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Buckeye Trail Maintenance At Wright Brothers Memorial

November 17, 2012 · 10:00 AM
Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center

Help clear and maintain a short section of the Buckeye Trail at the Wright Brothers Memorial - Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center. This section, less than a quarter of a mile long, is over grown with honeysuckle plants, has fallen trees and grown weeds. Your help is need to maintain this section of trail for hikers. Bring a friend! Come when you can. Leave when you need to. This section of trail is on Wright Patterson Air Force Base. No trail maintenance experience needed!

Map Link To Meeting Location: http://goo.gl/maps/infQW
Don't use the above address at the top in your car GPS.

Bring: Gloves, lopping shears, handsaw, weed whackers. No problem if you don't have this equipment. Just show up.

Optional Equipment: Lunch, drinking water, safety glasses.

Come early or stay late and visit the Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center. Learn how the Wright Brothers perfected their airplane at Huffman Prairie.

http://www.nps.gov/daav/index.htm

Report Your Volunteer Hours: http://buckeyetrail.org/volunteerhours.html

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Greg Kambitsch

Great weather, team and exercise--still feeling it 2 days later! Got great comments from a friend who hiked this stretch of the trail the next day.

0 · November 19
Mark Sims

What is this form about?

0 · November 17
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- Andy Niekamp
  
  This form records your volunteer hours with the Buckeye Trail Association. Your hours can help the BTA with matching grants.
  
  0 · November 17
- Mark Sims
  
  I'm on it!
  
  0 · November 17
- Mark Sims
  
  Form's done! BTW per our conversation - Scythes: https://www.lehmans.co...
  
  0 · November 17
- Greg Kambitsch
  
  Lehman a is an amazing place!
  
  0 · November 19
Mark Sims

My first trail fixer-upper. I didn't even know this trail was here. Think it looks great now; but that bloody weed whacker gets heavy after a while! Glad i could help.

0 · November 17
Andy Niekamp

Tom - the Trail Blazer lopper worked great! Mark - thanks for doing the weed whacking! Mike - thanks for helping with my chainsaw. Eli - Thanks for your expert physics advice on fallen trees. David - thanks for helping and introducing your son to trail maintenance. John - thanks for being a Honeysuckle destroyer! Greg - thanks for coming later and finishing off the weed whacking with a scythe.

0 · November 17
- John R. Isreal
  
  Your welcome !
  
  0 · November 17
Andy Niekamp

Don't forget to submit your volunteer hours! The form can be a bit lengthy. Here are some answers:

Organized Group - Other - Dayton Hikers
Type Of Volunteer Work - Trail Maint & Const - Independent
BTA Section: Troy
Federal Lands: Wright Patterson AFB

Link: http://www.buckeyetrail.org/vol...

0 · November 17
Andy Niekamp

Wow! We got a lot done. The weather was perfect! The Buckeye Trail Association thanks you!

0 · November 17
Eli

Great weather, a good cause, good group of workers. Trail look much better afterwards

0 · November 17
Tom Schommer

Great day for working on the trail. Looked great after we were done.

0 · November 17
Andy Niekamp

I am looking for a volunteer to operate a gas powered weed whacker for this trail maintenance outing. It is a light commercial grade Stihl brand and is a heavier and more powerful than a home model. I will supply all equipment including face and hearing protection. Bring gloves, wear long pants and boots. We can switch off if you get tired.

0 · November 10
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- Greg Kambitsch
  
  I'm bringing my heavy duty weed. scythe, but I can take a turn on the whacker, if needed.
  
  0 · November 10
- Michelle Kinsey
  
  I can too:-)
  
  0 · November 10
- Mike
  
  Work permitting. I'll be very happy to use your weed eater for you.
  
  0 · November 16
Andy Niekamp

David - Yes, bring a bowsaw, rake and loppers. I will have a chainsaw. There is not enough cutting for two chainsaws. See you tomorrow!

0 · November 16
Greg Kambitsch

I will not be able to join you until about noon.
Will you be working west of Wright Bros Hill (towards the AF Museum) or east (towards Fairborn)?

0 · November 15
- Andy Niekamp
  
  We will be working west towards the Air Force Museum. We will be in the woods from the Memorial to Springfield Street.
  
  0 · November 15
John R. Isreal

I will be ready to get to the root of the problem !

0 · November 10
Greg Kambitsch

Was today's (nov 10 @ 10:30) trail maintenance at Caesars creek canceled?
http://buckeyetrail.org/TrailTa...

0 · November 10