Hitch 5 Report

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

Hitch: 5
Dates: 7/30/10 – 8/08/10
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 Cave Mountain area of the High Schells Wilderness.

Hitch Overview:
The hitch was spent doing intensive restoration of routes in the Cave Mountain area of the High Schells Wilderness. The incursions were closed, vertical mulched, and decompacted for further restoration efforts. Much attention was paid to erosion control in the area.

Work Totals:
Vertical Mulch: 465
Meters Restored: 1567 m
Area Restored: 45290 mxm
Incursion Restored: 8
Erosion Control Structures: 13

ToCo Notes / Narrative:
The hitch went on without a hitch. The crew felt good about the hard work they had been doing. This hitch focused on particularly hard trails around the Cave Mountain area. The crew focused on a particular set of corner cuts coming up the switchbacks. Over a dozen erosion control constructions were used. The work force on this hitch was supplemented by three other USFS interns and employees. After completing the large hill climbs, the crew focused on smaller incursions off of the main road up the mountain.

Cave Mountain is now secure.