The American Bar Association (ABA) is looking for volunteers to help the victims of the Fourmile Fire by planting trees on April 23, 2010. The plan is to plant 3,555 baby trees in the Fourmile Canyon, Sunshine Canyon, Gold Hill and Sugarloaf areas.
Those that decide to volunteer will be provided detailed information on specific locations to report to at 8:00 a.m. on the 23rd. ABA organizers say the planting should go until about 4:00 p.m. - possibly ending earlier if there are a large number of volunteers. Volunteers should bring water, snacks and a sack lunch.
Also needed are people to lead planting crews of 8 to 12 volunteers. These "crew leaders" will be trained at a special hands-on workshop on April 19, 2011 at 5 p.m. in the Sugarloaf area (about 20 minutes from Boulder). The crew leaders will then train and lead planting crews on April 23. No special skills or experience is needed to be a crew leader. If you are interested in being a crew leader and can attend the one to two hour workshop on April 19, please contact Ann Rhodes (amr@bhgrlaw.com) or Lisa Decker (ldecker@swlaw.com) ASAP.
If you would like to volunteer, see the project details below, and please send your contact information (including your name, email address and a contact phone number) to the volunteer coordinators listed below. You can also contact the people listed below if you have any questions or concerns or if you know of anyone else who would like to volunteer.
Thanks again for your consideration in helping out!
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PROJECT DETAILS:
Where: Fourmile & Sunshine Canyons, Gold Hill, Sugarloaf areas
Volunteers needed: Anyone age 16 and over is welcome
Bring: Sturdy boots, work gloves, hat, water, shovel, (pick axe and spade would be helpful), and a spirit of adventure! We will supply the trees.
Dress: for spring weather in Colorado foothills (everything)
Interested? Contact one of the following:
Lisa Decker: ldecker@swlaw.com
David Perlick: david@perlicklegalcounsel.com
Ann Rhodes: amr@bhgrlaw.com
Maki Iatridis: adi@bhgrlaw.com
Susan Hofer: susanhofer@mac.com
Kit McChesney: kit.mcchesney@colorado.edu
This is a project sponsored by the American Bar Association Section on Environment, Energy, & Resources' One Million Trees Project. Additional support from Colorado Bar Association Environmental Law Section and Young Lawyers Division, Boulder County Bar Association, and other area lawyers and law firms.
