This report covers activities over the span of a few days to prepare for the Special Trail Maintenance event scheduled for November 1, on the Musch Trail in Topanga State Park. All these actiies were carried out by one volunteer, Jerry Mitcham.. Monday, October 23, 2023 Traveled to Roadside Lumber in Agoura Hills to pick up lumber required for the Musch Trail steps. Loaded lumber, returned home. Tasks complete Wednesday, October 25, 2023 Cut lumber to proper length, and notched the ends to construct the steps. Drilled holes in all timbers to facilitate securing the steps in place. Tasks complete Monday, October 30, 2023. Loaded project lumber onto truck and drove to Topanga State Park. Met with State Park employees. Unloaded lumber. Surveyed work project with SP employees. Drove home. Completed the day’s activities. Tuesday, October 31, 2023 Drove to Sylmar, CA to meet with State Parks staff and purchase and pick-up the crush (gravel) for the Musch Trail project. Picked-up the crush. Drove to Newbury Park to pick-up tools for the event. Loaded tools. Drove home The days activities complete. Total volunteer hours: 1 Volunteers x 10 hours = 10.0 hours Feet of trail maintained: NA
Crew: Jerry Mitcham