The goal of the SCA/USFWS Trails Inventory program is to provide the Fish and Wildlife Service with a comprehensive and accurate inventory of all trails on USFWS sites across the country. This is certainly an ambitious project as there are over 600 USFWS sites nationwide. This project will take us to every corner of the country, to high mountains and low deserts through bayous and fjords. We are all extremely excited for this opportunity as it provides the chance to perform an important service to the USFWS, expand our own knowledge and expertise, and experience many different parts of the country for the first time.
Hitch 6- Washington
Susan McVey and Michael Molloy made up team Alpha for Hitch 7 in the month of August. Their adventures took them through the great state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest. They worked at ten National Wildlife Refuges from the Northeastern part of the state to the southwest and everywhere in between. They were lucky to see an osprey up close, a moose and her calf, and not to many mosquitoes. As they toured through the state working, their weekend time was not a loss. They were able to spend time in the North Cascades backpacking into the Cascade Pass and drove down the Pacific Coast in Olympic. They both claim that this was one of the most scenic hitches they've had this year. There was always a mountain in view.
