CNAP Volunteer Steward Program
Thank you for your interest in becoming a Volunteer Steward!
For a full opportunity description, please click here.
For an application, click here. Fill out and return to: brian.kurzel@state.co.us or Colorado Natural Areas Program 1313 Sherman St, Rm 618 Denver, CO 80203 We are currently seeking Volunteer Stewards for the following far-flung sites:
Arikaree River
Yuma
SLB
2240
Moderate
Part of the largest and best remaining example of a naturally functioning Great Plains river system in Colorado; rich and unique flora and fauna Skills needed: birding, general natural history
Cross Mountain Canyon
Moffat
BLM
2160
A classic example of a superimposed river gorge with vertical cliffs over 200 feet high; rare plants, four listed fish and diverse bird species Skills needed: birding, botany
Deer Gulch
Rio Blanco
1809
Difficult
Two plant species endemic to Green River shales, good quality remnants of Great Basin grassland, mixed mountain shrubland and lower montane Douglas-fir forest communities Skills needed: botany, hiking
Gothic
Gunnison
USFS
1190
Very Difficult
Virgin stands of Engelmann spruce-subalpine fir forest, typical of the upper montane ecosystem of western Colorado; Includes high elevation phenomena such as glacial cirques, moraines, talus slopes and high alpine lakes Skills needed: hiking
Miramonte
San Miguel
DOW
2529
Rare plants found on shale barrens and wetlands; Gunnison sage grouse Skills needed: birding, botany
Mount Goliath
Clear Creek
160
Virgin stands of bristlecone pine interspersed with Engelmann spruce forest and alpine grasslands Skills needed: hiking
North Park Phacelia
Jackson
310
Easy
Federally-listed plant; examples of the Seriphidium novum/Stipa comata community in good condition Skills needed: hiking
Redcloud Peak
Hinsdale
5974
Habitat for rare butterfly Skills needed: hiking
San Miguel River at Tabeguache
Montrose
TNC
259
Highly scenic free-flowing portion of the river, sandbars support high-quality Fremont cottonwood riparian forest Skills needed: weed ID
Trinidad KT
Las Animas
Parks
180
Best surface exposure of Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary in Raton Basin, Colorado, and possibly the world Skills needed: general natural history
Wheeler Geologic
640
A mass of pinnacles and domes, some over several hundred feet tall; the geologic features occur within virgin forests of spruce & subalpine fir Skills needed: hiking
Zapata Falls
Alamosa
619
Stunning geologic exposures, including falls cut through granite by a Pleistocene subglacial stream; excellent montane grasslands; black swifts Skills needed: birding
BLM = Bureau of Land Management; DOW = Division of Wildlife; Parks = State Parks; SLB = State Land Board; TNC = The Nature Conservancy; USFS = U.S. Forest Service