
Although pretty, the oxeye daisy is an aggressive and highly destructive weed. VOC volunteers have worked for nearly two decades to remove hundreds of thousands of flowers and seeds from the East Portal access point to the James Peak Wilderness. By joining this important effort, volunteers will help promote the health of native plants and prevent the weed from advancing further into the Wilderness 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: 39.903253, -105.6438
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 work gloves.Pleaseclick herefor our full packing list of required and recommended items.
If you are fully vaccinated,you may work without a mask. If you are not yet fully vaccinated or if you prefer to wear a mask for any reason, please continue to wear a mask on VOC projects. We will have spare masks available if needed.
Camping Available: No
Physical Difficulty: Easy
High Altitude Project: Yes
Desired Number of Volunteers: 48
Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 28
Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 12
Total Volunteer Days: 40
Total Unique Volunteers: 40
Total Volunteer Hours: 219
Staff Hours: 4
Stipend Hours: 0
Project Summary: volunteers removed 5 acres of oxeye daisy
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