Action: NE-6 | Longmont Indicators / Sustainability Plan

NE-6Continue and increase participation in existing volunteer programs

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Volunteers are the lifeblood of many environmental stewardship efforts, including maintenance, restoration, information, and monitoring of the community’s many environmental assets. Continued and increased volunteer participation is needed as the parks, open space, and trails systems expand.

Since the creation of the strategy in the Sustainability Plan, the City has hired a full time volunteer coordinator, launched a volunteer portal, and expanded volunteer opportunities.

Tasks

What are we doing?

2/2025
Convert part-time Volunteer Projects Coordinator and Sandstone Ranch Volunteer Coordinator positions to full time. Updated job titles: Volunteer Coordinator and Environmental Education Coordinator.
Budget approved, transition in process.
10/1/2025
Nature Everywhere Grant: Increase equitable access to the outdoors and outdoor programming for youth and families
Nature Everywhere grant opportunity in partnership with Community & Neighborhood Resources, Children, Youth & Families, Longmont Community Foundation, and Thorne Nature Experience.

What has been done?

12/31/2022
Launch new volunteer opportunities: Trail Ambassadors and Citizen Scientists-Phenology
In 2022, two new ongoing volunteer opportunities successfully created and filled: Trail Ambassadors and Citizen Scientists - Phenology Walk
12/31/2022
GOCO Grant with Wildlands Restoration Volunteers
06/30/2021
Hire a Volunteer Coordinator
Parks, Open Space and Trails hired a Volunteer Coordinator to help expand their programs.

Related actions

Implementation (On time)
Envision Longmont
5.15. Community Parks, Trails and Open Space Volunteers

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Continuous

Responsible organizations

Contact persons

Taylor Gifford
Natural Resources Volunteer Coordinator
Parks and Natural Resources
David Bell
Director of Parks and Natural Resources
Parks and Natural Resources

Information updated 01/17/2025

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What are we doing?

Convert part-time Volunteer Projects Coordinator and Sandstone Ranch Volunteer Coordinator positions to full time. Updated job titles: Volunteer Coordinator and Environmental Education Coordinator.

Nature Everywhere Grant: Increase equitable access to the outdoors and outdoor programming for youth and families

What has been done?

Launch new volunteer opportunities: Trail Ambassadors and Citizen Scientists-Phenology

GOCO Grant with Wildlands Restoration Volunteers

Hire a Volunteer Coordinator

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