This year's orientation could have been one of the best since the WCC's creation in 2006. The picture above shows the happy family of 2016 recently trained in chainsawing, trail construction and maintenance to USAF and International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA) standards, wood and wire fencing, Leave No Trace, camp cooking, and all the other … Continue reading Orientation 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
Tourism in Wyoming’s State Parks Increase
"For the third straight year, the Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails division saw record-breaking visitation numbers, with an 8 percent increase." "Over the last decade, visitation to Wyoming has increased 48 percent" The WCC has played a role in Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resource's increase in numbers thanks, in part, to the … Continue reading Tourism in Wyoming’s State Parks Increase
WCC Supports the Antelope Dash Trail Race
The Antelope Dash Trail Race is one of the premier races in Wyoming and it takes place in a state parks the WCC calls home: Curt Gowdy State Park. Happening August 27, 2016, the Antelope Dash has a 4 mile and a 8 mile course selection with smooth turns, rises, and dips making both courses … Continue reading WCC Supports the Antelope Dash Trail Race
Meet the 2016 Field Crew Leaders
This year's selection was difficult to say the least. Patrick, Jim, and Evan deliberated long past the work day into many evenings. We want to thank everyone that took the time to apply for leader - our application takes time as does the interview. We really do appreciate it. As to those that we did … Continue reading Meet the 2016 Field Crew Leaders
Hitch 6, 2015
Crew 1- Fort Bridger State Historic Site/ Bear River State Park, Wyoming, August 10th-19th: This crew started off their last Hitch at the Fort Bridger State Historic Site. They did various tasks around the site to get ready for the Rendezvous festival that is held every year at the historic site. These tasks include building a Tyvek/composite boardwalk … Continue reading Hitch 6, 2015
WCC Builds Some of the Best Mountain Biking Trails in Wyoming
Wyoming has been a long held destination for recreation of the highest caliber. I was under the impression that the trail work WCC has done with Curt Gowdy State Park, Glendo State Park, and others is some of the best around. Well, turns out my suspicions were correct. The WCC has built roughly 40% of the … Continue reading WCC Builds Some of the Best Mountain Biking Trails in Wyoming
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
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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