Crew 1, North Tin Cup Creek Project Type: North Tin Cup Creek Artificial Beaver Dams (ABDs) Project Sponsor: Trout Unlimited Salt River For their final hitch Crew 1 got to work as human beavers and build dams and post assisted log structures in the North Tin Cup Creek. While splashing through the work, they also … Continue reading 6th and Final Hitch! Aug 5 – Aug 15
Hitch 5, July 22 – July 31
Crew 1, Platte River Wilderness Area Project Type: Disaster recovery post Mullen Fire Project Sponsor: National Forest Foundation For their fifth hitch Crew 1 worked in the Platte River and Savage Run Wilderness Areas cutting out deadfall and improving trail tread where it was needed. Not only did the crew get to witness some incredible … Continue reading Hitch 5, July 22 – July 31
Hitch 4, 2017
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
A Wyoming Tradition in Public Land and Conservation
I know what you are thinking - another blog post celebrating the National Park Service's 100 year anniversary. Or, yet another post from the WCC describing how important our work is and how good we look while doing it. Well, you are partially, right. It is a big deal that the United States of America … Continue reading A Wyoming Tradition in Public Land and Conservation
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
Getting Stuff Done – 2015 Field Season Summary
Since our first season in 2006, the WCC has fulfilled our promise of leadership in public service. We take pride in knowing that we are investing in our leaders and members to be the next generation of land managers. Our focus on education provides WCC members upper-division college credit, educational scholarships, and provides context to … Continue reading Getting Stuff Done – 2015 Field Season Summary
Hitch 3, 2015
Crew 1 - Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, June 29 - July 8 - Devils Tower NM became the nation's first monument in 1906 by executive order of President Teddy Roosevelt. This crew is not the first or the last to work tirelessly in the hot sun of northeastern Wyoming manually extracting and spraying noxious and … Continue reading Hitch 3, 2015
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