2022-SWAT: Schneider Electric @ Boulder

Start Date-End Date: 09/27/2022-09/27/2022 Land Manager Office: City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Land Manager Contact: Funding Partner: Programmatic Partner: Summary: Spend the day near beautiful Boulder doing trail work with VOC and Schneider Electric! Description: Where You'll Be: We will be working on trails managed and maintained by City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks. More information on the specific location will be shared with volunteers closer to the project date! What You'll Do: Tasks will likely include drainage structure maintenance to reduce erosion and sediment runoff, regrading trail tread, and installing or maintaining small rock structures like retaining walls and steps. Why It Matters: Trail maintenance matters from an ecological and environmental standpoint because it ensures a safe and sustainable route for people to use, which keeps the surrounding habitat safe and minimizes the human impacts on flora and fauna, especially in high-use areas like Boulder. Latitude/Longitude: 40.0247794, 105.2271559 Additional Information: Camping Available: No Physical Difficulty: Easy, Moderate High Altitude Project: No Desired Number of Volunteers: 15 Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 8 Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 0 Total Volunteer Days: 8 Total Unique Volunteers: 8 Total Volunteer Hours: 40 Staff Hours: 12 Stipend Hours: 0 Project Summary: The meeting point for this project was at the Marshall Trail Head parking lot. Registration and welcome talk took place here and volunteer were showed with a map where the exact work-site was located. One of the City of Boulder staff lead the group on the 0.8mi hike to the worksite while VOC staff drove closer to the worksite to stage tools. Once the group was together again at the work site, we had a tool safety talk and explained the project and talked a little more about the land. We reinforced the importance of installing timber steps to reduce erosion. We also talked to volunteers about the fire that had affected this area last winter and how our work will impact the recovery of the land. (mudslides are very common in fire scared places and installing erosion control structures will help to maintain the trail). Volunteers divided in groups and worked for 3 hours. We took some water breaks together and continued working. At the end, we thanked all volunteers for joining us and they hiked back to their cars. Successes and Challenges: Successes: No incidents/emergencies Volunteers enjoyed the work Views from the worksite were great Lessons Learned: Special Notes: Stewardship Education: Key Concerns or Comments from Staff or Volunteers: Description of Accidents/Incidents: Description of Work Completed: