Crew 1- Medicine Bow National Forest- Trails Sponsored by: United States Forest Service Crew 1 spent their time around Med Bow Peak and in the Savage Run Wilderness working to clear over 17 miles of trail. The work consisted of primarily cutting out deadfall, the crew cleared out 157 trees with a chainsaw and 389 … Continue reading Hitch 5, 2019 (July 22-31)
Hitch 4, 2019 (July 8- July 17)
Crew 1- Medicine Bow Routt National Forest- Trails Sponsored by: United States Forest Service This crew spent their hitch clearing 17.5 miles of trail in the Sierra Madres. The work consisted of logging out 910 trees with chainsaws and 113 trees with crosscut. The trails covered both wilderness and non-wilderness areas. For the crews educational … Continue reading Hitch 4, 2019 (July 8- July 17)
Hitch 3, 2019 (June 24- July 3)
Crew 1- Routt National Forest- Trails and Cutting Sponsored by: United States Forest Service (USFS) Crew 1 spent a majority of their time clearing trails inside and near Mt. Zirkel Wilderness just Northwest of Walden CO. The work consisted of both chain sawing and crosscutting deadfall near and on the trail, as well as hauling … Continue reading Hitch 3, 2019 (June 24- July 3)
Hitch 2, 2019 (June 10- June 19)
Crew 1- Sinks Canyon State Park- Invasive Species Removal and Historic Preservation Sponsored By: Wyoming State Parks Crew 1 spent a majority of their time spraying 6 acres of the park to help with the eradication of leafy spurge, an invasive species present amongst most of the park. The spraying was followed by a few … Continue reading Hitch 2, 2019 (June 10- June 19)
Hitch 1, 2019 (May 27- June 5)
Crew 1- Hot Springs State Park- Buck-n-Rail Fencing Sponsored By: Wyoming State Parks Crew 1 kicked off their summer by constructing 0.31 miles of buck-n-rail fence through some of Hot Springs State Parks roughest terrain. They received a taste of just some of the tough work that they'll be completing this summer, as the buck-n-rail … Continue reading Hitch 1, 2019 (May 27- June 5)
Antelope Dash 2019
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Hitch 6, 2018 (August 6- August 15)
Crew 1- Buffalo BLM- Fencing Sponsored by: Devon Energy This crew spent there last hitch doing various work for the Buffalo BLM field office. The work included removing 2 miles of old fencing that was initially for tree rehabilitation, they repaired some buck-n-rail fence, removed fallen trees from Poison Creek trail, repaired a barbed wire … Continue reading Hitch 6, 2018 (August 6- August 15)
Hitch 5
Crew 1 - Bridger Teton national Forest Sponsored by: USFS Who likes fencing? Crew 1 does! They were busy completing a wild-life friendly buck and rail fence around Forest Park Campground near Alpine, WY. Once they completed the fence, they maintained trail on Sheep Creek Trail. This trail work included water drainage mitigation, Rock path … Continue reading Hitch 5
Orientation 2018
This years orientation was a success! Crews came together to learn how to complete all the awesome work we'll be doing this summer across the state. Members started out by getting trained in Wilderness First Aid and then everyone went out to Curt Gowdy State Park to get in house training in fencing, chainsawing, … Continue reading Orientation 2018
2017 Field Season Report
The start of each new year gives us time to reflect on all the things we accomplished during 2017 and a moment to pat each other on the back, and to say, "good on ya," for all the hard work. This year the WCC launched the Wyoming Veterans Trail Crew in partnership with Wyoming State … Continue reading 2017 Field Season Report
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