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Start Date-End Date: 05/14/2022-05/15/2022
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Summary: This exciting training is a must for anyone interested in leading VOC volunteers!
Description: This course is ideal for those with prior trail experience and is ideal for those interested in leading volunteer crews on VOC projects; those interested in leading volunteer crews for other organizations may also register.
You must provide your own food.VOC will not be providing meals at this training. We may be able to provide on site camping on Saturday night of the training. Contact Kate Barret at kate@voc.org if you would like to camp on site for the training.
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.
?Where You'll Be:
This course includes a self-paced, online portion that must be completed prior to attending the in-person training at the Mt. Evans Outdoor Education Laboratory School near Evergreen, which is 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 workshop, you will join a small class to receive hands-on training in effective crew leadership as well as the construction and maintenance of sustainable trails, including tool use and safety. You will also receive a Crew Leader Manual, a set of quick reference cards, and other materials to take home and refer to on the trail.
Please note this training includes a self-paced, online component prior to the workshop in order to maximize efficiency and on-the-ground coursework; the online course is provided in partnership with Colorado Mountain College.Online course access expires 8/31/2022.
Why It Matters:
VOC Crew Leaders are the backbone of VOC projects. They educate new volunteers, lead crews in putting stewardship project plans into action, convey VOC's mission to the community, and help ensure volunteers have a fun, safe, and rewarding experience! By pursuing a Crew Leader rank with VOC, you will expand our ability to perform high-quality stewardship work throughout Colorado.
Cost: $100 or a discounted rate of $65 to those who have volunteered on 2+ VOC projects in the past year and commit to volunteering as a Crew Leader Trainee on VOC projects in 2022. Contact Jazmyn Winzer at jazmyn@voc.org or 303-715-1010 ext. 116 to sign up at the discounted rate.
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
Additional Information: This workshop requires that trainees complete online coursework before attending the in-person training session. OSI hosts online training in partnership with Colorado Mountain College. To access the online course content, go to this link. Fill out the form, selecting OSI-Crew Leadership and OSI Trails Overview from the two available "course selections" drop down menus at the bottom of the form. You should receive an auto-response indicating you have successfully registered for the online course and will receive access to the course within 2 business days.
The online work is self paced, takes 4-5 hours to finish and must be completed before attending the in person session of the training. In order for the information to be fresh upon attending the in person session, it's recommended that trainees not start the online work until 3 weeks out from their field training date.
Contact Dan Williams at dan@voc.org or 303-715-1010 ext. 117 with any questions.
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Desired Number of Volunteers: 25
Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 22
Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 0
Total Volunteer Days: 22
Total Unique Volunteers: 11
Total Volunteer Hours: 144
Staff Hours: 0
Stipend Hours: 0
Project Summary: From Dan:
I wanted to take some time to write to everyone with a report on last weekend's Crew Leader training!
8 trainees spent Saturday and Sunday with Mark and me. The one no-show was Felix Wulftange.
This was a small but mighty group! I was impressed with everyone's active participation and wealth of experience already brought to the table. Though completion of the online modules varied from person to person, I think all of these folks are good Crew Leader candidates should they pursue it with VOC. Kate, I reminded everyone that they'll need to complete the online coursework to get a certificate, and we discussed the next steps of Crew Leader Mentoring. I let them know the mentoring opportunities for 2022 would be sent in a followup email.
due to timeconstraints, we had the group work on the portion of the reroute nearest to the parking lot. You'll note it's not totally finished. Also, with a smaller group we weren't able to address all of the maintenance items you flagged on the Geology Trail. You might be able to put MHYC to work there if you're in a bind for a maintenance site. Please let me know if you need more specifics.
Finally, a huge shout out to Mark for instructing. I wanted to make sure this group knows what a great job he did. Mark, I hope you stick with it, because you're a very good Crew Leader Instructor!
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