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Trail Events Calendar
February
February 26-28 - Superstition Wilderness
From February 26-28, 2012 volunteers will work ahead of youth conservation
trail maintenance crews from Rogers Trough Trailhead in the Eastern Superstition
Wilderness to trim vegetation, break up and clean fire rings along Passage 19
of the Arizona Trail. Volunteers may work one day, February 26th, or may sleep
overnight with other volunteers and the USFS at or near the Rogers Trough
Trailhead and work daily through February 28th.
Meeting time and place is 8 AM, February 26th, at the Tonto National Forest Mesa
Ranger District office at 5140 E. Ingram St in Mesa. An alternate meeting time/place
is 10:15 AM at the Rogers Trough Trailhead.
For more information and to sign up, contact the Mesa Ranger District
Volunteer Coordinator, Don Dixon, at 480-610-3336 or at
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NOTE: This event is being run by the Tonto National Forest and not the
Arizona Trail Association.
March
March 31 - Saddle Mountain
I am looking for volunteers to help clear and repair trail in segment 22A
on Saturday March 31, 2012. The segment begins in Sunflower on Route 87 and
and heads north for about 5 miles. We will be working on the first mile or
two with a short walk (100 yards or less) to begin the work. We will start
at two different locations, either of which can be accessed by way of paved
roads. There will be a camp site available on Friday evening for those
wishing to spend the night. A tool safety talk will begin at 7:30 and work
will begin at 8 AM. We will be back at our vehicles no later that 2 PM.
Volunteers will be responsible for their own lunch and water to take on the
trail. Volunteers should wear long sleeves, long pants, sturdy shoes, gloves
and safety or sun glasses. All tools will be provided for the event as will
breakfast snacks and refreshments at the end of the day.
For more detailed information contact segment steward, Pat O'Connell, at
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April
April 28 - Arizona Trail Fundraiser
Mark your calendars now! The 2nd Annual Arizona Trail fundraiser, "Stars of the
Trail - An Evening On The Mountaintop", will be on April 28, 2012. Come enjoy
a night of geocaching and star gazing along with food and entertainment. For
all the details and how to register, go to our
Evening on the Mountaintop page.
May
June
June 23-24 - Walnut Canyon
Please plan to join the Segment Stewards, Andrea and David Michaels and
Gay and Gary Hohner for a fun weekend on the Arizona Trail. We will be
holding a trail work event sponsored by the Arizona Trail Association and
the Flagstaff Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest on the Arizona
Trail Walnut Canyon Passage. The work location will be just a few miles
southeast of Flagstaff. The weather should be perfect, a fun time to be on
the Arizona Trail. We will be doing a reroute of one section of the trail
plus installing an ATA Cox gate in an existing fence line and general trail
maintenance of a beautiful stretch of the trail.
There will be a nice camping site and potluck dinner on Saturday night. The
ATA will provide lunch on Saturday and portable toilets at the camp site.
Tools, hard hats and gloves will also be provided.
Please plan to join us. You can signup anytime by email to
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Detailed instructions for the event and directions to the work site will be
provided about 7-10 days before the event.
Please contact the event coordinator for more information
about the work event (time & location). Locations listed above are
subject to change, and exact locations may not be known at the time
of the calendar printing. Multiple day projects - volunteers are
welcome any day, or all days (unless backpacking/riding to the
site is required).
ATA provides all tools. Please bring work gloves, water, and lunch.
We recommend that you wear sturdy boots, long sleeves and pants,
sunscreen, and a hat. Overnight camping is often primitive (no
facilities). Please bring your own camping/backpacking equipment and
food (unless otherwise noted).
Trail maintenance and construction may include any of the following:
brushing (pruning vegetation), removing rock & debris, signing,
building rock cairns; construction or improvement of: trail tread,
erosion control structures (water bars, drainage dips), switchbacks,
removing stumps/roots, etc. Difficulty of work is easy to moderate,
distance to work site should also be considered. Work event coordinators
will provide instruction.
To make corrections or add an event, please contact the calendar editor at
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