Trail Projects


Note the Tree Planting event below(second pane) covers 2 days, February 25/March 3rd



Description of March 10, 2012 Regular Work Day Note:8:30AM Start!
Randy Whiten Trails Supervisor
Projects: Five projects are planned:
  1. Jim Moylan will lead a team to finish the Rock Crib on Big Kennesaw; the remaining working includes some rock work and finishing the trail surface.
  2. Doug Tasse is in charge of the project at the Horse Park. This project was not finished on the last workday, lot of brush removal, clearing and repairing of the surface.
  3. Harry Carpenter is heading a team to remove invasive plants off Old Mountain Road. This is a job we need to get done before it gets hot.
  4. Cindy Witt will head the project off Dallas Highway near the Texas Memorial, trail repair. This is a major project and will take several work days. Fill dirt will be staged on site.
  5. Scott Mackay will be in charge of the Scout project if they work that Day, if not he will lead a team pulling Garlic Mustard, Yes it is Garlic Mustard Season. This warm weather has started it early.
We need all the crew leaders that can work. If you want to work on a certain project please ask for that team. New crew leaders will be placed with Senior crew leaders.




Description of February 25/March 3rd, 2012 Special Work Days Note: 8AM start time!
Randy Whiten Trails Supervisor
Projects: Tree planting day at the Cheatham Hill Parking lot. 1500 trees are to be planted, the Trail Club with Join with the Tree Keepers on this project. Please be there by 8:00 in the Morning. The Club and the Trail Ambassadors will be doing parking and signing the volunteers in. Also Jim will be heading a team to work on a drainage ditch, while Doug will lead a crew loading up the last of the Bamboo. It is cut just needs loading.

March 3, 2012 Day two of tree planting, this time 500 trees at the Field at Powder Springs & Cheatham Hill Road, again be there by 8:00.




Description of February 11, 2012 Regular Work Day *Completed Project***
Randy Whiten Trails Supervisor Doug Tasse is Trail Boss for this event
Projects: Special note, THIS workday starts at noon, 12 PM - 4:00 PM

Work for February 11 will all take place at Kolb Farm area. Suggest that at Check In volunteers and available crew chiefs, not involved with training be directed to the Kolb Farm House or Kroger parking lot (area at bottom left of map below) and report to the Horse Parking lot at intersection Powder Springs Rd & Cheatham Hill Rd.

The work will consist of:
  1. Using Loppers: Clear underbrush and hanging vines from center Island and Outer ring of parking lot.
  2. Lop off and grub out small diameter trees using loppers, hand saws and pulaskies.
  3. Utilizing chain saw operator (Victor Williams ), cut up fallen trees and cut small trees at drainage ditch area.
  4. Utilizing ditch witches push and move under brush & cut logs to cleared area on outer lower side of park lot.
  5. Using McLoeds clear out drainage ditches about the parking lot road. And time permitting do scraping of drainage ditch to flow water using ditch witch.
  6. Have skid steer machine available to smooth lot and distribute crushed rock (ground conditions and material permitting).
  7. Have group of volunteers, under direction of Harry Carpenter, work on bamboo movement to pack into dumpster; processing and gathering bamboo.
Equipment operators have been confirmed and tools, gloves, water will be on site. Note: Donald Olds will also have a group of Boy Scouts working with us and performing a project of installing "Horse Mounting Blocks", Also, they will be active in the proposed projects of trail club volunteers.

Thank you,

Doug Tasse





Description of January 14, 2012 Regular Work Day *Completed Project*
Randy Whiten Trails Supervisor
Projects: Special note, THIS workday starts at noon, 12 PM

There will be at least three work sites.

(1) Switchback on Hardage Mill Trail, Ditchwitch work and rock moving.
(2) Bamboo Removal
(3) Finishing all projects not finished on Winter Work Days.

I am showing three teams however more may be needed to finish Winter Work Days projects.
Two teams will leave from the 41 parking lot. When they are filled the balance of the Vols. will be bused up the mountain to the Little Kennesaw Trail Head.

Tools and water will be staged on the mountain.

Ditchwitches will be staged on site with buckets.





Description of December 10th project *Completed Project*
Randy Whiten Trails Supervisor
Projects: Special note, THIS workday starts at noon, 12 PM
1. The Project on Big Kennesaw at the rock crib will continue, we hope to complete that project. Jim Moylan will be in charge of that crew. Fill dirt will be staged at the worksite before the work date.

2. A new project will be the Hardage Mill Trail Switchback. There has been considerable wash and the switchback is in bad need of repair. Crew Leader will be Jay Dement.

3. The fencing at the Visitor Center at the parking lot needs restacking, it is very unstable. Donald Olds will have this project.

4. Bamboo is still an ongoing project. Doug will be the crew leader for that project.

5. The trail on Little Kennesaw just before the new fence is in terrible shape. We need to prevent someone from getting injured from falling. Also since they are at the fence they can bring down the balance of the fencing staged by Scott. This project will include rock removal, steps, and some rock cribs.





Description of Winter Trail Days Projects January 7, 2012 *Completed Project*
Randy Whiten Trails Supervisor
Projects: Special note, THIS workday starts at noon, 12 PM
All the work this day will be on Big Kennesaw and Little Kennesaw.
Teams will be taken up to the Little Kennesaw Trail at the Mountain Road.
Tools will be staged at that site.
One team will have their tools staged at the Maintenance Building.

(1) Team one, finishing the rock crib on the old mountain trail. Tools will be staged at the maintenance building and the team will hike the trail to the work site. Material will also be staged in advance.

(2) Team two, Trail work begins on little Kennesaw below the new fence. The work site will be marked with red flags. Tool s will be staged at the trail head.

(3) Team three, work site begins where team two ends. The site will be marked and tools at the trail head.

(4) Team four, repeat.

(5) Team five, repeat.

Teams will be bused up the mountain in the following order: 5, 4, 3, 2 Crew leaders will meet their teams at the theater and each will be responsible for their safety lecture. Water will be located with the tools. The present plan will be ten per team. As the teams are formed they will be bused up the mountain.
The work site will be from the new fence to the switchback. Rocks need to be moved, some rock cribs and tree cut out of the trail. I think we will make progress but we may have to finish on our regular work day. This trail needs a lot of work.

We will need all the crew leaders possible.

Thanks.





Description of November 12th project *Completed Project*
Randy Whiten Trails Supervisor
Projects:
1. A crew under Don Olds will sort out the good fencing beind the Maintenance building and take them to the Visitor Center. Also they will move the fencing from the parking area to a spot at the Visitor Center. When this is done they will install the fencing.

2. A crew will go to the intersection of the road to the Illinois Monument and Dallas High Way. The Stack Fencing is down. They will restack the fence and also pick up the surplus pile up in front. While there they can go to the first Cannon Position. A social trail has started over the earth works they need to close this trail both over the works and around the works. Proceed to Illinois Monument and make sure there is not any fencing left in the field in front of the Monument. Bring all fencing back to the Visitor Center. They also take the fencing down at the new parking lot on Burnt Hickory and bring it back to the Visitor Center.

3. I will take a crew across the street of the Visitor Center and bring back the stack fencing that has been left in that field. We will put the Fencing on the stack fence at the VC. When that is complete we will finish the Clean up at the amphitheater and chip up all remain branches. If that is complete early we will help stack fence.

4. A crew of 10 with Jim will work on the rock crib.

5. Last the hard project. A crew will go the work site on Little K. where the split rail fence was installed last year. At that site is a large stack of rails that can be used on the fence at the visitor centers and also the trail closing behind the Center. I recommend going over to little K from the Big K road. When they pick up the fencing take it down little K not to big K but to the Cut off going to Camp B. road. Reason it is carry it down hill not up hill. When the fencing is on the road we will send a truck to pick it up.

6. If Dennis and Susan is working we can also support their project.

7. Randall Whiten will work with Tom on picking up and trucking the fencing.





Descripion of October 8 project *Completed Project*
Randy Whiten Trails Supervisor
This work day looks to be the largest work day of the year.
A church group is sending over 200 plus people plus our normal group.

Projects:
1. Bamboo (Doug & Harry) Church group
2. Privet on Cheatham Hill (Randy & another crew leader) Church group
3. Peil Field. The field with all the new trees. (Scott Church group)
4. Rock Crib on the old mountain trail. (Jim & Richard)
5. Bottom half of old mountain trail.
6. Visitor Center Field Trail.
7. Visitor Center Landscaping (If David and Susan are going to attend.)

We will need all the crew leaders possible. Also if you are chain Saw certified please come.
We will be using both ditch witches and the chipper.

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