Cairn Corner: November 2023

Alex Schupp • December 7, 2023

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Breaking Down (Literal) Barriers

In November, VOC's Cairn students joined high school students from WRV’s WYLD Program (WRV Youth Leadership Development ) and Boulder County’s Left Hand Outdoor Challenge to work with City of Boulder Open Space & Mountain Parks staff to improve wildlife habitat. Students removed nearly 2,000 feet of old fence line, which helps restore wildlife migration paths. This fence removal is also part of the North Sky Trail project, which is a project that VOC volunteers worked on this past summer over the course of four projects to help construct this new trail in Boulder County.

Students also were able to learn about wildland firefighting after their service project and put their skills to the test in a fun relay game!

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