Field News Recap- July 2025
young adult camping crews All ICC crews are currently wearing yellow hard hats despite the crew names due to a supplier shortage. Red Crew (YA 25) began July in the Boise National Forest – Cascade Ranger District, where they completed forest thinning. In the second and third weeks of the month, they continued thinning work, then moved to the Payette National Forest – New Meadows and McCall Ranger Districts to conduct forest data surveys. They ended the month with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Mill Creek, where they focused on invasive plant removal and trail maintenance. Orange Crew (YA 26) worked with the Payette National Forest – New Meadows and McCall Ranger Districts to perform forest data surveys. They then partnered with the Nez Perce–Clearwater National Forest, clearing trails by bucking logs. To close July, they joined the Caribou-Targhee National Forest – Ashton and Island Park Ranger Districts for trail maintenance. Blue Crew (YA 27) started the month with the Payette National Forest – New Meadows and McCall Ranger Districts, where they conducted forest data surveys. For the next three weeks, they partnered with the Idaho Falls Bureau of Land Management to spray herbicide for invasive species management east of Idaho […]
