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SUMMARY:Cathedral Valley - FULL
DESCRIPTION:The Land \nSouth of the San Rafael Reef reside a conglomerate of magnificent landscapes cut by rivers and split by deep networks of canyons. From the Dirty Devil to the Henry Mountains to Factory Butte\, these lands feature a diverse array of  wilderness-quality lands as yet undesignated. More sparsely inhabited than many other southern Utah recreation destinations\, small towns sit at a crossroads of travel\, often leading select sites to endure high impact visitation. \n\nThe Work \nOur crew will travel far and wide assessing off-road vehicle travel and camping compliance at a series of sites\, 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. \nVolunteers Needed: (8)\nProject Lead: Talitha McGuire\nContact: talitha@suwa.org \n  \n\nItinerary\nA comprehensive itinerary will be provided to registered volunteers. \n\nTue Apr 30 – Wed May 1\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/cathedral-valley/
CATEGORIES:Stewardship Project
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SUMMARY:Book Cliffs - FULL
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. \nNear the town of Green River\, Utah\, a second escarpment\, the Roan Cliffs\, rises above the Book Cliffs\, and together the two climb a vertical mile above the desert. From a distance the double rampart appears to be a smooth\, unbroken wall\, but on closer inspection it resolves into a complicated network of spurs\, ridgelines\, and canyons. \nThe Book Cliffs-Desolation Canyon wilderness is a merging of three different worlds: the great rampart of the Roan and Book Cliffs\, the high alpine forests and meadows of the Tavaputs Plateau\, and the inner world of Desolation Canyon. \nIt is all marvelous wilderness. Abundant wildlife and rugged beauty have made the Book Cliffs wilderness one of Utah’s most popular backcountry destinations. Each year the region draws more than 6\,000 hunters\, and an equal number of river runners make the float trip through Desolation Canyon annually. \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\nSat May 4 – Sun May 5\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/canyon-country-stewardship-project-ii/
CATEGORIES:Stewardship Project
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SUMMARY:Bears Ears National Monument Survey - FULL
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 \nGet ready for a weeklong training and survey of cultural resources in one of the most magnificent landscapes in southern Utah! In partnership with USFS archaeologists\, our work scope will focus on one or more of the following activities: \n\nSurveying for cultural resources along existing routes and roads not surveyed in the past\nSite-specific monitoring and updating of known cultural sites\nRecording of new cultural sites\n\nVolunteers Needed: (6)\nProject Lead: Talitha McGuire\nContact: talitha@suwa.org \n  \n\nItinerary\nA comprehensive itinerary will be provided to registered volunteers. \n\nMon May 13 – Fri May 17\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-national-monument-survey-project/
CATEGORIES:Stewardship Project
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SUMMARY:Cedar Mountain Wilderness - FULL
DESCRIPTION:The Land \n\nThe Cedar Mountain Wilderness is located in northwestern Utah. The vegetation on the upper elevations is dominated by junipers\, hence the name. The Cedar Mountain Wilderness includes more than half of the 180\,000 acres (730 km2) Cedar Mountain Herd Management Area\, where feral horses have grazed since they were introduced in the late 19th century.  A survey conducted in December 1991 counted 444 horses\, and parts of the herd can often be seen on the wilderness where their impacts on native vegetation communities are apparent and widespread. \n\n\nCongress designated the Cedar Mountain Wilderness primarily in response to an effort by members of the Utah congressional delegation and governor to block rail access to a proposed high-level nuclear waste storage facility on the nearby Skull Valley Indian Reservation. The project was sponsored by a consortium of nuclear power companies known as Private Fuel Storage. The project was killed in 2012 amid legal obstacles and substantial local opposition. Since that time\, the Cedar Mountain Wilderness has continued to see tremendous ORV impacts – especially during fall hunting season – due to the profligate presence of roads effectively intersecting and dividing the wilderness parcels. \n\n\nThe Work \nOur emphasis is the entire boundary and east-west passes of the Cedar Mountain Wilderness. Motorized use (especially dirt bike travel) is increasing its impacts in and along the protected wilderness. We will work both to manually remediate impacts on the ground (raking; picking; mulching; barricading) and install informative and educational signage to protect the boundary. \n\nOur Objective: To remediate the impacts of off-road vehicle travel and camping in northern Utah wilderness study areas. \nVolunteers Needed: (8)\nProject Lead: Nicole Milavetz & Diana Haro\nContact: nicole@suwa.org \n  \n\nItinerary\nA comprehensive itinerary will be provided to registered volunteers. \n\nThu May 23 – Fri May 24\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/cedar-mountain-wilderness-2/
CATEGORIES:Stewardship Project
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