Mount Hood Chapter, Pacific Crest Trail Association
Activity Report
1/1/2008 to 12/31/2008 (Generated 8/7/2008)

Activity Summary

Administration: 21
Meeting: 205
Scouting: 93
Signing: 37
Teaching: 95
Tools: 56
Trail Maintenance (Feeder): 299
Trail Maintenance (Other): 500
Trail Maintenance (PCT): 1727
Training: 134


Total Volunteer Hours: 3167

Activity Detail (most recent on top)

Project Date: 8/1/2008
Agency: Mount Adams Ranger District
Activity Type: Trail Maintenance (PCT)
Leader: Bill Hawley
Location: Indian Heaven
Description: AmeriCorps crew orientation.

Volunteers

Hours
Hawley, Bill 7

Project Total: 7

Project Date: 7/31/2008
Agency: Mount Adams Ranger District
Activity Type: Trail Maintenance (PCT)
Leader: Bill Hawley
Location: Indian Heaven
Description: Removed 6 trees (8" to 22") in Wilderness.

Volunteers

Hours
Hawley, Bill 13
Hawley, Karla 11
Shefler, Gerald 13
Winkel, Jeannette 13

Project Total: 50

Project Date: 7/29/2008
Agency: Zig Zag Ranger District
Activity Type: Scouting
Leader: Ruth Weston
Location: Timberline Lodge to 1/4 mile beyond "BEE" trail
Description: Scouting. Cleared 6 tree <12".

Volunteers

Hours
Weston, Ruth 9

Project Total: 9

Project Date: 7/28/2008
Agency: Zig Zag Ranger District
Activity Type: Signing
Leader: Ron Goodwin
Location: Timberline Lodge
Description: Replaced 7 PCT signs, stashed 3 signs to be installed in sleeves in 2 weeks because of snow covering trails leading to PCT.

Volunteers

Hours
Goodwin, Katie 5
Goodwin, Ron 5
Weston, Ruth 5

Project Total: 15

Project Date: 7/27/2008
Agency: Hood River Ranger District
Activity Type: Trail Maintenance (PCT)
Leader: Jack Konner
Location: Top Spur to Lolo Pass (and Top Spur Trail)
Description: Cleared 28 trees, brushed 1 miles, filled holes and removed debris.

Volunteers

Hours
Beard, Dennis 9
Carter, Patty 9
Hanes, Douglas 9
Konner, Jack 9
Martiny, Chuck 9
O'Neil, Geoff 9
Plant, Steve 9
Ranganathan, Nandini 9
Squires, Bob 9
Vhay, John 9
Weston, Ruth 9

Project Total: 99

Project Date: 7/23/2008
Agency: Mount Adams Ranger District
Activity Type: Trail Maintenance (PCT)
Leader: Bill Hawley
Location: East Crater Trail and Road 60
Description: Cleared trees.

Volunteers

Hours
Hawley, Bill 12
Hawley, Karla 11
Martiny, Chuck 9
Winkel, Jeannette 9

Project Total: 41

Project Date: 7/18/2008
Agency: Zig Zag Ranger District
Activity Type: Trail Maintenance (PCT)
Leader: Kim Owen
Location: Sandy River to Paradise Park
Description: Cleared 25 trees. Repaired 36 drain dips and 3 water bars. Brushed 200 yards and repaired 20 feet of tread.

Volunteers

Hours
Auerbach, Paul 21
Cunningham, John 22
Fong, April Ann 21
Kirchmiller, Christie 19
Kirchmiller, Robert 19
Owen, Kim 14
Roe, David 18
Young, Lee 22

Project Total: 156

Project Date: 7/17/2008
Agency: Zig Zag Ranger District
Activity Type: Scouting
Leader: Ron Goodwin
Location: Barlow Pass to Timberline Lodge
Description: Scouting.

Volunteers

Hours
Goodwin, Katie 10
Goodwin, Ron 10

Project Total: 20

Project Date: 7/14/2008
Agency: Hood River Ranger District
Activity Type: Scouting
Leader: Jack Konner
Location: Top Spur to Lolo Pass
Description: Scouting

Volunteers

Hours
Konner, Jack 7

Project Total: 7

Project Date: 7/14/2008
Agency: Columbia River Gorge
Activity Type: Trail Maintenance (PCT)
Leader: Brice Hammack
Location: Road 2090 to Road 2000
Description: Completely refurbished trail with crew of high school students form the Forest Youth Success Program working out of Carson Washington.

Volunteers

Hours
Hammack, Brice 28

Project Total: 28

Project Date: 7/13/2008
Agency: Zig Zag Ranger District
Activity Type: Scouting
Leader: Ruth Weston
Location: Timberline Lodge
Description: Scouting. . . SNOW!

Volunteers

Hours
Van Gundy, Jackie 5
Weston, Ruth 5

Project Total: 10

Project Date: 7/10/2008
Agency: Zig Zag Ranger District
Activity Type: Trail Maintenance (PCT)
Leader: Kim Owen
Location: Ramona Falls to Sandy River
Description: Cleared 8 trees (6" to 10"). Repaired 10 drain dips, 100 yard of slide damage, 100 yards of brushing and 300 yards of tread.

Volunteers

Hours
Cohoe, Kelly 26
Cohoe, Michael 23
Cohoe, Philip 23
Janzen, Andrew 23
Janzen, Paul 23
Jespersen, Kyle 23
Johnson, Gabriel 23
Owen, Kim 26
Sathrum, John 23
Smith, Greg 23
Smith, Tom 23

Project Total: 259

Project Date: 7/9/2008
Agency: N/A
Activity Type: Meeting
Leader: Steve Queen
Location: REI Clackamas Town Center (Caretaker meeting)
Description: 5 caretakers attended the May caretaker meeting at REI Clackamas Town Center. Jennifer Tripp from the PCTA main office in Sacrament attended.

Volunteers

Hours

Project Date: 7/7/2008
Agency: Mount Adams Ranger District
Activity Type: Trail Maintenance (PCT)
Leader: Bob Arkes
Location: Road #23 to Wilderness Boundary
Description: Cleared 18 trees. Repaired 49 drain dips, brushed a mile and repaired a half mile of tread to Williams Mine.

Volunteers

Hours
Arkes, Bob 27
Barberis, Joe 18
Merrifield, John 18
Vhay, John 18

Project Total: 81

Project Date: 7/6/2008
Agency: Hood River Ranger District
Activity Type: Trail Maintenance (PCT)
Leader: Roberta Cobb
Location: Barlow Pass south
Description: Cleared 60 trees in 3 miles, 8" to 12". Light brushing.

Volunteers

Hours
Cobb, Roberta 9
Martiny, Chuck 10
Towill, Elizabeth 9

Project Total: 28

Project Date: 7/6/2008
Agency: Mount Adams Ranger District
Activity Type: Trail Maintenance (PCT)
Leader: Bill Hawley
Location: East Crater Trail and Road 60
Description: Cleared trees up to snow line.

Volunteers

Hours
Hawley, Bill 8
Winkel, Jeannette 8

Project Total: 16

Project Date: 7/3/2008
Agency: Zig Zag Ranger District
Activity Type: Trail Maintenance (PCT)
Leader: Kim Owen
Location: Sandy River to Paradise Park
Description: Cleared 6 logs.

Volunteers

Hours
Owen, Kim 17
Owen, Pam 17

Project Total: 34

Project Date: 7/2/2008
Agency: Hood River Ranger District
Activity Type: Meeting
Leader: Roberta Cobb
Location: Hood River Ranger Station
Description: Meeting to discuss bike races between Twin Lakes and Palmateer.

Volunteers

Hours
Adams, Barb 7
Cobb, Roberta 8
Vhay, John 8

Project Total: 23

Project Date: 7/2/2008
Agency: Hood River Ranger District
Activity Type: Scouting
Leader: Jack Konner
Location: Top Spur to Lolo Pass
Description: Scouting

Volunteers

Hours
Konner, Jack 7

Project Total: 7

Project Date: 6/30/2008
Agency: Hood River Ranger District
Activity Type: Trail Maintenance (PCT)
Leader: Roberta Cobb
Location: Frog Lake north
Description: Cloeared 18 trees in two miles (< 8"). Posted logs at the junction with Frog Lake trail, at the junction to the trailhead spur, and at the Hwy 26 crossing (just a sticker, did not have the ful size platic logo). Picked up lots of litter.

Volunteers

Hours
Cobb, Roberta 10
Weston, Ruth 9

Project Total: 19

Project Date: 6/29/2008
Agency: Mount Adams Ranger District
Activity Type: Trail Maintenance (PCT)
Leader: Brice Hammack
Location: Road 2090 to Sedum Ridge
Description: Trail work with AmeriCorps crew.

Volunteers

Hours
Hammack, Brice 41

Project Total: 41

Project Date: 6/28/2008
Agency: Mount Adams Ranger District
Activity Type: Trail Maintenance (PCT)
Leader: Bill Hawley
Location: Road 2090 south
Description: Cleared 32 trees (24: 4"-10", 8: 10"-18")

Volunteers

Hours
Anderson, Roger 11
Arkes, Bob 11
Cobb, Roberta 11
Cunningham, John 7
Hawley, Bill 3
Hawley, Karla 13
Owen, Kim 2
Sakshaug, Arvid 11
Vhay, John 11
Winkel, Jeannette 12

Project Total: 92

Project Date: 6/28/2008
Agency: Mount Adams Ranger District
Activity Type: Teaching
Leader: Bill Hawley
Location: Crosscut and chainsaw certification (Road 2070)
Description: Certified sawyers in chainsaw and croscut saw use.

Volunteers

Hours
Cunningham, John 4
Hawley, Bill 12
Owen, Kim 9

Project Total: 25

Project Date: 6/25/2008
Agency: Mount Adams Ranger District
Activity Type: Trail Maintenance (PCT)
Leader: Brice Hammack
Location: Road 2090 to Road 2070
Description: Cleared 52 trees, repaired drain dips, 2 slides, 1 root wad and light with spot brushing and tread repair.

Volunteers

Hours
Doty, Pat 10
Hammack, Brice 10
Martiny, Chuck 10
Murphy, Des 10
Walker, Richard 10

Project Total: 50

Project Date: 6/15/2008
Agency: Zig Zag Ranger District
Activity Type: Trail Maintenance (PCT)
Leader: Richard Walker
Location: Little Crater Lake to Road 42
Description: Cleared 8 trees. Brushed rhododendron and vine maple for half mile.

Volunteers

Hours
Moore, Mickey 10
Walker, Ford 10
Walker, Penny 10
Walker, Richard 10

Project Total: 40

Project Date: 6/14/2008
Agency: Columbia River Gorge
Activity Type: Scouting
Leader: Brice Hammack
Location: Road 2090 to Three Corner Rock
Description: Scouted Road 2090 to Three Corner Rock. More than n ormal nukmber of trees down.

Volunteers

Hours
Hammack, Brice 10
McLaughlin, Larry 10

Project Total: 20

Project Date: 6/11/2008
Agency: N/A
Activity Type: Meeting
Leader: Steve Queen
Location: REI Clackamas Town Center (Caretaker meeting)
Description: 10 caretakers attended the May caretaker meeting at REI Clackamas Town Center.

Volunteers

Hours
Arkes, Bob 4
Bentz, Jerry 4
Cobb, Roberta 4
Konner, Jack 4
Owen, Kim 4
Owen, Pam 4
Plant, Steve 4
Queen, Steve 4
Weston, Ruth 4
Wolf, Becky 4

Project Total: 40

Project Date: 6/8/2008
Agency: Columbia River Gorge
Activity Type: Trail Maintenance (PCT)
Leader: Bill Hawley
Location: Bridge of the Gods to I-84 Overpass
Description: Reshaped 200 feet of steep side slope tread, rebuilt 2 drainages ways, removed 1 root wad, power brushed 200 yards of trail, removed barbed wire and old crushed fencing, installed roofing on steps leading down from bridge, removed invasive plants (ivy), removed organics, widened tread and installed base rock in wet problem areas, layed geo-clothe in problem areas, installed 4x4 PT border and pinned with 1/2" rebar, spread 12 yards of gravel and compaced with plate compactor, dressed with 1/4" gravel.

Volunteers

Hours
Arkes, Bob 9
Arkes, Jane 9
Chelin, Chuck 10
Cobb, Roberta 9
Goodwin, Katie 9
Goodwin, Ron 9
Hawley, Bill 39
Hawley, Karla 5
Hilands, Bill 9
Koppy, Lawrence 9
Lameka, Ann 9
Marriott, Tyler 9
Matzke, Jim 10
Niece, Ron 11
Queen, Steve 7
Settlemeyer, Lois 5
Sohler, Don 9

Project Total: 177

Project Date: 5/26/2008
Agency: Columbia River Gorge
Activity Type: Trail Maintenance (PCT)
Leader: Bill Hawley
Location: Road 2000 south
Description: Cleared 43 logs (20: <8", 23: 8" - 24")

Volunteers

Hours
Cunningham, John 9
Hawley, Bill 10

Project Total: 19

Project Date: 5/24/2008
Agency: Mount Adams Ranger District
Activity Type: Trail Maintenance (PCT)
Leader: Bill Hawley
Location: Road 2070 north
Description: Cleared 60 logs north until the snow made the trail impassible.

Volunteers

Hours
Queen, Steve 11
Sakshaug, Arvid 11

Project Total: 22

Project Date: 5/24/2008
Agency: Mount Adams Ranger District
Activity Type: Signing
Leader: Bill Hawley
Location: Chainsaw certification (Road 2070)
Description: 2 volunteers re-certifed other volunteers

Volunteers

Hours
Cunningham, John 11
Hawley, Bill 11

Project Total: 22

Project Date: 5/24/2008
Agency: Mount Adams Ranger District
Activity Type: Trail Maintenance (PCT)
Leader: Bill Hawley
Location: Chainsaw certification (Road 2070)
Description: 6 volunteers participated in a chainsaw re-certification session.

Volunteers

Hours
Chelin, Chuck 10
Cobb, Roberta 7
Doty, Pat 11
Maddox, Ken 9
Owen, Kim 8
Owen, Pam 8

Project Total: 53

Project Date: 5/18/2008
Agency: Hood River Ranger District
Activity Type: Trail Maintenance (PCT)
Leader: Roberta Cobb
Location: Frog Lake
Description: Cleared 2 trees from Frog Lake to the first switchback at which point snow prevented further progress.

Volunteers

Hours
Cobb, Roberta 5

Project Total: 5

Project Date: 5/16/2008
Agency: N/A
Activity Type: Teaching
Leader: Kim Owen
Location: Westfir - High Cascades Training
Description: Developed curriculm for training and certifying crosscut sawyers at the A and B level for wilderness log outs on the PCT. During the Westfir even, re-certified two sawyers at the B level and certified five new crosscut sawyers at the A level.

Volunteers

Hours
Hawley, Bill 38
Owen, Kim 32

Project Total: 70

Project Date: 5/14/2008
Agency: N/A
Activity Type: Meeting
Leader: Steve Queen
Location: REI Clackamas Town Center (Caretaker meeting)
Description: 16 caretakers attended the May caretaker meeting at REI Clackamas Town Center.

Volunteers

Hours
Allen, Eric 3
Arkes, Bob 3
Bentz, Jerry 3
Cunningham, John 3
Goodwin, Ron 3
Hammack, Brice 3
Hawley, Bill 3
Konner, Jack 3
Owen, Kim 3
Plant, Steve 3
Queen, Steve 3
Vhay, John 3
Webb, Jim 3
Weston, Ruth 3
Wolf, Becky 3

Project Total: 45

Project Date: 5/13/2008
Agency: Columbia River Gorge
Activity Type: Trail Maintenance (PCT)
Leader: Bill Hawley
Location: Herman Creek to Wilderness Boundary
Description: Cleared limbs and logs. Emoved a large hanging log. Cleared to the snow at 2800'.

Volunteers

Hours
Carr, Pete 10
Chelin, Chuck 10
Hawley, Bill 10
Martiny, Chuck 10

Project Total: 40

Project Date: 5/10/2008
Agency: Mount Adams Ranger District
Activity Type: Trail Maintenance (PCT)
Leader: Brice Hammack
Location: Road 43 to Wind River Road
Description: Cleared 29 trees. General brushing.

Volunteers

Hours
Hammack, Brice 10
Martiny, Chuck 10
McLaughlin, Larry 10
Mullen, David 10
Murphy, Des 10

Project Total: 50

Project Date: 5/10/2008
Agency: Mount Adams Ranger District
Activity Type: Training
Leader: Bill Hawley
Location: Chainsaw Certification (Wind River)
Description: Wind River chainsaw certification II

Volunteers

Hours
Beard, Dennis 8
Carter, Patty 9
Hawley, Bill 13
Heid, David 9
Konner, Jack 9
Linde, Tom 8
Moeller, Dan 6
O'Neil, Geoff 9

Project Total: 71

Project Date: 4/27/2008
Agency: Columbia River Gorge
Activity Type: Trail Maintenance (Feeder)
Leader: Bill Hawley
Location: Trail 400 (PCT to Eagle Creek)
Description: Repaired 7 drain dips and 4 minor rock slides (70'). Brushed for 1 mile and repaired tread at multiple locations (1/4 mile total)

Volunteers

Hours
Bronsein, Bill 8
Chelin, Chuck 9
Cunningham, John 10
Dods, Jane 11
Echter, Anna 9
Gifford, Bill 8
Hawley, Bill 11

Project Total: 66

Project Date: 4/19/2008
Agency: Mount Adams Ranger District
Activity Type: Training
Leader: Bill Hawley
Location: Chainsaw Certification (Wind River Work Center)
Description: 9 volunteers participated in a chainsaw recertification course at the Wind River Work Center.

Volunteers

Hours
Arkes, Bob 8
Cunningham, John 8
Goodwin, Ron 6
Hammack, Brice 6
Hawley, Bill 9
Martiny, Chuck 8
McLaughlin, Larry 6
Walker, Richard 6
Webb, Jim 6

Project Total: 63

Project Date: 4/14/2008
Agency: Columbia River Gorge
Activity Type: Scouting
Leader: Bill Hawley
Location: Herman Creek to Hatfield Wilderness
Description: Scouted Herman Creek to Hatfield Wilderness. Maps and crew planning.

Volunteers

Hours
Hawley, Bill 11

Project Total: 11

Project Date: 4/13/2008
Agency: Columbia River Gorge
Activity Type: Trail Maintenance (PCT)
Leader: Bill Hawley
Location: Herman Creek junction to Hatfield Wilderness
Description: Cleared 24 trees (1: 26", 2: 14", 7: 6"-12", 14: <6"). Cleaned 25 drain dips. Brushed vine maple throughout.

Volunteers

Hours
Carr, Pete 11
Chelin, Chuck 11
Hawley, Bill 14
Martiny, Chuck 10

Project Total: 46

Project Date: 4/10/2008
Agency: Columbia River Gorge
Activity Type: Scouting
Leader: Bill Hawley
Location: Wind River, Trail 400
Description: Delivered tools to Wind River tool cache. Took inventory. Scouted Brice's section looking for logs for 4/19 project. Scouted Trail 400

Volunteers

Hours
Hawley, Bill 9

Project Total: 9

Project Date: 4/9/2008
Agency: N/A
Activity Type: Meeting
Leader: Steve Queen
Location: REI Clackamas Town Center (Caretaker meeting)
Description: 15 caretakers attended the April caretaker meeting at REI Clackamas Town Center.

Volunteers

Hours
Bentz, Jerry 3
Berthold, Dana 4
Goodwin, Ron 3
Hammack, Brice 3
Hawley, Bill 3
Konner, Jack 3
McLaughlin, Larry 3
Owen, Kim 3
Owen, Pam 3
Plant, Steve 3
Queen, Steve 3
Settlemeyer, Lois 3
Vhay, John 3
Walker, Richard 3
Weston, Ruth 3

Project Total: 46

Project Date: 4/3/2008
Agency: N/A
Activity Type: Tools
Leader: Bill Hawley
Location: Portland tool cache
Description: Cleaned, sharpened, repaired and returned tools. Finished painting north cache tools and sharpened.

Volunteers

Hours
Hawley, Bill 6

Project Total: 6

Project Date: 3/25/2008
Agency: Columbia River Gorge
Activity Type: Trail Maintenance (Other)
Leader: Bill Hawley
Location: Trail 400 at Moffett Creek
Description: Cleared 9 trees, repaired 16 drain dips, 3 slides and 1 mile of tread,, and brushed 1/mile overhead and 3/4 mile on the ground with power brusher.

Volunteers

Hours
Carr, Pete 9
Chelin, Chuck 9
Fantz, Heather 8
Hanes, Douglas 10
Hawley, Bill 11
Martiny, Chuck 10
Weston, Ruth 9

Project Total: 66

Project Date: 3/22/2008
Agency: Columbia River Gorge
Activity Type: Trail Maintenance (PCT)
Leader: Bill Hawley
Location: Fort Rains
Description: Cleared 15 trees, repaired 5 drain dips, brushed 3/4 mile of blackberry with power brusher, widened 1/2 mile of tread removing creep and popping rocks to even tread.

Volunteers

Hours
Brueggermeyer, Marcia 7
Chelin, Chuck 9
Covey, Kathy 10
Covey, Randy 10
Cunningham, John 9
Hawley, Bill 10
Martiny, Chuck 9
Park, Yon 9
Settlemeyer, Lois 6
Warner, Sam 9

Project Total: 88

Project Date: 3/12/2008
Agency: N/A
Activity Type: Meeting
Leader: Steve Queen
Location: REI Clackamas Town Center (Caretaker meeting)
Description: 17 caretakers attended the March caretaker meeting at REI Clackamas Town Center.

Volunteers

Hours
Adams, Barb 3
Allen, Eric 3
Arkes, Bob 3
Bentz, Jerry 3
Cobb, Roberta 3
Goodwin, Ron 3
Hammack, Brice 3
Hawley, Bill 3
Konner, Jack 3
McLaughlin,