Mr. Mitchell’s Service Goal 2011-12Mr. Mitchell’s Service Goal 2011-12

I want to work on a trail at the nature center. I want to work on a trail at the nature center. Put up signs, clear the trail.Put up signs, clear the trail.

Make the trail better.Make the trail better.

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,

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.

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

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.

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.

Goal Updates – End of SemesterGoal 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?)

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.