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Ordinary citizens. Extraordinary natural resources. Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC) brings these two Colorado resources together on well-managed, large-scale volunteer stewardship projects on local, state and federal public lands.
VOC also shares expertise and resources, helping establish organizations like the Colorado 14ers Initiative and Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers. Through the Outdoor Stewardship Institute, VOC develops tools to help land managers and other non profits effectively manage volunteers and outdoor volunteer events.
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VOC motivates and enables citizens to become active stewards of Colorado’s natural resources.
People help the land and in turn the land helps people, bringing them together, giving them a sense of accomplishment and building an ethic of stewardship.
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Community Stewardship
Stewardship Projects - VOC stages 20-25 high-priority projects annually throughout Colorado. Children, youth and adults participate in, and even help plan and manage these events ranging in size from 10 to 1,000 and lasting a morning to a week.
VOC Youth - Colorado’s future stewards learn teamwork, leadership and project management as they give back. Cairn provides year-round leadership challenges and service opportunities. Youth SWAT (Stewardship with a Team) engages community youth and school groups. Youth are also important participants in classic projects and plan youth only projects.
SWAT (Stewardship with a Team) - Corporate teams and community groups get involved through flexible volunteer work days tailored to the group’s needs.
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VOC Impact
286 projects
50,000 volunteers
2,800 youth
2,000 leaders trained
190 miles of trail built or restored
85,000 trees, scrubs and plants planted
$15 million in donated labor costs
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Outdoor Stewardship Institute
OSI is a program of VOC that provides tools to help non profits and agencies effectively plan and implement volunteer projects and programs.
Training - OSI training provides technical and leadership skills to safely lead volunteers on stewardship projects.
Volunteer Outdoors - This web-based volunteer clearinghouse and project management database provides one-stop shopping for volunteer opportunities and powerful data management and communication tools for agencies.
Technical Assistance - From restoration methods to project management, OSI provides expertise to help organizations build volunteer capacity.
VOC's website
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