{"id":1315010,"date":"2019-09-25T18:19:40","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T00:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=988073"},"modified":"2019-09-26T07:37:07","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T13:37:07","slug":"volunteers-needed-for-national-public-lands-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/volunteers-needed-for-national-public-lands-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteers needed for National Public Lands Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As part of National Public Lands Day, volunteers are needed to remove old fencing along the Colorow Trail in New Castle.<\/strong>
Matthew Bennett<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

In honor of National Public Lands Day, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and town of New Castle need volunteers Saturday to work on the Colorow Trail.<\/p>\n

Nearly two miles of barbed wire fencing along the mountain bike and hiking trail, which runs through BLM and New Castle land needs removal.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a big job and we need volunteers to come help us out,\u201d said Hilary Boyd, wildlife biologist with the BLM\u2019s Colorado River Valley Field Office, in a news release. \u201cThe old fencing is dangerous to wildlife and is no longer needed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Residents interested in volunteering should meet at 10 a.m. in Alder Park\u2019s parking lot (850 Alder Ave.) in New Castle.<\/p>\n

The volunteer project will last until 2 p.m.<\/p>\n

According to the news release, the BLM, town of New Castle and New Castle Trails will provide tools, however volunteers should bring their own work gloves, water, snacks and lunch.<\/p>\n

Additionally, volunteers should wear closed-toe shoes, long pants and long sleeves.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are projects going on across the state and country and it\u2019s a really good opportunity for the public that likes to use those lands to get out and work on them as well,\u201d said David Boyd, BLM Public Affairs Specialist.<\/p>\n

According to the National Park Service, National Public Lands Day started in 1994 and occurs annually on the fourth Saturday in September with this year\u2019s installment taking place Sept. 28.<\/p>\n

National Public Lands Day remains the largest single-day volunteer effort for public lands.<\/p>\n

Last year, over 3,500 volunteers contributed more than 190,000 hours to the 8.3 million acres of land the BLM manages in Colorado.<\/p>\n

mabennett@postindependent.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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