SWV is hosting two events: Saturday, September 2 and Saturday September 9.
Saturday, September 2 is a Leave No Trace education event. SWV will staff a table outside of the Summit Ranger Station, 1 Pinecrest Road, Pinecrest CA from approximately 8:30 am to 3:00 pm. Volunteers can sign up for either a half day or full day. We will be meeting visitors to describe the Leave No Trace principles. Depending on volume, we may also be assisting the Forest Service in writing wilderness permits. This is a great opportunity to educate visitors on the importance of practicing LNT principles in the wilderness.
Saturday, September 9 is a Trail Clearing event. The focus will be clearing one very large tree outside of wilderness on the Coyote Meadows trail. The second part of this event will be to clear additional trees inside of wilderness, fairly close to the wilderness boundary. This will be a chainsaw and crosscut saw project.
Participants should have appropriate apparel (long pants, long sleeve shirts), gloves, sturdy boots. The weather conditions at the time of this writing are unknown so check prior to the event to have appropriate gear. Sunscreen and bug spray are recommended although bugs were minimal last weekend.
Please see the EVENTS page of our website, SWV1.org to signup for either or both of these events.
Jeff Hawley
President, Stanislaus Wilderness Volunteers
