Field News Recap – August
Idaho Update: Our Yellow Crew overcame incredible challenges this session, including a roughly 2000’ elevation gain hike into their first week of work at Phoebe Meadows in the Payette National Forest. They completed a trail reroute which entailed digging almost a mile of brand-new trail to avoid the sensitive high alpine meadow. They also got to spend a week near the historic lake Roosevelt where they got to experience the usage of trail pack mules to assist in loading in their gear for the week. They finished off a turnpike project that the Montana Conservation Corps started but was unable to complete. Putting the final touches on a project can be some of the most satisfying trail work out there! The Orange crew had a variety of work each week being different from the last. Started off doing trail work with the Beaur of Land Management out of the Twin Falls District doing some thinning of Doug firs that were encroaching on high alpine poplar stands that are common breeding grounds for elk. They then moved onto doing trail work near the city of rocks national monument on higher elevation trials around Cache Peak. Once completing trail work, they got …