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Start Date-End Date: 06/12/2021-06/13/2021
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Land Manager Contact: Ryan Bazz
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Summary: Learn the fundamentals of sustainable, natural surface trail design in this weekend workshop!
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 must provide your own food and, if desired, overnight accommodations. VOC will not be providing lodging 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 trainings and trainee spots, we expect trainings 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 trainees.
Open to volunteers and employees from any organization, this course is for those who have prior trail project experience and are familiar with the basic principles of trail design and construction.
?Where You'll Be:
This training will take place at the Mt. Evans Outdoor Education Laboratory School near Evergreen, situated on a historic property originally known as Dodge Ranch. It serves as one of two locations for Jefferson County's hands-on Outdoor Lab Schools, where sixth-grade students live at the ranch for a week and study the area's history, ecology, wildlife, geology, and astronomy.
What You'll Do:
In this two-day training, you'll learn how to plan and design a sustainable trail in a small group of less than 15 people. Through a mix of classroom lecture and discussion, field exercises, demonstrations, and group activities, you'll walk away with an understanding of the tools and techniques needed to effectively assess, plan, design, and implement multi-use trails according to sustainability criteria.
Why It Matters:
A sustainable trail starts with a sustainable trail design. Starting with sustainably-built trails saves time, money, and both human and natural resources; by taking this Introduction to Trail Design course, you'll develop a foundation for continuing your trail-building education and creating or rerouting trails that protect the natural environment.
Cost: $60 or a discounted rate of $35 for those who have volunteered on 3+ VOC projects in the past 5 years and can commit to mentoring as a Technical Assistant on VOC projects. Contact Dan Williams to sign up at the discounted rate. Refunds are available to those who cancel at least 7 days prior to the training date.
About Outdoor Stewardship Institute (OSI)
Originally created in collaboration with other organizations, OSI offers affordable, in-depth training courses for volunteers and employees from any organization to learn or improve their stewardship skills and prepare for a variety of leadership roles. Approximately 300 people each year receive OSI training in topics such as volunteer crew leadership; trail design, construction, and maintenance; ecological, habitat, and fire restoration; crosscut saw skills and more. OSI is a program of Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC), the state's oldest, largest, and leading outdoor stewardship nonprofit organization. For more information, visit www.voc.org/osi or call 303-715-1010.
Latitude/Longitude: 39.641243, -105.460232
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Camping Available: No
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Desired Number of Volunteers: 15
Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 26
Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 0
Total Volunteer Days: 26
Total Unique Volunteers: 13
Total Volunteer Hours: 220
Staff Hours: 0
Stipend Hours: 0
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