Trip timeline
- Saturday, October 14, 5 pm: Meet at the North Springs/Beatys Butte property. You can set up camp and get settled in with dinner. We’ll have an evening orientation about the next days’ work.
- Sunday-Monday, October 15-16, 8 am to 4 pm: A full day of hauling rocks, chatting while hauling rocks and enjoying huge wide open views while hauling rocks.
- Tuesday, October 17, 8 am: After breakfast we can pack up camp and head on home!
Camp
We will be car-camping near to the property and restoration site at an undeveloped location with no running water or facilities, just wide open sagebrush steppe. ONDA will provide some additional amenities such as shade/rain tarps, a few tables and extra chairs. The access road is an unmaintained dirt road, but it is not too much for a Subaru.
Difficulty
Level 4
This trip will be physically demanding, and is repetitive. There will a small amount of fence post pounding to provide the framing for the rock cribs, but most of the work will involve gathering and carrying large rocks to fill the rock cribs. Footing is uneven, and rock cribs will be built along a three-mile fence line so fencing materials and tools will likely need to be carried briefly. It is likely to be hot and dry, without reliable shade at the work site. There are always opportunities to rest and work at your own pace.
Participant responsibilities
Participants are responsible for their own food and camping gear, as well as transportation to and from the trip. Sturdy off-trail ankle-high boots are required for this trip. We recommend bringing your own work gloves to provide a comfortable fit, but it is not required. Potable water is not available at the campsite, so volunteers will need to bring sufficient water for drinking and cooking during the course of the trip.
Gear provided
ONDA will provide work gloves if you don’t have a pair, all the tools and materials required for the work, safety gear and excellent guidance in the field.
Registration
An ONDA registration application and medical form are required for this trip. Check the box next to each trip you would like to attend.
You will receive a confirmation email within 2 weeks of submitting your form. The confirmation email will provide information regarding which trips you are on the “participant list” for, and which trips are full, and therefore you have been placed on the “wait list.”
Six weeks before the start of the trip, the trip leader will send out an RSVP to make sure everyone is still able to participate. Based on RSVPs, open spaces will be backfilled with people from the waitlist.
Three weeks before the trip start date, registered and confirmed participants will receive driving instructions, maps, and additional information in an email sent by the trip leader
If you have any questions in the meantime, please don’t hesitate to contact the trip leader.