- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Canyon Lakes Unauthorized Road Obliteration II
ORGANIZATION: Wildlands Restoration Volunteers
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
More than 380,000 miles of dirt roads riddle our National Forests. However, not all of them were created equally, or legally. Besides the watershed impacts of roads, the USFS has estimated an $8.4 Billion dollar backlog of maintenance and reconstruction costs for these roads.
This project is intended to close and restore the highest priority degraded roads in the Canyon Lakes Ranger District in Larimer County.
By decompacting, recontouring, stabilizing, and revegetating 12 miles of roads in three years, this ongoing project is intended to improve the quality of the watershed, improve habitat, and enhance water quality within Colorado's only National Wild and Scenic River; the Cache La Poudre!
More info: https://www.wlrv.net/index.php?section=events&action=list&type=projects#event1844
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About Wildlands Restoration Volunteers
Location:
3012 Sterling Circle Suite 201, Boulder, CO 80301, US
Mission Statement
"To foster a community spirit of shared responsibility for the ecological stewardship and restoration of public and protected lands."
Description
WRV organizes about 110 projects per year, completing a wide variety of important habitat restoration and conservation work in around the Northern Colorado Front Range. Projects can be a single day, but some may last a weekend or longer with camping in spectacular mountain settings. Attendance averages 60 volunteers, but ranges from 10 to over 100. Tasty meals are usually provided, and no experience is necessary!
OUR GOALS- Create a strong network of volunteers capable of caring for these sites through trainings, educational opportunities, and partnerships with other local organizations.
- Encourage community-based involvement in projects by recruiting volunteers who live in communities near project sites and/or are members of user groups who frequent those sites.
- Develop and implement high quality, scientific restoration techniques. We aim to contribute to scientific field of ecological restoration.
- Collaborate closely with land managers and other stakeholders to identify key sites in need of ecological restoration.
- Serve a diverse audience including urban and rural residents, adults, middle and high school students, disadvantaged youth, local watershed protection groups, local outdoor clubs, and other recreational users of local public lands.
- Have fun, work hard, and celebrate the deep love of mountains, forests, streams, and open spaces, which motivates our work.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
West of Fort CollinsFort Collins, CO 80521
DATE POSTED
April 4, 2016
SKILLS
- Outdoor Recreation
- Environmental Science
- Habitat Restoration
- Gardening
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16
- We will camp Saturday, Friday arrival encouraged.
- Minors must be accompanied by an adult.