Kalu Yala

Outdoor Recreation Goals: Spring 2013

Director Semester Goals

  • Consistency
  • Solid Work Ethic
  • Leadership

Techniques

  • “Lead By Example”
    • Set standards and expectations
    • Demonstrate good work ethic
    • Professionalism (maintain “boss” status, express concerns)
  • Provide tasks to each intern throughout entire semester
    • Have list of projects to be started/completed over semester
      • Break down each project into tasks to be assigned to individuals on daily or weekly basis.
  • Have consistent group and individual meetings
    • Openly communicate with all other directors, meet on a regular basis
    • Designate time for each individual intern (meetings or work days)
    • Program Group meetings on regular basis
    • Valley Group meetings (beginning/end each stint?)
  • Be resourceful
    • Research and have plans/ideas ready for interns (demonstrate knowledge of projects/tasks)
    • Be ready to help interns/ guide them in right direction (ex. with personal projects)

Possible Outdoor Rec Projects

New Trails
Goal- to expand options and difficulty levels of trails within property

  • Explore property (follow cattle paths, bush wack new paths, clear, and photograph)
  • Place markers to define final trail path
  • Do overall general clearing so markers noticeable, and general sense of direction determined
  • Break trail into segments and begin detailing each section.

Stairs for Existing + New Trails
Goal- allow easier access along trail/ improve safety of trail

  • Have min. 2 interns walk up and down entire trail, and mark areas where they find it difficult or too steep.
  • Have interns determine how many stairs will be needed, record to prep materials.
  • Work with interns to show them how to build first stair. Allow them to complete

Drainage for Existing + New Trails
Goal- avoid damage to trail during rainy season

  • Show interns how to trench.
  • Walk trail with them to show where drainage is needed, and why.

Benches/Picnic Table
Goal- to allow users to rest along trail/ at top

  • Show interns where benches/table will be placed.
  • Show them general design, ask for suggestions or ideas
  • Determine final design
  • Collect material
  • Build

Species Signs
Goal- to include knowledgeable and educational awareness along trail

  • Team up with Bio
  • Mark out areas along trail (lookouts, canopy-covered areas, high density of trees, anywhere interesting, identify species and include on signs.
  • Show example of expectations for visual appearance, allow freedom to redesign if wanted.
  • Determine final design, present proposal
  • Print/ laminate designs
  • Collect/ purchase materials for sign structures
  • Mount laminated visual on sign structure along trail.

GPS (??)
Goal-  begin mapping property

  • Record coordinates of property
  • Upload to software
  • Make map of property/ trails

Work With Business Program
Jungle Adventures
Goal- to allow outsiders to come experience Kalu Yala

  • Team up with business
  • Discuss expectations/priorities for tour
  • Communicate Business and OR team progressions (messenger)
  • Create activities/games for visitors to enjoy (make list of available programs/activities)
  • Take notes of likes/dislikes and successes vs improvements if/when groups make it out for adventure weekend.

Tour Guide
Goal- to develop understanding of trails and share with outsiders
Walk trails and get to know real well/ become expert

  • Work with Bio team and Locals to get to know environment on trail
  • Set up practice runs with other interns as audience, get feedback
  • Guide tours on trails if/when jungle adventurers come out to property

Monumental Art Park
Goal- to add unique and attractive features to property

  • Determine best location for park (review schematic village drawings, scope out cleared out areas with views.
  • Design layout (benches, tables, scupltures etc)
  • Begin constructing “furniture”
  • Start creating artwork for park

Leisure Multi-purpose court
Goal- to provide additional recreational activities for those waiting for or not interested in volleyball

  • Create survey to determine which activities would be most appropriate for community
  • Determine placement of field/court, mark corners/perimeter
  • Clear area, dig-u/pack down ground (remove weeds/roots)
  • Add necessary drainage, etc
  • Lay/ pin down plastic sheeting
  • Cover with sand

Fishing
Goal- to expand recreational use of rivers, and include in  Jungle Adventure program planning

  • Explore rivers/ streams
  • Talk with locals to find out their knowledge on local fishing strategies
  • test and document different fishing spots (include time of day, technique, species, location, etc)

Camp Hospitality
Goal- to make sure basecamp is welcoming and hospitable to all who visit

  • Organize/clean camp area (maintain cleanliness)
  • Improve aesthetics of basecamp (artwork, ornamental plants, etc)
  • Create “camp paths” (ex. to bathroom, to ag plot, to chicken coop, etc)
  • Clear overgrown areas
  • Make sure all essential amenities are available at camp

Build Low Ropes Course
Goal- to test team communication and ability to work together, to get to know/trust eachother
*Use as an icebreaker for OR (first group project for OR team members)

  • Have meeting and review/discuss low ropes course proposal (by Anne Shingler)
  • Make list of materials needed
  • Go out and harvest materials (in small groups)
  • Arrange materials by project
  • Break into teams and build different course structures
  • Test structures as group
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