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X-WR-CALDESC:Times: 9am -Noon or 1pm until 4pm (only before May 15). \n\nAg
 e: 12+ years old preferred\; however younger is okay if maturity level is 
 higher than age.\n\nSkill Requirement: Manual labor to remove small cedar 
 trees (use of lopers and hand saws)\nAbility to walk 3 miles while clearin
 g foliage\nAbility to kneel for weeding and spread mulch in a pollinator/n
 ative plant garden\nAbility to use shovels to move mulch and replace along
  a 3 mile trail\nBessey Ranger can provide gloves and some tools. Voluntee
 rs should bring water\, lunch\, sunscreen and dress appropriately. Sandbur
 s and poison ivy are present along the trail.\n\nBessey Ranger can provide
  gloves and some tools. Volunteers should bring water\, lunch\, sunscreen 
 and dress appropriately. Sandburs and poison ivy are present along the tra
 il.\n\nProposed Project 1: There is a pollinator/ native plant garden near
  the Scott Lookout Tower. A new retaining wall and plants was installed in
  spring 2024. We are looking for help to remove the non-native grasses fro
 m the bed (weeding) and spread mulch. If we have native plants available\,
  there may be some planting. \nNumber of People: 2-6\n\nProposed Project 2
 : Scott Lookout Trail needs to be maintained for encroaching growth. Volun
 teers would walk the trail (approximately 3 miles) and clear impeding foli
 age. We may also install signage / way markers.  \nNumber of People: 2-4\n
 \nProposed Project 3: Mulching the trail. This would involve a set of volu
 nteers stationed at the mulch pile to load mulch into OHV and a set of vol
 unteers on the trail to unload the chips. BRD will have 1 to 2 employees d
 riving OHV back and forth between the two locations. \nNumber of People: 2
 -4 \n\nLocation: McKelvie National Forest\, Bessey Ranger District\, Nebra
 ska National Forest\n\nProposed Project: Manually (with loppers and hand s
 aws) remove small cedar encroachment in administrative pasture at McKelvie
  National Forest near Nenzel. \nNumber of People: 2-10\n\nFor inquires abo
 ut this volunteer opportunity please contact:\nSarah Bennett\nsarah.bennet
 t@usda.gov\n+1 3084320392\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:Times: 9am -Noon or 1pm until 4pm (only before May 15). \n\nAge
 : 12+ years old preferred\; however younger is okay if maturity level is h
 igher than age.\n\nSkill Requirement: Manual labor to remove small cedar t
 rees (use of lopers and hand saws)\nAbility to walk 3 miles while clearing
  foliage\nAbility to kneel for weeding and spread mulch in a pollinator/na
 tive plant garden\nAbility to use shovels to move mulch and replace along 
 a 3 mile trail\nBessey Ranger can provide gloves and some tools. Volunteer
 s should bring water\, lunch\, sunscreen and dress appropriately. Sandburs
  and poison ivy are present along the trail.\n\nBessey Ranger can provide 
 gloves and some tools. Volunteers should bring water\, lunch\, sunscreen a
 nd dress appropriately. Sandburs and poison ivy are present along the trai
 l.\n\nProposed Project 1: There is a pollinator/ native plant garden near 
 the Scott Lookout Tower. A new retaining wall and plants was installed in 
 spring 2024. We are looking for help to remove the non-native grasses from
  the bed (weeding) and spread mulch. If we have native plants available\, 
 there may be some planting. \nNumber of People: 2-6\n\nProposed Project 2:
  Scott Lookout Trail needs to be maintained for encroaching growth. Volunt
 eers would walk the trail (approximately 3 miles) and clear impeding folia
 ge. We may also install signage / way markers.  \nNumber of People: 2-4\n
 \nProposed Project 3: Mulching the trail. This would involve a set of volu
 nteers stationed at the mulch pile to load mulch into OHV and a set of vol
 unteers on the trail to unload the chips. BRD will have 1 to 2 employees d
 riving OHV back and forth between the two locations. \nNumber of People: 2
 -4 \n\nLocation: McKelvie National Forest\, Bessey Ranger District\, Nebra
 ska National Forest\n\nProposed Project: Manually (with loppers and hand s
 aws) remove small cedar encroachment in administrative pasture at McKelvie
  National Forest near Nenzel. \nNumber of People: 2-10\n\nFor inquires abo
 ut this volunteer opportunity please contact:\nSarah Bennett\nsarah.bennet
 t@usda.gov\n+1 3084320392\n\n
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260508T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260509T120000
LOCATION:Scott Lookout Tower\, Bessey Ranger District\, Nebraska National F
 orest\, 40637 River Loop Road\, Halsey \, NE 69142 US
SUMMARY:Trail/Recreation Stewardship at Bessey Ranger District
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