June 3-8, 2010: Warm Fire Cheatgrass Perimeter Monitoring Project...but wait, there's more. This project was partnered with another important volunteer project to complete the fencing exclosures for post fire grazing monitoring work. The volunteers smiled and with enthusiasm, headed out to the Kaibab for 6 days of varied project work and great experiences.
Thank you to everyone involved! Your contributions to our organization were instrumental to our continued success monitoring and restoring our treasured landscape. The solid data collected and rigorous science practiced through both the fencing project as well as the Cheatgrass information collected will significantly contribute to the active participation in the management and restoration of the Plateau.
Thank you to everyone involved! Your contributions to our organization were instrumental to our continued success monitoring and restoring our treasured landscape. The solid data collected and rigorous science practiced through both the fencing project as well as the Cheatgrass information collected will significantly contribute to the active participation in the management and restoration of the Plateau.
Last year our volunteers donated over 14,000 hours of their time in the field and office. We are, once again, adding those hours up and celebrating the amazing work done thus far in just the five months of field time in 2010. Thank you for partnering with the Grand Canyon Trust. Your generosity of time and energy has already contributed to:- 10 fence exclosures built!
- Over 50 Cheatgrass plots visited and transects walked!
- Acres of weed pulling and seeds traditionally planted
- Willow trees planted and Tamarisk removed from fragile riparian ecosystems
- Many springs and seeps visited and monitored
- Paria Plateau cleaned up
- Beaver habitat assessed around 2 lakes and several miles of stream, including beaver dams
My favorite quote just recently arrived in my email box from a recent volunteer. During times when I see our ecosystems faltered and our resources scarce, I will pull out this gift, smile, and continue on with my work for this spectacular organization, knowing we are indeed making a difference everyday. Cheers!
"My experience with them and others on the trip has rekindled my hope that there are too many of us kindred spirits to allow the shortsightedness of man to destroy the world we so love." -G.C., 2010
Here's to a year of exploration, restoration, and conservation of our treasured Colorado Plateau.
