FOS Workday Planned for July 11, 2018

FRIENDS OF SHIMEK FOREST (FOS)

July 11th, 2018  WORK DAY –

  CAN YOU COME HELP? 

Come join other friends of Shimek at 8am at the Lick Creek Upper Campground on Wednesday, July 11th at the Day Parking Area.  Ann Bennett is the Work Day Coordinator.  Forester John Byrd  will assign work day tasks, volunteers will sign liability forms ( if needed) and volunteer log. After a morning of work, all will return to the Upper Campground at noon for a great lunch courtesy of Shawn and Mary Skillman with some help from Ann Bennett and Bonnie Moothart.  Shawn has quite a reputation for excellent grilled ribs --so come work for the morning and enjoy the reward!   Everyone working will report back to Ann and Forester Byrd on the progress they made and Forester Byrd will update all of us on what is happening at Shimek now and plans for this fall.   Remember—no previous volunteer experience necessary.


Please RSVP to FOS by email  shimekfriends@gmail.com   so we know what you are bringing for tools and equipment (if any), what job you might do, and to have a headcount for the meal.     If pouring rain (Oh we have had little chance of that of late--so DRY.), then the work day may be cancelled. Any change in work day status will be promptly posted on FB and the FOS Blog as well. If there is a change, anyone who has advised us they are coming will be contacted via e-mail or phone.

Primary goals for the day include both campground and trail work. Campground work includes clean up of fire pits, campsites and stalls, can and bottle sorting, and  painting at the White Oak Campground.  Trail work needed that can be done using your ATV, on foot or on horseback includes cutting off and removing downed trees, trash/can pick-up, cutting back multi-flora that intrudes on the trails (can use loppers, weedeaters, or walk-behind mowers), clipping back overgrowth on narrower trails with loppers, and removing dangerous limbs that could jab riders. Let us know what you want to work on and we will discuss what supplies you might need to bring and what DNR or FOS can supply. Paint and trash bags will be provided by DNR. FOS has loppers. Don't forget your blaze orange Friends of Shimek work vest if you have one. There will be some loaner vests available to identify all of us as volunteers.

Volunteers shown here at the May Friends of Shimek Workday
 

Reminder --bring your Iowa recyclable cans and bottles from home with you for the FOS fundraiser.

We look forward to having you with us that morning. We will all return to camp at Noon to report back and enjoy lunch with friends.   Most work is expected to be finished by noon.