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2010 P4C EVENTS |
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West
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| May 15 |
Aquareus Weed Pull |
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A educational presentation followed by a hands on identification and weed-pull.
Sponsor: City of Louisville
Contact: Jim Krick
Phone: 303-335-4742
email: jimk@louisvilleco.gov |
| June 12 |
Community Weed Day - Evergreen Lake |
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8:00 to 11:00 am
Grab your garden gloves, sharpen your diggers, and join us for the 13th Annual Community Weed Day at Evergreen Lake. We’ll start with refreshments at 8:00, be working by 8:30 and plan to finish weeding the entire perimeter of the Lake by 11:00. The public is invited to stop by and see our display of local noxious weeds or bring plants in for identification.
Sponsor: Community Weed Awareness Campaign
Contact: Betsy Kelson
Phone: 720-219-7165
email: bkelson@ix.netcom.com
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| July
10 |
3rd
Annual Summit County Pulling for Colorado |
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The Summit County Community and Senior Center is the location for the 8:00AM kickoff with a light breakfast, a short instructional session with live weeds capped with a power point strip of local weed favorites.
40 sites throughout the county are surveyed with 15 locations designated for pulling with sign- ups for each.
Out the door by 8:45 and back by noon for weed wrap up, lunch and favors.
100 volunteers in 2008, 120 in 2009. Lets keep it rolling for 2010!
Come join the fun.
Sponsor: Friends of Eagles Nest Wilderness
Contact: John Taylor
Phone: 970-409-8867
email: Johntaylor1712@comcast.net |
| July 10 |
Chatfield - Weed Warrior Day |
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An educational event focusing on the identification and control of noxious weeds. A classroom training followed by a weed-pull.
Sponsor: Chatfield State Park
Contact: Chris Bradshaw
Phone: 303-791-7275 x 104
email: Christina.bradshaw@state.co.us |
| July 10 |
Cheeseman Canyon Pulling for Colorado |
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Volunteers will dig and remove noxious weeds from scenic Cheesman Canyon along the South Platte River including an area burned in the Hayman Fire.
Sponsor: U. S. Forest Service and CUSP (Coalition for the Upper South Platte)
Contact Name: Denny Bohon
Phone: 303-275-5625
email: dbohon@fs.fed.us |
| July 10 |
Evergreen Weed Education |
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10am - 2pm
Volunteers will reach out to the public at the Evergreen Safeway, providing weed identification and control information. There will be a display of area weeds and the public is invited to bring plants from their yards for identification.
Sponsor: Community Weed Awareness Campaign
Contact: Sylvia Robertson or Cathy Shelton
Phone: 303-674-1715 or 303-674-8610
email: sheltonpublicaddress@hotmail.com
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| July 31 |
Estes
Park Weed Roundup for Colorado |
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9:30 am – 1 pm, above the Town Recycle Center in Estes Park (across from Smokin Dave’s BBQ)
Come get your unknown weedy plants identified, learn the best way to get rid of weeds in your yard, and the first 80 people to bring in at least one bag of pulled weeds gets a free ‘Pulling for Colorado’ t-shirt (kid sizes too!). Come in and learn how to identify some of the most common weeds in the area, then win prizes for correctly identifying them in the Weed ID game! Prizes will also be awarded to those that bring in the most bags of weeds and the biggest weed specimens. Each attendee will also receive one free large paper lawn bag for weed collection. Free educational materials including weed flash cards and 2011 weed calendars will also be handed out about troublesome weeds in the area, and local restaurants will be supplying free food and drinks! Please bring in your pulled weeds in paper lawn bags if possible, but plastic bags will be accepted.
Sponsor: ELSA
Contact Name: Julie Knudson
Phone: 970-225-9075
email: knudson.julie@gmail.com |
| June 25 |
HS Service Group Weed Pull |
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A Denver HS group is pulling weeds in Summit County to fulfill the service hours requirement for their school.
Target species will primarily be musk thistle in the Dickey Landing area of the Dillon Ranger District, White River National Forest. The program will include an educational presentation presented by District Range staff the evening of June 24.
Sponsor: Friends of the Dillon Ranger District
Contact Name: Hilary Hannon-McFarland
Phone: 970-262-3449
Email: fdrd.hilary@gmail.com
Other: Contact Hilary if you have a group interested in setting up a fun and educational service project pulling noxious weeds. |
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| July 10 |
Pulling for Colorado at Bear Creek Lake Park |
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Lakewood will be pulling knapweed and other noxious weeds just outside the Bear Creek Lake Park Visitor Center. Education displays will be up at the Visitor Center along with the Park Naturalist to give interpretive messages about the weeds.
Sponsor: City of Lakewood
Contact Name: Erik Nilsen
Phone: 303 697 - 3543
email: erinil@lakewood.org |
| July 10 |
Pulling for Colorado at South Platte Park |
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Volunteer to pull weeds! You will learn to identify common weeds and practice techniques that will control them without you ever needing to bend over. All ages and abilities invited!
Sponsor: South Suburban Parks and Recreation District, South Platte Park
Contact Name: Cecily Mui
Phone: 303-730-1022 ext. 12
email: cecilym@sspr.org
Other: Bring water, walking shoes (optional long-handled gardening shovel) Meet at Carson Nature Center (across from Aspen Grove and the RTD lightrail station) 3000 W. Carson Dr. |
| July
10 |
Walker
Ranch is Pulling for Colorado |
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Walker
Ranch - Boulder County Open Space Park
Participants
will remove diffuse knapweed and common mullein from the trailhead
parking area and adjacent riparian area. Snacks will be provided.
Sponsor: Boulder County Parks and Open Space
Contact: Kurt Roy
Phone: 303-594-0163
email: kroy@bouldercounty.org |
| North
East |
| July 10 |
Ornamental Weed Removal |
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A hands-on educational event focused on the removal of myrtle spurge.
Sponsor: Larimer County Natural Resources
Contact: Casey Cisneros
Phone: 970-679-4571
email: ccisneros@larimer.org |
| July 6 |
Poudre Wilderness Volunteers (PWV) Weed Pull |
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Pulling for Colorado weed pull. and weed education pavilion
Location: Lion Gulch Trail & trailhead (Larimer County; off US-36)
Target Weeds: Diffuse knapweed, Scotch thistle, Myrtle spurge, Musk thistle, and Poison Hemlock
Requirements: Volunteers must sign USFS Volunteer Agreements prior to event
Contact: Jim Shaklee 970-484-8002
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| July 14 |
Poudre Wilderness Volunteers (PWV) Weed Pull |
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Weed pull and weed education pavilion
Location: North Fork Trail & trailhead (Larimer County; off Dunraven Glade Rd)
Target Weeds: Musk thistle, Bull thistle and Houndstongue
Requirements: Volunteers must sign USFS Volunteer Agreements prior to event
Contact: Jim Shaklee 970-484-8002
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July 11 September 18 |
Pulling for Bluff Lake |
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Volunteers will learn about noxious weeds and participate in a weed-pull
In September, volunteers will assist in seeding native grasses.
Sponsor: Bluff Lake Nature Center
Contact: Chris Storey
Phone: 303-945-6717
email: cstory@blufflake.org
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| July 10 |
Red Mountain Open Space Weed Ed. Event |
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An educational kiosk with noxious weed educational materials will be set up at the trailhead.
Sponsor: North Fork Weed COOP
Contact: Kim Obele
Phone: 970-295-6755
email: kobele@fs.fed.us |
| May 22 - July 31 |
Spruce Gulch, James Peak, Bakerville Loveland Habitat Restoration |
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Hands-on weed removal projects with a focus on stewardship.
Sponsor: VOC Denver
Contact: Matt Martinez
Phone: 303-715-1010 ext. 112
email: matt@voc.org |
| June 12 |
Weed Tour at Frank State Wildlife Area |
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Guided tours will focus on noxious weeds and native plants. Volunteers will participate in a hands-on weed-pull focusing on houndstounge.
Sponsor: Weld County Weed Division
Contact: Tina Booton
Phone: 970-304-6493 x 3770
email: tbooton@co.weld.co.us |
| South West |
| July tBA |
Crested Butte Weed Wallop |
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A hands on educational event including identification training and a weed-pull
Sponsor: BLM-Crested Butte
Contact: Jake Schmalz
Phone: 970-642-4444 email: jacob_schmalz@blm.gov |
| July
10 |
Ouray
County Pulls for Colorado |
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A hands-on learning experience about the noxious weeds in Ouray
County. Participants will attend a weed identification class and
conduct a weed pull
Sponsor: Ouray County
Contact: Ron Mabry
Phone: 970-626-9775 x 23 email: rmabry@ouraycountyco.gov
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| July 10 |
Little Bear Creek Trail |
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A hands-on educational event including weed identification and removal.
Sponsor: San Juan Mountains Association
Contact: Kathe Hayes
Phone: 970-385-1310 email: Kathe@sjma.org |
| May 15 |
Purge Your Spurge |
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Participants will remove myrtle and cypress spurge from their property and recieve native plants.
Sponsor: El Paso Co Environmental Services Div.
Contact: Michelle Oldham
Phone: 719-520-7846 email: MichelleOldham@elpasoco.com
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| July 10 |
San Luis Valley-P4C |
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Volunteers will work alongside experts hand pulling and digging noxious weeds. Educational materials will be provided.
Sponsor: VOC/USFS/BLM
Contact: Rob Santoro
Phone: 719-852-6267 email: rob@voc.org |
| July 10 |
Uncompahgre Valley Weed Awareness Outreach |
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A field day devoted to removal of Yellow starthistle, a List A eradication weed.
Sponsor: UP Project
Contact: Jim Free
Phone: 970-275-0752
email: jcfree2@msn.com |
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