Mile High United Way Day of Caring 2022

Pollinator Habitat with Environmental Education Hike
Join Open Space and Mountain Parks to replant pollinator habitats at Teller North.

Tasks involve bed prep, soil mending, and planting natives along with seeding. Pollinators provide pollination services to plants in natural/wild landscapes, gardens, and agricultural settings. Just like humans and other animals, pollinators need safe food, water, shelter to support their populations. Land use change, habitat fragmentation, reduced floral resources, and exposure to pollutants and pesticides are all linked to their decline. Volunteers will learn about the important role that pollinators have on ecosystem health and how landscapes can be managed to support them.  

Difficulty:

This project is rated easy. It will require participants to hike, stand, bend, squat, sit.

Preparation: (What you will need to volunteer.)

--Face covering/mask (wear when needed)

--Two-three quarts of water or a camel pack

--Sunglasses, hat, and sunscreen

--Clothing appropriate for weather conditions (dress in layers)

--Work gloves

--Backpack to carry personal items

--Sturdy boots (No lightweight shoes, or “five-finger” types of shoes.)

Dress appropriately for Colorado weather and to work in an outdoor setting off trail. If volunteers come unprepared, you will not be allowed on the project site. If you have questions, contact Kristin Weinberger at weinbergerk@bouldercolorado.gov or 303-910-5603.