Volunteers are needed to help with restoration efforts in the Hunter Creek Valley as part of the Hunter-Smuggler Cooperative Plan. We will be pulling weeds to help restore wildlife habitat and reduce the spread of noxious weeds following the prescribed fire slated for spring 2016. The Hunter-Smuggler Plan is an effort to improve wildlife habitat on 4,681 acres of Federal land in the Hunter Creek Valley and on Smuggler Mountain.
Volunteers should bring warm clothes, sun protection, rain gear, long sleeved shirt and pants, closed toed shoes, water, and your own lunch. We will provide coffee and muffins in the morning as well as a thank-you meal for all volunteers after we finish.
This project is a partnership between ACES, Wilderness Workshop, Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers, Pitkin County, City of Aspen, and the U.S. Forest Service.
RSVP at www.aspennature.org. Any questions can be directed to ACES Forest Programs Director Jamie Werner at 970-925-5756 or [email protected].
Photo courtasy of Aspen Center for Environmental Studies.
