ECO-Day 2016 on April 9, 2016 at Madison Blue Springs State Park.

[sandy]

Hi all, my original post was in conservation forum but it was suggested I may get more traffic in this forum.

We are still scheduled for Saturday, April 9 at Madison for our annual clean-up. Plan to get there around 8:30AM and work for half a day. We will provide lunch afterwards.

The park would like to remove the set of steps leading into the mud-pit on the west side of the spring run and turning it into an overlook so we will need a demo and hauling crew. They will have a dump trailer on-site for discarded material. For this project we will need gloves, crowbars, hammers, sawzall, etc.

The park would also like to install a crowd control / parking barrier system at the top of the entrance deck and parking lot. Basically, we would be installing 12/15 posts along the edge of the parking lot and drilling the posts for ¾” rope to pass thru (we have the rope). We would then layout a 36’ x 30’ area using posts and rope to create a spring entrance and to keep vehicles from parking in front of entrance deck. Gravel may be placed in front of the deck and ramped up, as well as under the dive benches (more of erosion control).

We also have vegetation management, basic clean-up of limbs, picnic table maintenance, etc.

Let me know if you can attend. Your help is most appreciated by park personnel.

[Rhino]

I'll be there. I'll try to remember to bring a hammer and a crowbar, but I don't own a sawzall, or likely anything else you would need. Thanks for organizing. A cooler with water, etc. that I can do. Just let me know.

[diveconjeff]

I am in
I'll bring some loppers, a few pry bars, shovel, post hole digger. I have a sawzall and a fair bit of heavy duty extension cord if there is a place to plug it in or if someone has a generator. Is there electricity available?

[sandy]

Thanks guys!

[cmint]

I might can make it. I'll have to check closer to the date to make sure though.

[sandy]

I might can make it. I'll have to check closer to the date to make sure though.

Thank you!

[sandy]

We can still use a few more people at ECO-Day 2016. If you can make it for a half day to help. That would be great. Thanks again to those who have signed up so far.