Location: Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Strenuous. 3-5 mile daily hikes
Front country: dispersed tent camping
Join us at Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument as we help remediate visitor impacts on GSENM along popular recreation corridors and treat Russian olive in the Escalante River Watershed.
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Service Project Details
In partnership with Grand Staircase Escalante Partners and the Bureau of Land Management, Wilderness Volunteers will help remediate visitor impacts on Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument along popular recreation corridors and treat Russian olive in the Escalante River Watershed. The project will start with Russian olive removal along the Escalante River and/or one of its tributaries using handsaws, herbicide, and loppers (2 days).
The second half of the project will be to address visitor impacts along Hole In The Rock, Spencer Flat, and/or the Burr Trail (will be determined later based on weather and impacts, also 2 days). Volunteers will help address camping impacts like campfires, tree cutting, vehicle trespass, and new site creation. This project may also include addressing and remediating scratched-in and drawn-on graffiti in sandstone canyons and trail work to improve signage and cairn reconstruction and refinement. Volunteers should have the ability to hike 3-5 miles per day and lift 30-40lbs throughout the work day.
This is a medium elevation project: ~4800′.
Project Leaders: Chris Riccardo and Bill Goolsby (Pancho and Lefty)
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Itinerary:
Sunday, May 12th. The Volunteer group meets at midday at a time/place TBD. The group will go through check-in, introductions, and orientation, and will help set up camp in preparation for the work week ahead.
Monday, May 13th. Workday.
Tuesday, May 14th. Workday.
Wednesday, May 15th. Day off.
Thursday, May 16th. Workday.
Friday, May 17th. Workday.
Saturday, May 18th. Break down camp, goodbyes, and depart.
Nearby cities
Escalante, UT
Boulder, UT
Nearby Airports
McCarran International Airport (LAS) – ~340 miles away
Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) – ~302 miles away
Cedar City Regional Airport (CDC) – ~165 miles away
Free Time Details
Hiking in canyons with several options in the immediate area (Harris Wash, Big Horn Canyon, Peekaboo and Spooky Canyons, Zebra Slot Canyon) and scenic drives on Highway 12 or down Hole in the Rock Road. Sightseeing at Devils Garden and 20 Mile Dinosaur Trackway.
Accommodations
Front country: dispersed tent camping near cars.
Difficulty
Strenuous. 3-5 mile daily hikes; ~300' elevation gain.
Task Details
Bending, digging, lifting, carrying, cutting, hauling, tensioning, etc.
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