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SUMMARY:Bears Ears Region 2
DESCRIPTION:The Land \nWith the designation of Bears Ears National Monument on December 28th\, 2016\, a new layer of protection was granted to some of the most spectacular places in southern Utah. There is Cedar Mesa\, with its incredible canyons running toward the San Juan River. There is White Canyon to the west of Natural Bridges. There are the Bears Ears themselves and the high ponderosa forests of Elk Ridge. To the north there’s Beef Basin and Indian Creek. Nearly 100\,000 archaeological and cultural sites were covered by the proclamation\, with protections afforded to a historied landscape long-neglected and actively undermined by private interests. \n\nThe Work \nWe are returning to Cedar Mesa to work with the BLM Monticello on recreation impact restoration projects. Work tasks will vary by need and are slated to include: remediating impacts caused by nonpermitted ORV travel using manual tools and strategies use as dead planting and vertical mulch.  If needed\, signs and other infrastructure will be installed to further manage travel. \nVolunteers Needed: (8)\nProject Lead: Talitha McGuire\nContact: talitha@suwa.org \n\nItinerary\nA comprehensive itinerary will be provided to registered volunteers. \n\nThu Oct 3 – Sun Oct 6\n\n\nProject Rating  \nLevel 2 – Our most common trip incorporates mid- to heavy-lifting\, work in remote landscapes at varying elevations\, an increased diversity of tool use\, and an emphasis on physical fitness and hiking competency. \n\nCamping & Meals \nSpecific location of camping site(s) will be provided in the Welcome Letter sent to registered volunteers. \nSUWA provides select meals\, snacks and drinks during the project. Volunteers are responsible for all additional meals not specified in the Welcome Letter during their stay. \n\nVolunteer Responsibilities \nParticipants are responsible for their own food\, water and camping gear as well as transportation to and from the project site(s). Volunteers should plan to be away from camp all day each of the work days. A recommended pack list will be sent along with the project Welcome Letter  (4) weeks prior to the start date. \n\nRegistration & Acceptance Timeline \nA 2024 General Volunteer Application is required for this project. \n \n\nWhen we have received your form\, you will receive a confirmation e-mail within (5) working days of submission.\nIn order to ensure participation by the most diverse applicants\, we log all applications until (8) weeks prior to the project. At this point\, you will first receive a call from our stewardship team to further discuss the project.\nFollowing this call\, you will receive an e-mail confirming whether you have been placed on the “project roster” or a “waiting list.”\nIf you are selected for the project roster\, you will then complete a Volunteer Agreement.\nIndividuals on the Waitlist List will be contacted if space opens due to cancellation within (2) weeks of the project start date.\nAt (4) weeks before the project start date\, registered and confirmed participants will receive a Welcome Letter\, with a comprehensive itinerary\, including: driving instructions\, a Project Map for mobile devices (when applicable)\, a notification about carpools and/or caravans\, and any additional information pertinent to the project.\nWithin (2) weeks of the project you will receive a direct call from our stewardship coordinator to answer any additional questions you may have.\n\nIf you have any questions at any point throughout the process\, please do not hesitate to contact us here or by calling  (435) 259-9151. \nAPPLY NOW
URL:https://suwa.org/events/bears-ears-region-ii/
CATEGORIES:Stewardship Project
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241011
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241012
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SUMMARY:University of Utah Alternative Break Stewardship Day
DESCRIPTION:The Partnership \nEvery year our Stewardship Program partners with the University of Utah’s Bennion Center to provide an in-field Stewardship Day to teach students about wilderness\, public lands\, land management and the nitty-gritty of practical land-restoration strategies. This is an opportunity exclusively for students attending a University of Utah Alternative Break Program.  \n\nThe Work \nIllegal travel and impacts in and adjacent to WSAs will be remediated with a variety of techniques\, including: \n\nRaking\, vertical mulching\, and other surface naturalization strategies;\nPlacing heavy stone and downed logs to naturalize the impacted travel area;\nInstallation of education signage to prevent future incursions.\n\nVolunteers Needed: Pre-arranged Group\nProject Lead: Ellie Swanson\nContact: ellie@suwa.org \n\nItinerary\nA comprehensive itinerary will be provided to registered volunteers. \n\nFri Oct 11\n\n\nProject Rating  \nLevel 2 – Our most common trip incorporates mid- to heavy-lifting\, work in remote landscapes at varying elevations\, an increased diversity of tool use\, and an emphasis on physical fitness and hiking competency. \n\nCamping & Meals \nSpecific location of camping site(s) will be provided in the Welcome Letter sent to registered volunteers. \nSUWA provides select meals\, snacks and drinks during the project. Volunteers are responsible for all additional meals not specified in the Welcome Letter during their stay. \n\nVolunteer Responsibilities \nParticipants are responsible for their own food\, water and camping gear as well as transportation to and from the project site(s). Volunteers should plan to be away from camp all day each of the work days. A recommended pack list will be sent along with the project Welcome Letter  (4) weeks prior to the start date. \n\nRegistration & Acceptance Timeline \nA 2024 General Volunteer Application is required for this project. \n \n\nWhen we have received your form\, you will receive a confirmation e-mail within (5) working days of submission.\nIn order to ensure participation by the most diverse applicants\, we log all applications until (8) weeks prior to the project. At this point\, you will first receive a call from our stewardship team to further discuss the project.\nFollowing this call\, you will receive an e-mail confirming whether you have been placed on the “project roster” or a “waiting list.”\nIf you are selected for the project roster\, you will then complete a Volunteer Agreement.\nIndividuals on the Waitlist List will be contacted if space opens due to cancellation within (2) weeks of the project start date.\nAt (4) weeks before the project start date\, registered and confirmed participants will receive a Welcome Letter\, with a comprehensive itinerary\, including: driving instructions\, a Project Map for mobile devices (when applicable)\, a notification about carpools and/or caravans\, and any additional information pertinent to the project.\nWithin (2) weeks of the project you will receive a direct call from our stewardship coordinator to answer any additional questions you may have.\n\nIf you have any questions at any point throughout the process\, please do not hesitate to contact us here or by calling  (435) 259-9151. \nAPPLY NOW
URL:https://suwa.org/events/university-of-utah-alternative-break-stewardship-day/
CATEGORIES:Stewardship Project
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241015
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SUMMARY:West Desert WSAs 3 - Volunteers Needed - 1 Spot Available
DESCRIPTION:The Land \nUtah’s West Desert is a remote\, sprawling collection of magnificent landscapes containing a series of distinctive “island” ranges including the Deep Creek Mountains\, the House Range\, the Wah-Wahs\, Notch Peak\, and more. Spanning several counties and hundreds of miles of remote roads\, many of the regions spectacular features are protected as wilderness study areas (WSAs) and managed by the local BLM. Limited resources and expansive territory combine for a particular need to recruit volunteers to ensure proper monitoring and maintenance of the West Desert’s diverse and unique landscapes. \n\nThe Work \nOur crew will travel far and wide across the West Desert assessing off-road vehicle travel and camping compliance at a series of sites in select wilderness study areas\, remediating where appropriate. We will install needed signage and managing off-road vehicle travel. Work tasks will vary by need\, and are slated to include: assembling (with hardware) posts and signs; hoisting and leveling mid-weight to heavy materials; the use of manual tools such as rakes\, picks and shovels; team-moving of boulders and other large natural debris. \n*Further details and WSA locations to be specified after August 15th \n\nVolunteers Needed: (8)\nProject Lead: Talitha McGuire\nContact: talitha@suwa.org \n\nItinerary\nA comprehensive itinerary will be provided to registered volunteers. \n\nFri Oct 11 – Mon Oct 14\n\n\nProject Rating  \nLevel 2 – Our most common trip incorporates mid- to heavy-lifting\, work in remote landscapes at varying elevations\, an increased diversity of tool use\, and an emphasis on physical fitness and hiking competency. \n\nCamping & Meals \nSpecific location of camping site(s) will be provided in the Welcome Letter sent to registered volunteers. \nSUWA provides select meals\, snacks and drinks during the project. Volunteers are responsible for all additional meals not specified in the Welcome Letter during their stay. \n\nVolunteer Responsibilities \nParticipants are responsible for their own food\, water and camping gear as well as transportation to and from the project site(s). Volunteers should plan to be away from camp all day each of the work days. A recommended pack list will be sent along with the project Welcome Letter  (4) weeks prior to the start date. \n\nRegistration & Acceptance Timeline \nA 2024 General Volunteer Application is required for this project. \n\nWhen we have received your form\, you will receive a confirmation e-mail within (5) working days of submission.\nIn order to ensure participation by the most diverse applicants\, we log all applications until (8) weeks prior to the project. At this point\, you will first receive a call from our stewardship team to further discuss the project.\nFollowing this call\, you will receive an e-mail confirming whether you have been placed on the “project roster” or a “waiting list.”\nIf you are selected for the project roster\, you will then complete a Volunteer Agreement.\nIndividuals on the Waitlist List will be contacted if space opens due to cancellation within (2) weeks of the project start date.\nAt (4) weeks before the project start date\, registered and confirmed participants will receive a Welcome Letter\, with a comprehensive itinerary\, including: driving instructions\, a Project Map for mobile devices (when applicable)\, a notification about carpools and/or caravans\, and any additional information pertinent to the project.\nWithin (2) weeks of the project you will receive a direct call from our stewardship coordinator to answer any additional questions you may have.\n\nIf you have any questions at any point throughout the process\, please do not hesitate to contact us here or by calling  (435) 259-9151. \nAPPLY NOW
URL:https://suwa.org/events/west-desert-wsas-iii/
CATEGORIES:Stewardship Project
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241019
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SUMMARY:Green River Corridor
DESCRIPTION:The Land \nBetween Price\, Utah and Grand Junction\, Colorado\, Highway 6 and Interstate 70 cross 170 miles of barren and windswept terrain. The drive would be lonely but for a constant companion: the thousand-foot-high wall of the Book Cliffs that parallels the highway just to the north. Winding for 250 miles across Utah and Colorado\, it is the longest continuous escarpment in the world. \nCutting through this escarpment is an 84 mile segment of the Green River through Desolation and Gray canyons. At 290\,845 acres\, the Desolation Canyon Wilderness Study Area is the largest WSA managed by BLM in the contiguous 48 states. The WSA has an extensive system of deep canyons\, arches\, pinnacles\, and other erosional remnants not known to occur elsewhere in the Wasatch Formation in similar concentrations or settings. Vegetation is diverse\, ranging from desert to high mountain types in a distance of only 5-10 miles. \nAt the WSA’s southern end\, the region receives use from river runners nearing the end of their journey and backcountry recreators enjoying riverside camps and the corridor’s stunning\, rugged beauty. \n\nThe Work \nOur work will focus on wilderness study area boundary delineation and protection. Nonpermitted travel and camping in protected wilderness areas requires strategic management. We will install proper wilderness boundary signage\, build natural and constructed barriers to travel\, and otherwise clearly delineate protected landscapes from open route travel areas. Strategies may include vertical mulching with large boulders and downed trees/logs\, the building of rock cairn baskets (wired baskets filled with rock to define a border or edge)\, and extensive raking and naturalization of ORV tracks. \n\nVolunteers Needed: (8)\nProject Lead: Ellie Swanson\nContact: ellie@suwa.org \n\nItinerary\nA comprehensive itinerary will be provided to registered volunteers. \n\nWeds Oct 16 – Fri Oct 18\n\n\nProject Rating  \nLevel 2 – Our most common trip incorporates mid- to heavy-lifting\, work in remote landscapes at varying elevations\, an increased diversity of tool use\, and an emphasis on physical fitness and hiking competency. \n\nCamping & Meals \nSpecific location of camping site(s) will be provided in the Welcome Letter sent to registered volunteers. \nSUWA provides select meals\, snacks and drinks during the project. Volunteers are responsible for all additional meals not specified in the Welcome Letter during their stay. \n\nVolunteer Responsibilities \nParticipants are responsible for their own food\, water and camping gear as well as transportation to and from the project site(s). Volunteers should plan to be away from camp all day each of the work days. A recommended pack list will be sent along with the project Welcome Letter  (4) weeks prior to the start date. \n\nRegistration & Acceptance Timeline \nA 2024 General Volunteer Application is required for this project. \n \n\nWhen we have received your form\, you will receive a confirmation e-mail within (5) working days of submission.\nIn order to ensure participation by the most diverse applicants\, we log all applications until (8) weeks prior to the project. At this point\, you will first receive a call from our stewardship team to further discuss the project.\nFollowing this call\, you will receive an e-mail confirming whether you have been placed on the “project roster” or a “waiting list.”\nIf you are selected for the project roster\, you will then complete a Volunteer Agreement.\nIndividuals on the Waitlist List will be contacted if space opens due to cancellation within (2) weeks of the project start date.\nAt (4) weeks before the project start date\, registered and confirmed participants will receive a Welcome Letter\, with a comprehensive itinerary\, including: driving instructions\, a Project Map for mobile devices (when applicable)\, a notification about carpools and/or caravans\, and any additional information pertinent to the project.\nWithin (2) weeks of the project you will receive a direct call from our stewardship coordinator to answer any additional questions you may have.\n\nIf you have any questions at any point throughout the process\, please do not hesitate to contact us here or by calling  (435) 259-9151. \nAPPLY NOW
URL:https://suwa.org/events/green-river-corridor/
CATEGORIES:Stewardship Project
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