Community Volunteer Forestry Project

Listed by One-Day Volunteer Projects -- Climate Action

About

Forest Thinning and Fuels Reduction – Restoring Forest Health to Promote Future Resilience

Healthy resilient forests will better adapt to unpredictable changes to environmental conditions. Thinning ponderosa pine and Douglas fir forests by reducing woody fuel accumulation will enhance wildlife habitat, promote long-lived healthy carbon sequestering trees and native understory vegetation. This will also support conditions favorable to withstanding reoccurring restorative wildfires, to which these forests are adapted to and dependent upon. Over the past thirty years, fire season in Front Range forests has become longer and more unpredictable, with a trend toward larger, hotter and more frequent wildfire events. Forest managers implement forest thinning treatments in tandem with prescribed fire to improve forest health and buffer our natural systems against potentially more dramatic shifts in future climate conditions. Lunch is provided!

***Pets are not allowed.

Requirements

Difficulty – Moderate to Difficult

This outdoor, off-trail volunteer activity involves physical, sensory, and cognitive engagement. Volunteers should be able to: Use vision and/or other observational skills to identify and distinguish between different plant materials. Use manual dexterity to handle small items and sort materials by type. Safely walk on uneven, natural terrain off trail. Lift and carry materials weighing up to 20 pounds. Maintain awareness of surroundings and follow safety guidance while working outdoors. Ability to use hand tools and other long handled tools.

Reasonable accommodation may be available to support participation. Volunteers are encouraged to communicate any access needs in advance.