Work Day Scheduled - August 21, 2019

FRIENDS OF SHIMEK FOREST (FOS) August 21st WORK DAY 

CANCELLED due to rain. 8/20/19

Come join other friends of Shimek at 8:00 AM at the Lick Creek Lower Campground on Wednesday, August 21st at the gravel circle as you first arrive at the campground. Forester John Byrd will give us an update on what is happening at Shimek. Then he 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 Lower Campground at noon to report back on progress, then rest a while with friends. Lunch will be provided to all Volunteers and DNR Shimek staff by Gary and Denise Schieffer!!! Mmm good— those of us who have volunteered when Gary cooked for us before know how tasty lunch will be! Water provided. Remember—no previous volunteer experience necessary. The FOS Workday Coordinator is Marsha Achenbach.

Please RSVP to FOS by email FOShimek@gmail.com so we have an idea of who is coming and what you are bringing for tools and equipment. If pouring rain, then the work day may be canceled. 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. Both campground and trail work is needed. Campground work includes clean up of fire pits, campsites and stalls, can and bottle sorting, and some painting yet to be done. Some rails in the lower campground need painting brown. The toilet facilities need to be painted white inside at both the White Oak and Bitternut Campgrounds, with the paint awarded by Vogel Paint. Trail work needed that can be done using your ATV, on foot or on horseback includes trash/can pick-up, cutting back multi-flora that intrude on the trails (can use loppers, weedeaters, or walk-behind mowers), clipping back overgrowth on narrower trails with loppers, and removing any trees that have fallen since the last work day. Please talk to Forester Byrd at the Shimek Office about what you might be doing if you plan to bring a 4-wheeler and/or chainsaw. 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, paint supplies, vinyl gloves and trash bags will be provided by DNR or FOS. FOS has loppers. Don't forget your blaze orange Friends of Shimek work vest if you have one. There will be some loaners available to identify all of us as volunteers.

Many hands makes light work for everyone!  Thanks in advance!