Description
Start Date-End Date: 08/29/2021-08/29/2021
Land Manager Office: CPW - Golden Gate Canyon State Park
Land Manager Contact: Jake Murray
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Summary: Reroute an unsustainable trail to create some sweet single track on this Front Range camping project.
Description: Project photo by Julie Majors
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 is not providing meals at this time.
You must bring a face mask and work gloves. Please click here for our full packing list of required and recommended items.
All volunteers must keep a mask within reach at all times.We will ask you to wear a mask when working closely together (within arm's reach) on a task, such as moving a large rock.
If you are not vaccinated,we encourage you to reconsider your participation at this time due to the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. People who are unvaccinated are more at risk of serious illness, hospitalization, and death. If you choose to volunteer while unvaccinated, you must wear a mask for the duration of the project.
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:
Only a short drive from Denver, Golden Gate Canyon State Park boasts over 12,000 acres of dense forest, rocky peaks, and aspen-rimmed meadows laced with miles of trails. With options for hikers, mountain bikers, backpackers, equestrians, anglers, campers, rock climbers, and winter sports enthusiasts, it's not surprising an estimated 850,000 visitors recreate here annually. The park also provides a home for a great number and variety of wildlife, providing the perfect place for wildlife watching and photography.
What You'll Do:
This project offers the opportunity to get out and give back in a popular state park close to Denver and Golden. Join us for one or both days as you work with volunteers ages 16+ to re-route a few sections of the multi-use Raccoon Trail to make it more sustainable; tasks will be moderate to difficult in nature, including trail construction and the chance to build rock walls and switchbacks for volunteers who enjoy a technical challenge.
Why It Matters:
Golden Gate Canyon State Park sees an estimated 1 million visitors per year. The Raccoon Trail is one of the most heavily utilized trails at the park due to it's proximity to Reverend's Ridge Campground and Panorama Point. This section of fall-line trail is unsustainable, requires regular maintenance throughout the spring, summer, and fall months by staff and volunteer groups, and currently provides users with an extremely difficult and potentially dangerous trail experience. Volunteers' efforts will help provide users with a safer and more enjoyable trail experience.
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 126,000 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: 39.876301, -105.441176
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 is not 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: Moderate, Difficult
High Altitude Project: Yes
Desired Number of Volunteers: 40
Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 35
Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 1
Total Volunteer Days: 36
Total Unique Volunteers: 36
Total Volunteer Hours: 360
Staff Hours: 8
Stipend Hours: 0
Project Summary: lots of late cancellations and no shows. Jim Garofalo adopted this one.
267 feet of new trail construction and 200 feet of partially completed trail construction
Improved 30 feet of previously constructed trail
Constructed one switchback turn with timber wall
Constructed 2 rock walls, both totaling 28 feet in length
Constructed rock ramps on either side of a wooden bridge
Closed 2 social trails for 25 feet
Closed 100 feet of old trail and installed about 6 check dams
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