Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 8:00AM
Along the AT north of Bethlehem, PA,
Pennsylvania, Lehigh Valley,
PA
No experience required. Bring enough water, snack and lunch along with sturdy gloves. Hand tools commonly used on the trail are handsaw, hand shears and branch shears. Join us for a fun, rewarding and 'pay-it-forward' day by helping AMC Delaware Valley maintain part of the AT. Work includes trail maintenance and conservation work. We will be removing blowdowns, fire rings, Japanese barberries, thorny green briars and poison ivy along the trail. We will meet at 8 am Wednesday 5/8/2024 at the Katellen trailhead parking, car shuttle to the Smith Gap Trailhead where we will start out work. - Google GPS (40.8305257, -75.3564499) Total Distance coverage will be approximately 4.5 miles. The most common invasive species to be found in Japanese Barberries. Also, there may be heavy thorny green briars and poison ivy that we will need to remove to protect saplings. It is recommended but not required to wear long pants and a long sleeves shirt. Be willing to use your vehicle during the car shuttling at the beginning of or end of the activity. Please contact Piljo to register and for additional details! VSA signup - https://www.tfaforms.com/4876629
Free
