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If you missed all the fun from Day 1 at Corral Canyon, Here is a second chance to pitch in to get the area open.

Here is cudos for Day1 from Richard and a outline of Day2.

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Hello,

I just wanted to send an update on our Corral Canyon volunteer days

projects for December 2006 to everyone who said they would be interested.

First off - Regarding the first Volunteer work day:

Saturday December 9th, 2006 was our first volunteer work day and it was a

resounding success! We had 42 volunteers from 9 different clubs and

organizations working on the projects that were lined up for the day. The

amount of work completed that day was awesome. The positive attitude and

helpful spirit of everyone who showed up combined with their willingness to

dive in and give one hundred percent made it possible to get much more done

than was originally anticipated. For example over two thousand feet of

fence was installed on the trail 3-3A project which was twice the original

estimate for a days work. The process of re-opening Corral Canyon was given

a big boost by the efforts of that day and everyone involved can take

justifiable pride in their great work.

Next Scheduled Volunteer Work Day:

We will be back up there on this coming Saturday December 16th at 9:00 am

at Four Corners Staging area. Work hours will be until 3:30. Gates will

close at 4:00 pm

Food and Water:

The Cleveland National Forest will provide drinking water. Volunteers

should plan on bringing their own food (brown bag etc) or have a cookout in

one of the campgrounds (gas appliances please).

Sunscreen, Bug repellent

Make sure to bring both of these. It is winter but it is better to have

them and not need them right?

Work Clothes, sturdy boots, Eye protection and Gloves

Safety is our BIGGEST priority. Be prepared to work safely.

PROJECTS:

Continue marking and fencing the temporary boundary along the burn side of

trails 3 and 3A

As part of the phased re-opening of Corral Canyon the southwestern edges of

trails 3 and 3A will be used as a temporary boundary to keep off-roaders on

the open side of the burned area. The burn area is undergoing extensive

erosion control and rehab work so the recreating public will need to be

kept out of the closed portion of the OHV area to allow work to proceed.

The fence line allows the public to utilize the areas unaffected by the

fire related operations and allows crews and equipment to move freely

inside the rehab area. The work of soil stabilization and installation of

erosion control measures can then be completed. Once the burned area is

stabilized it can re-open to OHV use. Volunteers wishing to help on this

project need to have gloves and eye protection at a minimum and are

encouraged to bring pliers and any fencing related hand tools they want to

use. Moving and staging fence materials along the installation route will

also be an activity to help with. This project is critical to the

re-opening of the area. The sooner it is finished, the sooner the first

part of the OHV area can re-open.

Tighten up the Gate to the Burned Area next to Corral Canyon Campground

As mentioned the burned area needs extensive work to stabilize the soil and

control erosion from the winter run-off. The gate at Corral Canyon is able

to keep most unauthorized vehicles out of the rehab area. But it still

needs some additional work on each side to make it able to keep all types

of unauthorized vehicles out of the work area. Installation of fencing and

posts is expected to do the trick. This one won’t take too long but it will

help the effort to get the burned area stabilized and reopened in the

shortest amount of time.

Setting up fencing at each end of the Spur Meadow trail to maintain the

fifty inch wide maximum tread width.

During the fire suppression effort the Spur Meadow trail was bulldozed for

use as a contingency line. Until the tread can be fully restored both ends

will receive temporary fence installations that will ensure that the trail

can remain a cycle trail.

Checking for damaged and/or missing signs

Fire damaged, missing and weathered signs are all scheduled for

replacement. Bring a GPS and a digital camera and go on a sign hunt to help

us create an accurate list of needed signs. New ideas for placement and

sign message are welcome.

Trash Pick up

The fire revealed large amounts of trash like bottles and cans in addition

to the “normal�(?) amounts along the trails. Nothing says you care like

making sure the trash gets pick up for removal. This is an easy one but it

makes a big difference.

I want to express my deepest gratitude to all concerned for making Saturday

the 9th something to brag about.

This was a great example of the fine tradition of volunteer efforts at

Corral Canyon.

I look forward to another successful day this coming Saturday.

Thanks for stepping up and getting involved!

Richard Tull

OHV Program Manager

Descanso Ranger District

Cleveland National Forest

3348 Alpine Blvd.

Alpine, CA 91901

(619) 445 6235 ext 3451

"Reality is an illusion, albeit a very persistent one"

Albert Einstein

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If you missed all the fun from Day 1 at Corral Canyon, Here is a second chance to pitch in to get the area open.

Ping-a-doodely-doo-dang...

I'm in. I got unregistered Graham coming to...

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PING! Leaving the WarPig at home this time. Anyone need a ride? I'm in Bonita. Gotta be back for a Christmas party at 6:pm, so no dawdling at the end of the day.

Jim

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I'm out.

Wifes Christmas party on Saturday night and no one to watch the little guy in the AM.

I seem to have lost a week here somewhere?!! :)

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