Summary: Monday, 18 Sep: We drove to the Pelican Bay trailhead near the beach and spent three hours cutting back brush and weeds. We cleared several feet around the Watchman’s shack and removed a small oak tree growing up next to the shack. Workers needed access to the shack’s exterior in order to paint and perform other restoration work. Tuesday, 19 Sep: We split up into two groups. Juan Carlo, Steve and John took a weed whacker and other tools and hiked 2 ¼ miles to the far end of the trail and weed whacked back toward the trailhead. The other group (Dave, Carlyn, Ruth, Barb and Cindy) began brushing at the trailhead. Wednesday, 20 Sep: Once again we split up into two groups with Juan Carlo, Steve and John (plus Jessica from TNC) continuing to weed whack. Once they finished weed whacking, they spent the next few hours installing rock steps and improving the tread in very hiker challenging section of trail. The other group continued brushing. By day’s end we completed our work on the trail for this year. Thursday, 21 Sep: Work consisted of brushing along the main road heading west toward Christy’s Ranch. Friday, 22 Sep: We worked a couple of hours brushing the Islay Canyon road from the bottom for about a third of a mile. Our work was completed by mid-morning. Crew consisted of: Dave Edwards, Juan Carlo, Barb Thomas, Carlyn Taggart, Ruth Feldon, Cindy Kimmick, John Reynolds and Steve Messer. Hours worked: All except for Cindy – 22 total hours each; Cindy – 16 total hours Total crew hours: 170
Crew: Dave Edwards, Juan Carlo Mendoza, Ruth Feldon, Cindy Kimmick, John Reynolds, Carlyn Taggart, Barb Thomas