Trail Work

Trail Work 

Friday, August 30th- Beautification of Williamson Valley Trailhead.  8:00-10:00am  We will be cleaning up weeds and brush and hopefully will have dirt to fill in the potholes!   Needed:  2 people with weed whackers,  1-2 people with loppers, 1 person to paint the kiosk, shovels to help move dirt, rakes, tractor (Alan White), open bed truck to haul brush to the dump.  Please RSVP to bchcaz@gmail.com if you can join us and what tools you can bring.

Friday, September 20th – Trail Work Day 345 Mint Wash Loop. Meet at Williamson Valley Trailhead.  Safety briefing 8:30am / Ride Out at 9:00am. This is a Ride-in/Walk-in day.  We will be clearing prickly pear cactus and some cat claw that are encroaching on the trail.  Bring loppers.  Wear long sleeve shirts, glasses, helmets. Please RSVP to bchcaz@gmail.com

Friday, September 27th – Trail Work Day Kachina Trail System, Sedona  7am.  Parking is at the Deer Pass Trailhead off SR89A.  You actually look for the sign for SR89B while traveling north on SR89A past Cottonwood.  

TBD, Trail Work/Ride  #307 Spruce Mountain Loop   Ride Host:  Craig Ferdig  This ride will do the entire loop of #307.  There is a uphill climb and a steep rocky part on the way up.  Potty break at the bathrooms at the top, then head back down the other side.  This will be an easy work day.  There are some low hanging branches that need to be cut.  No brushing needed.  Ride is about 3 1/2 hours plus work time.  Rated 3.5   RSVP to bchcaz@gmail.com  Any questions, call Craig Ferdig 303-519-9833

TBD Trail Work/Volunteer Appreciation Lunch hosted by the Prescott National Forest crew.  In conjunction with National Public Lands Day.

Accomplishments 2024

March 6th – A group of  BCHCAZ Members (5 riding and 2 hiking) cleared a really nasty overgrown section of #345.  Once more bad section to clear.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On March 13th we hired Arrow Fire and Land to work on Trail #347.  There are many dangerous blind corners and they were able to clear out some of them.  There’s a lot more work to do.  We paid for the first 2 days of work and are writing a grant to pay for the rest of the project.  Total estimated # of days to complete is 10.  That’s a $20,000 bill.  One important requirement to get the grant is that we have in-kind (volunteer hours) so it is important that we do our part to help on this trail.