Hitch 2 Report

SCA Conservation Corps – Restoration 2010 – 2011 Season
Humbolt-Toiyabe National Forest – Ely District

Hitch: 2
Dates: 6/15/10 – 6/24/10
Field Office / Ranger District: USFS Ely Ranger District
Report Prepared by: Zachary McBride, Project Leader
Corps Members Present:
Isaac Wright
Dylan French
Ruby Madden
Megan Kaiser
Rachel King

Field Office Interests:
• Continued restoration and completion of restoration efforts in the South East corner of the High Schells Wilderness.

Hitch Overview:
The hitch was spent doing intensive restoration of routes in the Southwestern Portion of the High Schells range. We focused around the Cleve Creek area and Southward. The incursions were closed, vertical mulched, and decompacted for further restoration efforts.

Work Totals:
Vertical Mulch: 1,788
Meters Restored: 1,223 m
Area Restored: 24,460 mxm
Incursion Restored: 11

ToCo Notes / Narrative:
The hitch went on without a hitch. The crew felt good about the hard work they had been doing. As they had worked very hard and had completed 9 days worth of work in 8 days, the project leader gave them some time to swim in Cave Lake. The crew also discovered no-see-ums in swarms. There were two campfires and apple crisps were made one night.