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1 person is interested
Waldo Canyon Fire Recover, Ute Pass Flood Mitigation
ORGANIZATION: Coalition for the Upper South Platte
Please visit the new page to apply.
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1 person is interested
Post fire flooding poses a major threat of damage to homes, lives and infrastructure in the Waldo Canyon Fire burn scar. Many sites along US Highway 24 and Fountain Creek have been identified as highly vulnerable to flood impacts.
Project work will include one or more of the following:
- Removing debris and potentially dangerous structures from properties; relocating items to higher ground or off site
- Re-vegetation of hill slopes
- Installing erosion control wattles, straw bale structures or log erosion barriers
- Building sandbag barriers
- Raking of aerial seeding around sediment retention ponds
- Constructing rock gabion baskets
PLEASE REGISTER AT http://www.uppersouthplatte.org/Volunteer/
More opportunities with Coalition for the Upper South Platte
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Coalition for the Upper South Platte
Location:
38000 CHEROKEE AVE, Box 726, LAKE GEORGE, CO 80827, US
Mission Statement
To protect the water quality and ecological health of the Upper South Platte Watershed through the cooperative efforts of watershed stakeholders, with emphasis on community values and economic sustainability.
Description
CUSP works in the 2,600 square miles watershed southwest of Denver, which supplies 75% of the drinking water for Colorado residents. We work in a variety of areas, including forest health and fire rehabilitation following the 2002 Hayman Fire; river restoration; wildlife habitat improvement; trail restoration; and environmental education.
Preservation and RestorationCurrent group and individual volunteer opprotunties include: planting pine, harvesting and transplanting willows in critical drainages of the Trail Creek area damaged by the Hayman Fire; river and trail restoration near pristine fisheries; Waldo Canyon Fire recovery and restoration.
Service Learning
Projects provide students with exceptional opportunities to complete environmental service and gain a better understanding of issues related to: forest and water health, fire rehabilitaion and wildlife habitats.
College level internships provide opportunities for students to complete environmental service, research, and fieldwork.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
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8015 Severy RoadCascade, CO 80809
DATE POSTED
June 12, 2013
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