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St Vrain Creek Flood Restoration - Peschel Open Space, Longmont
ORGANIZATION: Wildlands Restoration Volunteers
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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4 people are interested
Join us at beautiful Peschel Open Space, east of Longmont, to help restore the effects of the flood of September of 2013, which devastated communities all along the Colorado Front Range. The flood scoured away all stream side vegetation and trees, making these areas more prone to erosion and invasion by weeds, and poor habitat for fish and wildlife.
We'll gather on this fall day to plant native seed along portions of the creek, after all soil grading has been finished. This project is one phase a large multi-year effort to restore St Vrain Creek.
Special thanks to Terra Foundation, Aspen Meadow Veterinary Specialists, Audubon, and the Colorado Water Conservation Board for funding this project.
More info: https://www.wlrv.net/index.php?section=events&action=list&type=projects#event1901
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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
St. Vrain CreekLongmont, CO 80504
DATE POSTED
April 4, 2016
SKILLS
- Outdoor Recreation
- Environmental Science
- Habitat Restoration
- Gardening
- Botany
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 12
- Minors must be accompanied by an adult.