Field News Recap – September 2024

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Idaho Conservation Corps Update:

Idaho Conservation Corps launched three young adult crews this month. In the beginning of September, 10 members met their leaders at the Boise office and headed up to Boise National Forest and Payette National Forest for training. There, the crews split off to start their unique project work throughout Idaho and Washington.
 
For their first two weeks, Red crew worked with City of Rocks National Reserve, removing sagebrush and widening the tread on the North Fork Circle Creek Trail and Graham Creek Canyon Trail. After brushing, they serviced the fencing by fixing barbed wire and installing metal t-bars. 
 
They finished September in Payette National Forest in the New Meadows Ranger District. They worked on fence removal and Flow Permanence Surveys with the Payette National Forest hydrology staff in Round Valley Creek and Price Valley.
Orange crew headed up to Washington for their first two weeks to work with the Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in Yacolt Burn State Forest. They were assisting in the preparation for the installment of a bridge over Cold Creek. They brushed about 2,795 ft of trail that leads to a new 69 foot trail that they constructed, that will eventually connect to the bridge. The crew also mixed concrete to create the anchor points on each side of the creek. 
 
They returned to work with Washington DNR in Naneum Ridge State Forest, near Ellensburg, WA. They are in collaboration with Evergreen Mountain Biking Association (EMBA) while maintaining mountain biking trails on Naneum Ridge XC Loop, Hustler Trail and Rustler Trails. 
 
Yellow crew started their season in Panhandle National Forests in the Coeur d’Alene Ranger District where they logged out and maintained the Chilco Trail. They bucked out 115 logs and swamped them all. In total, they dug 52 drains and maintained a total of 4 miles of trail. 
 
Yellow crew completed their September with Washington DNR near Omak–7 miles from the Canadian border. They’ll create 7 new campsites at Cold Springs Campground, by assembling picnic tables, brushing fire rings, and mixing concrete to create fire rings.