[Awclist] [Fwd: RRFW Riverwire - VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN GRAND CANYON]

[Thomas Robey]

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Subject: 	RRFW Riverwire - VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN GRAND CANYON
Date: 	Thu, 18 Aug 2005 11:13:54 -0600
From: 	Riverwire-RRFW <riverwire at rrfw.org>
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Organization: 	River Runners for Wilderness
To: 	Riverwire-RRFW <riverwire at rrfw.org>



RRFW Riverwire - VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN GRAND CANYON

Release date: August 18, 2005

The Sierra Club, Grand Canyon Trust and Grand Canyon National Park 
Foundation are conducting important research and resource protection 
projects in and around the canyon in the coming months and they need 
your help.

Volunteer opportunities include an invasive plant removal and habitat 
restoration project at Lees Ferry, Arizona, scheduled for the end of 
September. This fall, the Grand Canyon National Park Foundation begins 
its volunteer backpacking trips into the Canyon working specifically on 
the eradication of invasive species in the inner canyon. Listed below 
are many other projects, differing in length, intensity and location, 
that will help preserve and restore the canyon. If you are interested in 
a specific project, contact the Club, Foundation or the Trust for more 
detailed project descriptions.

RRFW believes it is important to build a strong relationship between the 
backcountry users of the Canyon, including hikers, backpackers and river 
runners, and conservation organizations. Your input and ideas help our 
organizations better understand the current issues of the Canyon and 
work more effectively to protect the Canyon and the Colorado River.

If you are interested in participating, please contact:

Roxane George, Sierra Club, (928) 774-6514 roxane.george at sierraclub.org

Maria Clementi, Grand Canyon Trust (928) 774-7488 gcvolunteers at yahoo.com

Chose from the following projects:

_August 20^th 9am-1pm_ Pronghorn Antelope Habitat Improvement

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_August 19 – 21_ North Kaibab National Forest Tree Canopy Assessment

_August 25 – September 3_ Forest Vegetation Sampling on the North Rim of 
the Grand Canyon

_September 3 – September 13_ Forest Vegetation Sampling on the North Rim 
of the Grand Canyon

_August 26 – 28_ North Kaibab National Forest Tree Canopy Assessment

_August 27 – September _4 Revegetation with the Sierra Club on the North 
Rim of the Grand Canyon

_September 2 – 4_ North Kaibab National Forest Tree Canopy Assessment

_September 4 9am-1pm_ Pronghorn Antelope Habitat Improvement

_September 24 9am – 1 pm _Pronghorn Antelope Habitat Improvement

_September 24 – 25_ Lees Ferry Habitat Restoration

_September 28 – October 4_ Phantom Ranch Invasive Species Removal 
Backpacking Trip

_October 7 – 9_ Pronghorn Antelope Fence Reconstruction in House Rock Valley

_October 14 – 16_ Pronghorn Antelope Fence Reconstruction in House Rock 
Valley

_October 9 – 14_ Nankoweap Inner Canyon Vegetation Backpacking Trip

_November 27 – December 3_ South Canyon to Badger - Invasive Species 
Removal Backpacking Trip

_November 27 – December 3_ Grandview to South Kaibab - Invasive Species 
Removal Backpacking Trip

_December 7 –13_ Phantom Ranch Invasive Species Removal Backpacking Trip

Also, “Small Mammal Mark Recapture Studies” on the North Rim not yet 
scheduled

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