Field News Recap – August 2024

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Idaho Conservation Corps Update:

Youth Camping

Red crew traveled to Yakima, WA, for trail maintenance and bridge repair with the Washington Department of Natural Resources.

Brown crew (Backcountry Leadership Program), supported by Idaho Fish and Game, flew into the Frank Church River-of-No-Return Wilderness Area by bush plane. They hiked eight miles to their campsite and spent two weeks clearing trails for improved access, and they got to experience a mule-packout at the end (Mules are loaded with gear bags and led along trails to deliver or retrieve necessary items to remote areas).

Orange crew worked in the Minidoka and Fairfield Ranger Districts of the Sawtooth National Forest, completing trail maintenance on the Virginia Gulch Trail.

young adult Camping

Red crew wrapped up their beaver dam analog projects in Oregon.

Orange crew focused on tree surveys and water bar installations on trails  to divert water off the trail to prevent erosion.

Yellow crew maintained corridor on Payette National Forest trails, saving them from being overgrown and unusable.

The All-Women Blue crew worked on corridor maintenance and trail clearing in Payette National Forest.

Both Red and Blue crews got to host a visit from Senator James Risch’s Washington DC staff.