Volunteer Brush-cutting Challenge
The welcomed precipitation of late has resulted in optimal growing conditions for all trailside vegetation. The trail crew and many volunteers have worked hard with brush-cutting efforts to keep your favourite trails clear, but they need a hand!
Between June 14th and July 14th, we are kicking off our Volunteer Brush Cutting Challenge! Lend a hand and give back to the trails while earning serious trail karma and a chance to win some sweet prizes from Shapeshifter Tools and Howe Sound Equipment! We have a list of trails around the network that need brush-cutting and clearing work. We hope this contest helps recognize the ongoing efforts of active volunteers who are already clearing trails and incentivizes some newer members to get out and lend a hand. Prizing includes Grizzly Lightweight tools from Shapeshifter, gift cards to Howe Sound Equipment and some SORCA prize packs!
How it works!
Trail Crew Manager & Lead Builder AJ Strawson has compiled a list of priority trails needing attention. Select a trail you would like to tackle, note your name in the sheet and get clearing! Once it’s done note the date it was completed and submit photos of your work as proof to vince@sorca.ca with the title of the trail in the email.
Prizing
Each trail you complete enters you for your chance to win one of several prizes! Prizing includes Grizzly Lightweight tools from Shapeshifter, gift cards to Howe Sound Equipment and some SORCA prize packs! The more trails you complete, the more entries you get and the better your chance at winning!
Trail Work/ Brush-cutting Parameters
This type of trail work isn’t very technical, and therefore we hope a wide array of local trail stewards choose to get involved, whether you do or don’t have trail work experience, you could be a big help to our network!
What we are looking to do is cut and clear vegetation impinging, leaning, or growing into or onto the trail. We also want to ensure that we cut and remove vegetation far enough back that they don’t grow back into the trail in the near future. Sidenote*, it is nesting season, so if you encounter shrubbery thicker in diameter than ferns or weeds such as black or salmon berry bushes have a look to make sure you’re not destroying a nesting site. It should be rare to come across so close to a trail, but this is a disclaimer we need to note.
Tools
You can use tools from your homes, such as loppers or gas trimmers etc if you have them. If you don’t, we may have some we can lend. Reach out to AJ@sorca.ca, and he can sort you out.
Please wear proper PPE and be safe out on the trails. Thanks for taking part!
