Hitch 4: 7/10/17 - 7/19/17 Crew 1: Red Desert: Wyoming Wilderness Association and Bureau of Land Management Rocksprings field office Crew #1 set off for the Red Desert of south central Wyoming. This vast high altitude desert ecosystem and sagebrush steppe that make up nearly 10,000 acres. "Among the natural features in the Red Desert … Continue reading Hitch 4, 2017
Hitch 3, 2017
Crew 1 - Shoshone National Forest, Popo Agie River District, June 26-July 5 - It has been a few years since we have been privileged to work in our nation's first national forest, Shoshone National Forest, and working near the Popo Agie River was a beautiful reunion. The crew accomplished new trail construction for the … Continue reading Hitch 3, 2017
Hitch 2, 2017
Crew 1 - Glendo State Park and Curt Gowdy State Park, June 12-21 - Starting their hitch at Glendo State Park, Crew 1 had the character building honor of moving all the emergency sandbags from last year's flood warning, breaking the bags down, then storing them. These folks also pulled up old iron spikes from … Continue reading Hitch 2, 2017
Hitch 1, 2017
WELCOME ALL TO THE 2017 HITCH REPORT. AFTER EACH HITCH, THE WCC STAFF WILL POST EACH CREW'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS WITH PICTURES. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT EACH HITCH OR VOLUNTEERING PLEASE CONTACT US. Crew 1 and Crew 4 - Pole Mountain in Medicine Bow National Forest, May 29-June 7 - These crews started building trails for the … Continue reading Hitch 1, 2017
Work Locations 2017
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 Work Locations 2017
Hitch 10, 2016
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 Hitch 10, 2016
Hitch 9, 2016
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 Hitch 9, 2016
Hitch 8, 2016
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 Hitch 8, 2016
Hitch 7, 2016
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 Hitch 7, 2016
Hitch 6, 2016
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 Hitch 6, 2016
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