Escalante Russian Olive Removal Outing 2010
March 13-21, Saturday-Sunday. Service Trip/Backpack. Rating 2B (Delta-Sierra Group) Glen Canyon NationalRecreation Area, Utah. Escalante River Canyon.
We will assist the National Park Service in an ongoing Russian Olive eradication program. We will be working at the direction of Park Ranger Bill Wolverton, our job will be to gather up slash from previous service trips and burn it.This project started in the fall of 2000 and, with the help of many volunteers, have eliminated over 38 miles of Russian Olive from the Escalante River. This is just about 75% of it in the Glen Canyon NRA part of the river and, combined with what the BLM has done upstream, is just over half of it. We meet in Escalante, Utah Sunday morning, March 14, caravan out to the Trailhead and hike in. We work 4 days, dayhike 1 day and hike out Saturday morning March 20. Expect knee to thigh deep river crossings, overnight lows near freezing and mild temperatures during the day. Participants will be responsible for their own leather work gloves(highly recommended), food and gear on the trail and travel expenses to the trailhead. For more details contact the leader; Paul Plathe at 209-476-1498. For more pictures see also photo gallery at tool bar on top of page. 