The 2017 WCC field season summer projects range from putting new trail in to boundary work in the Red Desert. Corps members will gain valuable experience while developing leadership and outdoor skills on 24 projects that include trail maintenance and construction, fencing, boundary signs and wilderness improvements, noxious weed removal, beetle kill mitigation, tree planting, … Continue reading
Fall Crew – Curt Gowdy State Park, Wyoming October 3-12 – The crew headed over to Gowdy to work on a connecting trail on the Shoreline Trail as well as fixing a few trouble spots on trails around the park. Wyoming State Parks and the WCC are family and Curt Gowdy State Park is another … Continue reading
Fall Crew – Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources’ South Pass City Historic Site, Wyoming, September 19-28 – The crew set up base in the historic South Pass City mining town with the task of building trails, working on fences, and bridges. The main project was digging trail on BLM and State Parks’ land to … Continue reading
Fall Crew – Fence line near Etna, Wyoming, September, 5 – 10 – Working with Wyoming Game and Fish and US Forest Service, this crew headed to the fence line from Dry Creek to Wolfley Canyon. Jason tracked their progress on his GPS to find out the team cut, cleared, and repaired 7 miles of … Continue reading
Fall Crew -Fence Line near New Fork Lake, Wyoming, August 22-31 – This crew of 4 (Jason Carroll, Eli Riesman, Thadeus Miriello, Madison Williams), ventured into the wilds of New Fork Lake a few miles from Pinedale working for the Wyoming Game and Fish. The crew walked the fence line dividing private property to public … Continue reading
Crew 1/Long Hair Don’t Care – BLM lands near Buffalo, WY, August 8-17 – Crew 1 headed to the wild BLM lands East of Buffalo to work on removing old barbwire fence that was rusting and causing problems for wildlife. Long Hair Don’t Care worked through miles of fence removal and two miles of clearing … Continue reading
Crew 1/Long Hair Don’t Care, Greys River District, Bridger-Teton National Forest, July 25 – August 3 – Crew 1 was in one of the most beautiful parts of Wyoming near the Greys River outside of Alpine. Most of the work involved buck and rail fencing enclosures to keep the cattle away from the water and … Continue reading
