BLM Managing Volunteers

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1 Managing Volunteers Jaydon Mead OHV/Volunteer Coordinator -Utah Price Field Office August 2014

2 What to expect? - My Background and Story - Volunteer Management Strategies - OHV / Volunteer Coordinator Program

3 My Background Visiting today from the Utah Price Field Office Home of the San Rafael Swell.

4 My Background -Born and raised in Utah. -Family loves the outdoors. -Began riding OHVs at a young age.

5 My Background Wildland Firefighter in the summers (Forest Service). Part time Maintenance in the winters ().

6 My Background Officially received the title OHV / Volunteer Coordinator through a Internship Program for the Price Field Office. Received the Making a Difference Volunteer Coordinator Award in Utah State University Eastern Received Bachelors Degree Recreation Resource Management, May 2014.

7 My Story OHV / Volunteer Coordinator Duties Complete requirements for OHV Program and RTP Grants. Coordinate volunteer projects to accomplish work on the ground. Maintain and Monitor OHV trail systems. Assist with Travel Management Planning. Maintenance on developed sites. Top Priority Build a NEW positive relationship between the public and the. Why was this important? Local groups had a negative attitude towards. If this did not change the program would fail.

8 My Story What we did to Accomplish our Top Priority Public outreach and building a relationship Gathered contact information Organized monthly meetings Built trust with the local clubs Planned and accomplished projects that were important to the public Worked on projects that benefited both and clubs Created a newsletter

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10 Volunteer Management Strategies Tips to have a successful volunteer program Schedule projects in advance Work with volunteers wants and needs Hold planning meetings Find a way to give acknowledgment Be consistent Use local media to advertise projects Make projects a team effort

11 Volunteer Management Strategies Lessons Learned Positive projects (projects that matter to them) Fun projects (make them want to come back) Volunteer Relationships Have a sense of humor (don t take things so seriously) Do it their way (Use their skill sets to your advantage) Safety Briefings and Risk Management Assessments

12 Show Me The Money!!!

13 OHV Program How our OHV program works? Working through State of Utah, Recreation Trails Program (RTP) and OHV Program Grants. Using these grants to fund OHV coordinator position and specific projects. Volunteers time is used as a in kind service to help match the grants and fund the projects. It s a Win-Win Situation gets help with funding Utah programs see advances in OHV systems, and projects getting done. Public gets an OHV coordinator

14 OHV Program San Rafael Swell OHV Kiosk Grant Applied: March 2011 Complete: December 2013 $18,850 to build and install quality kiosks in 7 main OHV trailhead locations. decided what kiosks to build and ordered materials for the project Volunteer projects to build the kiosks (9 projects) Volunteer project to install the kiosks (7 projects) Grant matches 50% up to the 18,850. (needed $38,000) Total Project Net Worth $50,000. spent $30,000 on materials and wages We submit and received the full amount after onsite checks.

15 OHV Program Work in cooperation with the State-Federal-Local Governments and the Public. State agencies Other federal agencies County and local governments Local clubs and associations Involve everybody! Culvert for Gordon Creek Project was donated by the County. The project took place on both and State Land and was headed by an Eagle Scout and the CCOHVA DNR and employees work side by side with OHV volunteers and boys scouts.

16 Projects Accomplishments Waterfall Trail Head and Behind the Reef (first projects to build a relationship) OHV / Volunteer Coordinator Grant Gordon Creek (Eagle Scout, National Volunteer Award) Kiosk Grant (Education) Motorcycle and Trail Implementation Grant (Chimney Rock)

17 Questions