Catoctin Forest Alliance

Catoctin Forest Alliance

Preserving and Promoting the Catoctin Mountain Forest
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Catoctin Forest Alliance Plans Day of Service at Catoctin Mountain Park on May 11, 2013

The Catoctin Forest Alliance has announced a “Day of Service” to be held at Catoctin Mountain Park on May 11th.  The event will be held from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm on the 11th of May with early registration at Camp Greentop from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on the 10th and regular registration on the 11th at Camp Greentop from 8:00 to 9:00 am.  There will be a variety of projects selected by the Park Rangers ranging from carpentry and painting to eradication of invasive plant species.  Individual projects will be completed by groups that will provide their own leadership for the project.  Certification of service hours rendered will be provided to those who request it. Youth from age 12 and up, as well as adults interested in the preservation and maintenance of Catoctin Mountain Park are invited.  All youth must be supervised by adults.

This is a great opportunity for youth and adults to come to the park, enjoy the beautiful outdoor setting, do a service project in the park and enjoy a pizza party and a campfire program afterwards.  Projects are listed on our website www.catoctinforall.org and will be updated periodically to show which projects have been claimed.

Work will start at 9:00 am and continue until 4:00pm.  Volunteers will be asked to bring their own lunches.  All participants will be invited to a free pizza party beginning at 4:30pm and a campfire at 6:00pm for all who wish to stay.  To sign up or if you have questions, contact Jim Sundergill at 301-898-7549 or jimsundergill@comcast.net.

TAKE YOUR PICK! for May 11th

Catoctin Mountain Park Day Of Service May 11th 2013

        

Task Sub-Task Sub-sub-task Crew Size Duration Contact Lead Group Phone Email Notes
1.
Alien Species Removal
1a Barberry at Greentop 8-10 w/ 1 one adult 2-3 hrs Hope for 15 20 teams
1b Barberry at Owens Creek
Campground		 8-10 w/ 1 adult 2-3 hrs
1c Barberry at Adirondack
Shelters		 8-10 w/ 1 adult 2-3 hrs
1d Barberry at Poplar Grove 8-10 w/ 1adult 2-3 hrs
1e Stillgrass at Chestnut
Picnic Area		 5-6 w/ 1 adult 1-2 hrs
2.
Boundary Identification
2a Mount Zion Road to
Raven Rock Road		 8-10 w/ 1  adult 3-4 hr Dave Dunij Clearing brush and
compass work
2b Cyclic maintenance
specified sections		 8-10 w/ 1 adult 3-4 hr Dave Dunij
3.
Painting		 No lead issues
3a Greentop electric
boxes and panels        P-9 & P-10		 8-10 w/ 1 adult 3-4 hr
3b Cook’s bathroom at
Misty Mount Dining Hall		 2-3
older youth or adults		 3-4 hr
3c Greentop Dining Hall
exterior		 5 -6 member crews of older youth
or adults		 4-6 hr
3d Greentop Rec Hall
bathroom ceilings		 3-4 older youth or adults 2-3 hrs only adults on ladders
3e Greentop Rec Hall
electric baseboard covers		 8-10 older youth or adults 2-3 hrs
3f Camp Round Meadow
classsroom electric baseboard heater covers		 5-6 older  youth or adults 2-3 hrs
3g Camp round Meadow
stencil nos. on water tanks		 3-4 youth w/ 1 adult 2-3 hrs
3h Camp Round Meadow
Garage		 8-10 older youth or adults 4-6 hrs
3i Camp Round Meadow
Storage Bldg		 8-10 older youth or adults 4-6 hrs behind Resource Mgmt
3j Blue Blazes Main Yard
Maintenance Bldg		 8-10 w/ at least 2-3 adults 4-6 hrs
3k Camp Round Meadow
Laundry Room		 5-6 older youth or adults 3-4 hrs
3l Greentop Office
porch/ramp		 3-4 older youth or adults 2-3 hrs
3m Greentop Cook’s Cabin 8-10 older youth or adults 4-6 hrs
3n Greentop Good Luck
Lodge		 8-10 older plus 2-3 adults 4-6 hrs
3p Stain cabins in Camp
Greentop		 Adults upper painting – youth
lower
3p1 Cabin 1 5-6 older youth or adults 4-6 hrs
3p2 Cabin 2 5-6 older youth or adults 4-6 hrs
3p3 Cabin 3 5-6 older youth or adults 4-6 hrs
3p4 Cabin 4 5-6 older youth or adults 4-6 hrs
3p5 Cabin 5 5-6 older youth or adults 4-6 hrs
3p6 Cabin 6 5-6 older youth or adults 4-6 hrs
3p7 Cabin 7 5-6 older youth or adults 4-6 hrs
3p8 Cabin 8 5-6 older youth or adults 4-6 hrs
3p9 Cabin 9 5-6 older youth or adults 4-6 hrs
3p10 Cabin 10 5-6 older youth or adults 4-6 hrs
4.
Site Restorations
4a HQ – maintain HQ
planting (pruning/weeding/watering)		 2-3/ 1 adult 3-4 hrs
4b HQ – Repair erosion
problem outside East door, install check dams		 8-10/1 adult 4-6 hrs
4c Poplar Grove 1 – Fill
holes, level ground and plant grass		 8-10/ 2-3 adults 3-4 hrs
4d Greentop – Seed horse
runway		 8-10/adult 3-4 hrs the more adults the better 
4e Poplar Grove 1 – Paint
toilets and install waterbars		 8-10 or more/ adults 3-4 hrs the more adults the better 
4f Walnut Springs -
Remove tent pad and existing structures		 8-10 or more/ adults 4-6 hrs the more adults the better 
4g Owens Creek Campground
- Correct drain problems at several sites		 Matt Gilford
4h Repair erosion
problems on the Brown’s Farm Trail		 Matt Gilfprd
5.  Roads
5a Blue Blazes Maint
Yard, Park Trash pick up on Rt. 77 and 550		 8-10 or more — 1 adult/4 youth 2-3 hrs
5b Repair timber
guardrails at Main maintenance and HQ		 8-10 older youth plus 2-3 adults 4-6 hrs
5c Paint road stripes in
parking areas		 5-6 youth plus 2-3 adults 2-3 hrs
6.
Carpentry
6a Greentop – Replace
wooden heater front covers		 5-6 youth/2-3 adults 4-6 hrs
6b Round Meadow – Install
door kick plates in dorms and dining hall		 5-6 youth/2-3 adults 2-3 hrs
6c Round Meadow – Repair
the hand rail on the outside ramp at the dining hall		 3-4 youth/2-3 adults 3-4 hrs
6d Install metal grab
rails on ramps at Camp Greento[ and Chestnut Picnic Area		 8-10 youth/2-3 adults 4-6 hrs
6e Build new collier sled
for charcoal trail exhibit		 8-10 youth/2-3 adults multiple days
6f Rebuild walk-through
hearth exhibit on Charcoal Trail		 8-10 youth/2-3 adults 4-6 hrs
7.
Repair Gravel Washouts – Install waterbars.checkdams
7a Good Luck Lodge at
Greentop		 8-10 older youth plus 2-3 adults
7b Manahan Road at Misty Mount 8-10 older youth plus 2-3 adults
7c Misty Mount above office
8.
Resource Management
8a Remove, raise and
reinstall tent pad at Owens Creek		 8-10 older youth plus 2-3 adults 4-6 hrs
8b Install Water diversion devices at Owens Creek 8-10 older youth plus 2-3 adults 4-6 hrs
8c Document
preservation/scanning		 1 person multiple days
9.
Trails		 Have access to 4
- 5 Trail Supervisors
9a Correct items as
listed on the November 2011 Trails Assessment (Please inquire about
specifics)		 8-10 older youth plus 2-3 adults 4-6 hrs
9b Repair erosion
problems at Park Headquarters		 8-10 older youth + 2 adults
9c Clean waterbars on the
Wolf Rock Trail		 8-10 older youth plus 2-3 adults
10 Miscellaneous
10a Clean fire circles at
Misty Mount and the Adirondack Shelters		 3-4 youth/1 adult 1-2 hrs
10b Fire Cache -
Devise and install target storage rack		 3-4 youth/1 adult 4-6 hrs
10c Clean ramps at Camp
Round Meadow dorms		 8-10 youth/2-3 adults 3-4 hrs
10d Owens Creek Campground
- replace planks on amphitheater benches		 8-10 youth/2-3 adults 4-6 hrs BSA – AT Troop 1812 Eagle project;   All material available
10e Owens Creek Campground
- replace projection booth		 5-6 youth/2-3 adults 4-6 hrs Possibly part of T1812 Eagle
project; Some material available
10f Camp
Greentop – remove and replace the old mattress covers		 5-6 youth/2 adults 1 hr/ cabin Barbara Riddick
10g Misty Mount – remove
and replace the old mattress covers		 5-6 youth/2 adults 1 hr/ cabin
10h Round Meadow – Weed
and water garden		 5-6 youth/2-3 adults 2-3 hrs
10i Clean rain gutters at
various buildings parkwide		 3-4 adults 2-3 hrs

 

 

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