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, 2016
Crew 1/Long Hair Don't Care - Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, Wyoming and Montana, June 27-July 6 - This crew quickly became experts in constructing buck and rail fence while continuing Crew 2's project from last hitch. Overall, both crews accomplished 2.5 miles of buck and rail. Why buck and rail rather than wire? The … Continue reading Hitch 3, 2016
Hitch 2, 2016
Crew 1/Longhair Don't Care - Sinks Canyon State Park, Wyoming, June 13-22 - This crew had a tough hitch of digging a ditch for 6 days! The ditch is to hide electric lines for the new yurts installed in the Popo Aggie Campground. The big picture for these lines means more people are able to … Continue reading Hitch 2, 2016
Work Locations 2016
The 2016 WCC field season summer projects range from hard core trail work in Glendo State Park to archaeological site restoration near Newcastle. Corps members will gain valuable experience while developing leadership and outdoor skills on 18 projects that include trail maintenance and construction, fencing, beetle kill mitigation, tree planting, historic preservation, and fuels reduction. … Continue reading Work Locations 2016
Hitch 4, 2015
Crew 1 - BLM Newcastle, Wyoming, July 13 - 22 - Crew 1 began work by cutting juniper and cottonwood trees to ease the floodplain for the water near a cluster of ancient Native American pictographs. The crews also restored the native vegetation around the rock art as well cutting the grass. By far, the … Continue reading Hitch 4, 2015
Hitch 2, 2015
Hitch 2 welcomed another successful 10 days. Rare is the hitch were we don't impress our agency contacts. Crew 1 - Worked on various projects in Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area including work on the historic Mason-Lovell Ranch, a 1884 constructed ranch built by the wild man Henry Lovell known for adventures in the cattle … Continue reading Hitch 2, 2015
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