2022-CANCELLED: SWAT Vivax Pros TreeFest @ Cal-Wood Education Center

Start Date-End Date: 05/21/2022-05/21/2022 Land Manager Office: Cal-Wood Education Center Land Manager Contact: Angie Busby Funding Partner: Programmatic Partner: Summary: Join your colleagues at Vivax Pros to plant trees at the Cal-Wood Education Center. Description: WHERE YOU'LL BE Cal-Wood Education Center provides environmental education to thousands of youth and families each year through summer camps, school programs, and family camps. Located less than 20 miles west of Boulder in Jamestown, Cal-Wood's 1,200- acre outdoor classroom features pristine Ponderosa Pine forest, diverse wildlife and plants, nine miles of trails, meadows, peaks, ponds, streams, a waterfall, a 1901 homestead, a once-active mica mine, camping areas, cabins, and a lodge. Cal-wood has provided outdoor and environmental educational experiences on site to hundreds of thousands of Coloradans with an annual reach of more than 4000 individuals. WHAT YOU'LL DO We will be planting trees (all bare-root stock) to help with fire restoration efforts. Volunteers will have the option to join one of three crews according to difficulty level--all crews will be planting trees, but the terrain will be different. EASY CREW: low burn severity areas (less tree damage), flatter slopes, grassy areas, short hikes MODERATE CREW:medium/high burn severity areas (75% tree mortality), medium slopes, rocky slopes, longer hikes to get to sites DIFFICULT CREW:high burn severity areas (100% tree mortality), steeper slopes (but not mountain goat slopes-manageable to hike), rocky slopes, uneven terrain, longer hikes to get to sites up stepper terrain WHY IT MATTERS On October 17, 2020, the Cal-Wood Fire burned more than half of Cal-Wood's 1,200 acre beautiful mountain top. There is have 100% tree mortality in many areas, and, even where there is some survival, the land has been changed forever. Restoration work is a high priority, but the process is going to take years and millions of dollars. Volunteer efforts will be an integral part of making this process possible. Cal-Wood has partnered with many different organizations such as Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado to organize volunteer events for everything from planting new trees to fixing hay bales and seeding grass to reduce erosion. Latitude/Longitude: 40.1504499, -105.3957555 Additional Information: Camping Available: No Physical Difficulty: Easy, Moderate, Difficult High Altitude Project: Yes Desired Number of Volunteers: 100 Total Adult Volunteers Attended: Total Youth Volunteers Attended: Total Volunteer Days: Total Unique Volunteers: Total Volunteer Hours: 0 Staff Hours: 0 Stipend Hours: 0 Project Summary: Successes and Challenges: Lessons Learned: Special Notes: Stewardship Education: Key Concerns or Comments from Staff or Volunteers: Description of Accidents/Incidents: Description of Work Completed: