Monte Cristo Preservation Association
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Our work parties this year (2010) are scheduled for the 3rd Saturday of the month, May through October. Meet before the Clay Slide Area at 9 am for each work party. Members and non-members alike are welcome to join us. Please bring rain gear, chain saws, high top boots, work gloves, any necessary tools along with food and water.
We are implementing an additional safeguard this year after each work party. Recent Hazardous Site Assessments have confirmed extremely high levels of heavy metals including arsenic, in the dirt. We are, therefore, encouraging work party volunteers and visitors to wash their boots and hands in the creek when leaving the town site area. Although there is arsenic also detected in the water, it is at a very low level. We have concluded that it is better to wash in this water than not to wash at all. We have posted signs to warn the public of this hazard.
September 18, 2010
August 21, 2010
We crossed the river this weekend (by DOFW-fisheries permit) and shuttled volunteers to the townsite area. We made repairs to the road, improved and widened the foot bridge, brushed Dumas St. and created a supply of firewood for the campground. Our new brochures were folded and distributed. Lunch was provided to the volunteers who attended.
July 31, 2010
We crossed the river this weekend (by fisheries permit) and shuttled volunteers to the townsite area. We made repairs to the road, constructed a foot bridge, brushed much of the townsite and improved signage in the old railroad yard. Lunch was provided to the volunteers.
July 17, 2010
We had one work crew brushing Dumas Street and the railroad yard, while the other crew removed sharp turns and widened the rough trail across the clay slide. Lunch was provided to the volunteers that assisted us.
June 19, 2010
We brushed the remainder of the Old Government Townsite Trail (Barlow Cut) from Barlow Pass along the former railroad grade and improved the trail over the clay slide. Lunch will was provided to the volunteers that assisted us.
May 15, 2010
We brushed the Old Government Townsite Trail (Barlow Cut) from Barlow Pass along the former railroad grade, re-installed the repaired interpretive sign and re-installed the MCPA bulletin board just before the clay slide area. Lunch will was provided to the volunteers that assisted us.
Please email Kal Klass at klasstwin@gmail.com if you need directions