The SMMTF trail crew is back!
National Public Lands Day on September 25th marked our official return, with a special project at Peter Strauss Ranch, which was severely damaged in the 2018 Woolsey Fire and is temporarily closed to the public.
Following a brief project orientation and work safety presentation, we distributed and demonstrated tools before heading out onto the trail in small groups. Volunteers helped to restore the trail tread (surface) with digging tools, and cut back heavily overgrown vegetation and fallen tree limbs with saws, loppers and shears to open up the trail corridor.
Our work to repair this scenic half-mile hiking trail is part of a larger effort by the National Park Service to address the impacts of the fire and restore this historic site to a safe condition, with tentative plans for the park to be reopened to visitors in the coming months.
Among our NPLD volunteers was the Sierra Club Angeles Chapter Director, Morgan Goodwin, who blogged about his experience as a trail crew volunteer on the Chapter website.
Special projects aside, our trail crew works on routine upkeep of the trails most Saturday mornings from October through June, and folks are free to come and go from the crew as their availability allows.
Click here to learn more about volunteering with the “Trailies” of the Santa Monica Mountains Task Force!
