“Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all.”
- Sam Ewing
Honestly, it was a grueling weekend. I was about to explain in detail just how grueling, but I’m still too tired! Briefly, we got 200 plants in the ground, installed four footbridges and removed a bunch of barbed wire fencing. Thankfully, we had many people of character, the kind that turned up their sleeves! Sinjin and I would like to mention each of them by name:
- Todd Street and Sarah Stinchcomb from ERC, thanks for the expertise! Special mention for Sarah, who battled on even after suffering a fence-inflicted wound to her side.
- Charlie Meyers from the Denver Post, thanks for taking the time to visit and chat; coverage for projects like BPR will make it easier for future stream restoration projects.
- Ed Eberle, thanks for the labor and materials to build the footbridges. Some of us wish they weren’t so darn heavy, but we know they will last a long time. Thanks also for “donating” your raft – it was great while it lasted.
- Bob Schmidt, Ken Neubecker and Kendall Henry. Thanks for working both Saturday and Sunday!
- Last but not least, the other volunteers, in no particular order: Michael Harrington, Bill Honeyfield, Ralph Rhodes, Wes Carey, Bob Gray, Lee Schilling, Jan Dvorak, Neil Dvorak, Don Logelin, Tom Thomas, Fred Rasmussen, Judy Henning, Mike Wehmeyer, Robin Jones, Bill McLaughlin, John Meyer, Kelvin Melton, Gary Rodgers, Phil Beranato, Mike Hobbs, John Aaron, Sam Humpert and Andy Idema. Our sincere apologies if we left someone out – that’s why we had the sign-up sheet!
Thanks also to Mark at CUSP (Coalition for the Upper South Platte) for lending us the shovels. And of course, major kudos to Sinjin Eberle for leading this project! In case you missed it because of the sweat dripping in your eyes, this is an outstanding stretch of river that the public is already enjoying in increasing numbers. Just imagine the trophy fish that will be there in the coming years!
Rick Matsumoto
Communications Manager
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