Location: Osceola National Forest, FL
Active. Varied projects throughout the week. ~1-mile daily hike.
Front country: tent camping in a designated campground.
A VOLUNTEER PROJECT SUGGESTION!
Join us in northern Florida for a week of various projects at Osceola National Forest. This is our first project with this National Forest and we’re excited to spend the week tackling a wide variety of projects including board replacement on a retaining wall, installation of a metal swing set, repainting the exterior of two bathhouses, installation of recreation, multi-use, and road closure signs, wood fence segment replacement in the Olustee Beach Day Use Area.
Service Project Details
Join us in northern Florida for a week of various projects at Osceola National Forest. This is our first project with this National Forest and we’re excited to learn more about Florida’s smallest National Forest. During the project, we’ll be tent camping in a designated campground (Group Landing). The campground has a bathhouse with showers and bathrooms, a pavilion, and limited water and electric hookups.
The saying goes “variety is the spice of life” and this project embraces that completely. Throughout the week our volunteers will tackle a decent list of projects including board replacement on a retaining wall, installation of a metal swing set, repainting the exterior of two bathhouses, installation of recreation, multi-use, and road closure signs, and wood fence segment replacement in the Olustee Beach Day Use Area.
Project Leaders: Chris Stearns and Matt Williams
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Itinerary
Sunday, March 13th. The Volunteer group meets in the morning at a time/place TBD. The group will go through check-in, introductions, orientation, and help to set up basecamp in preparation for the work week ahead.
Monday, March 14th. Workday.
Tuesday, March 15th. Workday.
Wednesday, March 16th. Day off.
Thursday, March 17th. Workday.
Friday, March 18th. Workday.
Saturday, March 19th. Break down camp, good-byes, depart.
Free Time Details
On the Forest visitors enjoy swimming, fishing, kayaking, and boating on Ocean Pond Lake, which is a 1,760-acre natural lake. Group Landing is located on the southern shore of Ocean Pond Lake. The Forest also has roughly 650 miles of motorized and non-motorized hiking trails, 20 miles of the Florida National Scenic Trail, a bevy of small ponds for fishing, and 28,000 acres of federally designated wilderness.
Osceola National Forest is within close proximity to Lake City, FL (12 minutes), Jacksonville, FL (45 minutes), Gainesville, FL (45 minutes), several springs (Ichetucknee Springs, Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park, Little River Springs), and the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.
Accommodations
Tent camping in a designated campground (Group Landing). The campground has a bathhouse with showers and bathrooms, a pavilion, and limited water and electric hookups.
Difficulty
Active.
Task Details
Bending, cutting, hauling, swinging, digging, throwing, pushing, lifting, painting, etc.
Equipment List
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