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Mr. Mitchell’s Service Goal 2011-12

Mr. Mitchell’s Service Goal 2011-12. I want to work on a trail at the nature center. Put up signs, clear the trail. Make the trail better. Clarify: What, why, how, when… . What Volunteer for Avalonia to maintain trail. Why Enjoy outdoors, hiking.

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Mr. Mitchell’s Service Goal 2011-12

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  1. Mr. Mitchell’s Service Goal 2011-12 I want to work on a trail at the nature center. Put up signs, clear the trail. Make the trail better.

  2. Clarify: What, why, how, when… • What • Volunteer for Avalonia to maintain trail. • Why • Enjoy outdoors, hiking. • Want to contribute to nice trails locally. • Started last year, but didn’t quite succeed. • How • Go to trail 2x a month to hike. • At least 1x, work to improve, at least a little. • When will I know I have succeeded? • When I hike and see no major improvements needed. • When only work is routine (remove small branches). • Some specifics: new blazes, corrected signs,

  3. Write a paragraph… This fall and early winter I would like to continue my volunteer work maintaining a trail at the Nature Center. I enjoy hiking and would like to contribute to the local trail system. However, I would like to complete many improvements that I meant to complete over the summer, but failed to do. These include: remarking or relocating parts of the trail, fixing areas of poor condition (wet areas need boards), and re-blazing a spur from the current trail. I believe that I could accomplish these specifics if I visit the area twice a month: once for routine work and another time for the larger projects. I’ll know I have reached my goal when I have accomplished the specific improvements I have identified. Also, I will know that I have succeeded when I no longer see big improvements that are necessary, only routine maintenance.

  4. Goal Updates – October 27th • Service: to better maintain trail for Avalonia Land Conservancy. • By visiting 2x a month • 1x for walking, 1x for bigger maintenance • Have not done great • Have visited to walk • Have purchased necessary supplies • Need to set time aside on weekend • November 5th & 6th

  5. Goal Updates – October 27th • My service goal for the fall semester was to better maintain the trail I have ‘adopted’ by the Nature Center. I aimed to walk the trail 1x a month and do trail work 1x a month. I have walked the trail at least 1x a month, but have not done any heavy trail work. However, I have purchased some of the necessary supplies (wood, screws, paint). I plan to complete some of this work over the weekend of November 5th and 6th.

  6. Goal Updates – October 27th • What is your goal? • How’s it going? (a little detail) • What to do in future to keep on track or to get back on track or to modify goal.

  7. Goal Updates – End of Semester • What was your goal? • Was it for the semester, or is it a year-long goal? • Either way... Write a comprehensive review of the goal • your successes and challenges • what worked and didn’t, why and why not • what your plan is for the upcoming semester, including details: • What (is your goal?) • Why (choose that?) • How (specifically, will you reach the goal?) • When (will you know you have accomplished the goal?)

  8. Last semester I worked to maintain a trail at the Nature Center. Although I did not accomplish as much as I was hoping to accomplish, I did make some noticeable improvements. I was hoping to have the trail at a point where only routine maintenance was required, but there are still some significant improvements to be made on the trail, including installing boardwalks and locating an overgrown trail. However, I have succeeded in rerouted a mis-labeled trail, clearing a great deal of brush and litter from the trail (particularly after our storms), and correcting the blazes on much of the trail. In fact, last week I was sent a notice from someone about how the trail is much improved (she didn’t know I was working on it). I didn’t accomplish all that I was hoping to because of the time commitment. I thought I would be able to visit the trail twice a month, but I could not always do that. I did not visit at all in December, but managed one or two visits every other month. As I look to the second semester, I will continue working on the trail, with the goal of completing all work by June. With a long weekend in February and time in March, I think I will be able to get many of the bigger projects done by sticking better to my 2-visits-a-month commitment. I’ll know I have reached my goal when I have finished the specific improvements on my list (new sign, replacing lost trail, new boards for bridges) and I no longer see improvements that are necessary, only routine maintenance.

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