Report on 5/10/16 FOS Group Work Day

The following report was submitted by Ann Bennett, Work Day Coordinator:

Despite all the rain in the forecast, we had a beautiful work day with sunshine and temps in the 60's.   Overnight rain meant the dirt trails had to be closed but the WWT was still open for riders.  Many thanks to the volunteers who helped get the campgrounds ready for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.

 

 

  Firepits were cleaned out by Bill Fiordelise and Steph Lackquement, Linda Fiordelise and Jo Watson cleaned the gutters of the horse shelters, Bob Bender and Alan Ball checked all the picnic tables and replaced and tightened bolts, Lora Conrad bleached and scrubbed the pit toilets,

Ann Bennett and Pam Ball sorted redemption cans and bottles and walked the Wet Weather Trail near Hwy 2 to pick up trash and cans, John Byrd with Bob and Marsha Achenbach took a chainsaw and walked the Croton loop to remove an unpassable downed tree and cleared that loop, then came back for loppers and cleared trail out the  Upper Campground. 

 Denise and Gary Schieffer served a delicious lunch to hungry volunteers of sloppy joes, broccoli soup, salad, chips and brownies, with coffee or punch to drink.

Thank you to John Byrd in advance as he expects to take a small crew of volunteers out some time next week to cut downed trees off the trails if they dry up enough for 4 wheelers.  

John also had signs made to acknowledge the grants and agencies that contributed to the construction of the new horse shelters in 2013 and 2014.

The mounting blocks built by John Byrd and Ringo and Brenda Covert at the Upper and Lower Campgrounds are awesome and sturdy and we have already received comments from riders who used them.



Pam and Alan Ball took 4 grandchildren out to Shimek Forest in April to pick up trash and cans - a good way to teach children about volunteerism.  Then they roasted hot dogs and marshmallows.