Location: Devils Tower, WY
Strenuous. Daily hikes of 3-miles with 350′ gain
Front country: tent camping in a designated campground
This is a medium elevation project: 3,800+ ft.
We’re so excited to return here! Join us for a variety of tasks including the manual removal of wooden bollards, debris removal from boundary fences, shoring up gaps/holes in our boundary fence, and possible a few more projects!
Service Project Details
Our service project will tackle a variety of tasks including the manual removal of wooden bollards lining the roadway of the National Monument (using electric drills, hammers, chains, and handy jack lifts), the removal of debris from boundary fences (like downed trees, rocks that may have shifted), shoring up gaps and holes in our boundary fence (remedied with 6-strand barbed wire, tensioned with pliers in lieu of mechanical tensioner), and possible a few more projects!
We’ll be based out of the Belle Fourche River Campground and will be hiking up to 4 miles with 350′ gain.
Project Leaders: Chris Stearns and Amy Schwake
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Itinerary:
Sunday, September 24th. The Volunteer group meets at a time/place TBD. The group will go through check-in, introductions, orientation, and will help set up camp in preparation for the work week ahead.
Monday, September 25th. Workday.
Tuesday, September 26th. Workday.
Wednesday, September 27th. Day off.
Thursday, September 28th. Workday.
Friday, September 29th. Workday.
Saturday, September 30th. Break down camp, goodbyes, and depart.
Nearest Cities
Hulett, WY
Nearest Airports
Gillette-Campbell County Airport (GCC) – ~67 miles away
Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP) – ~118 miles away
Free Time Details
Hiking, viewing wildlife and flowers, hanging out by the river, and relaxing.
Accommodations
Front country: tent camping in a designated campground (Belle Fourche River Campground)
Difficulty
Strenuous. Daily hikes of 3-miles with 350' gain
Task Details
Swinging, digging, shoveling, hauling, pushing, leveraging, bending over, lopping, etc.
Equipment List
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