For anybody looking for opportunities to volunteer with in the Shawnee National Forest, The Shawnee Trail Conservancy, The Forest Service and the Society are doing some rock hauling for the River to River Trail in Garden of the Gods Wilderness.  The details are as follows:

 

Friday August 17, 2018, meet at 8:30 AM at Backpackers Parking lot.  Work will be on trail 108i which will be converted to the R2R trail when work is complete.

 

Saturday August 18, 2018, meet at 8:30 AM at the Hitching Post parking lot east of Herod.  Work will continue on placing rock in washouts along the R2R trail.

 

The work involves filling buckets with gravel so that those buckets can be dumped into the pack horses packing gear.  Others may be dumping the packed gravel and leveling it at the other end.  Shovels, pails and other tools are normally provided.  Bring gloves, lunch, bug spray and other gear as you feel appropriate.  The work time usually goes about 4 hours but may be more or less depending on the team working.

 

Thanks for supporting the Shawnee National Forest and the River to River Trail.