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 Are
you looking for an opportunity for your business, club, or group
to work together, outside of the office, while giving back to
the community? If so, then maybe you would be interested in
participating in a group volunteer project with Parks and Open
Space!
Last year, 32 local corporate and non-profit
groups volunteered with Parks and Open Space while serving the
communities in their own backyard. We can develop a project to
fit your schedule and tailor it to your interests.
If this sounds like a great opportunity for
your group, please e-mail
WildWorkVolunteers@BoulderCountyorg or call 303-678-6216 to
arrange a project. Click here to
learn more about taking your team outside!
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Boulder County Parks and
Open Space is now accepting applications for the 2010 Volunteer
Natural Resource Monitor program.
If you enjoy investigating
the natural world, then you should become a volunteer natural
resource monitor. Volunteers collect important, ongoing
scientific data about wildlife, forestry, plant ecology, and
noxious weeds.
We are recruiting people who
have a background in natural resources, experience collecting
field data, and familiarity with the scientific method.
Knowledge of local flora and fauna is preferred.
For more information about
the Natural Resources Monitoring program
click here.
To see the job descriptions
of the different monitoring opportunities
click here.
Click here for a
volunteer
application.
Boulder County Parks and Open Space is now
accepting applications for volunteer shrub monitors.
If you have an interest in wildlife habitat and
enjoy being outdoors, Boulder County Parks and Open Space has a
new ongoing volunteer opportunity that might interest you!
Boulder County has abundant shrub habitats in varying conditions
at our foothills properties (Hall Ranch, Heil Valley Ranch,
Rabbit Mountain).
Monitors will track shrub health relative to climate, browsing,
and fire interval on Boulder County open space properties.
Some general qualifications include knowledge of
plant identification or natural resources background, experience
with line and point transect monitoring, scientific method and
the ability to keep computer records.
To see a job description of the shrub monitoring opportunity
click here and scroll to the bottom of the document.
Click here for a
volunteer
application.
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Families,
schools, community groups, and businesses can adopt a trail and
become part of our county's park maintenance system. Adoptees
pick up litter at least four times between April and October.
Depending on the site and your group's interests, you may also
participate in trail maintenance, wildlife habitat construction,
weed control and other park improvements.
Do
you ride, hike or run Boulder County’s multi-use trails? Do you
want to extend and improve your local single-track? Parks and
Open Space is collaborating with the Outdoor Stewardship
Institute to train volunteers to lead small groups at trail
construction and maintenance work projects. This opportunity
will allow you to meet and work with other trail users, gain
leadership experience, and provide a worthwhile service to your
community. Volunteer trail crew leaders must be 18 years or
older, attend a trail crew leader training and commit to working
a minimum of two trail projects between April through October.
Get
into the backcountry! We are recruiting volunteers to lead small
groups at forest restoration projects to help maintain healthy
tree density and diversity, while improving wildlife habitat for
birds and mammals. Your efforts will also reduce wildland fire
hazards and prepare areas for prescribed burns. Crew leaders
must be 18 years or older, attend training and commit to leading
four forestry projects a year. 