Palmetto Trail Work Days
November 13, 2011
Trail Work Days
The Palmetto Trail exist because of the efforts and time of volunteers. As we continue forward to complete the 425 miles of trail, we are also staying focused on maintaining and improving the passages already complete. Trail Workdays are essential in this process, also allowing participants to take ownership and build friendships while making a difference. Thank you for your time and your efforts.
If you would like to arrange a work day for your boy scout, girl scout, youth group, or any other group, please contact us at (803)771-0870.
Volunteer Info:
- Bring work gloves, water, and lunch
- Tools will be provided
- No pets allowed at workdays
November 11, 2011
Wateree Passage of the PT
Time: 10am
Meet at the main office at Poinsett State Park. Volunteers will help prune the trail, clear debris, and re-paint blazes along the trail. To sign up for this workday or for more information, please email Dane Hanna [email protected].
November 12 & November 19, 2011
REI Service Project
Hospital Rock Trail in Jones Gap State Park
Time: 8:30am
Meet at Jones Gap State Park. Since parking is at a premium at the Park, we encourage carpooling when feasible. Volunteers will meet at the gate and park as directed at the maintenance area. We will return to our vehicles by 3:00pm. This work day will begin with an uphill hike of approximately one mile to the work site. It is a scenic hike passing a newly accessed waterfall and passing Hospital Rock itself. The work itself will consist of building new trail around a series of very nasty switchbacks and severely eroded existing trail. The object is to improve grades and the overall hiking experience on this trail. The work includes the use of heavy, sharp tools (Pulaskis, fire rakes, McLeods, saws, etc.), so there will be a safety briefing before any work begins. Given the type of tools, we will need any youth volunteers to be accompanied by an adult responsible for their behavior and safety. We have always been able to find safe activities such as pruning roots, etc. for the younger kids. Volunteers should bring lunch and water. They should wear hiking boots and bring hat, rain gear, and work gloves. We will have a first aid kit, but participants should bring a small kit with Band Aids, aspirin and any personal medicines. To sign up for this workday or for more details, please contact Jim Majors [email protected] (864)233-7576.
December 10, 2011
Francis Marion National Forest/Awendaw Passage of the PT
Time: 9am
PCF is partnering with the US Forest Service for this workday. Meet at the parking lot at the end of Rosa Green Rd. off of Hwy 17, near Awendaw, SC. Volunteers will be working on building a small bridge and pruning back vegetation on a portion of the Swamp Fox Passage of the Palmetto Trail. To sign up for this workday or for more information, please email Dane Hanna [email protected].
