Help our State Parks!!! - Sat, Sep 25 2010

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Help our State Parks!!!

The Basics:

Event Type:

Volunteer

Event Location:

Amicalola State Park

Date(s) & Time:

Sat, Sep 25 2010 8:00 am >> N/A (Carpool Departure: 8:00 am *log in for location*)

Registration Opens:

Sun, Apr 4 2010 9:45 pm

Registration Cut Off:

Fri, Sep 24 2010 8:00 am

Event Duration:

8 hours

Difficulty Rating:

D3: Moderate

Trip Leader(s):

Jason Hicks

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Member Cost:

None

Participant Info:

Who's Invited:

Members Only, 21 And Older Only

Maximum Group Size:

100

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Number Registered So Far:

13 / 0 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)

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Itinerary:

The Atlanta outdoor Club is a social club where thousands of people had enjoy and explored the outdoors together. Also I think our unique club has a responsiblity of assisting in the protection and also maintaince of those places we so love to visit and explore.

So I ask you as fellow club members to assist me in helping our state parks. There budget has suffered a cut beyond the bone in these down times. The friends of Amicalola state park have contacted me about the work day. Below is the email they sent to me describing the work they want us to assist with.

We will be doing gardening projects( weeding, pruning, fertilizing, pond cleaning, mulching); park wide clean up (including trash pick up, cleaning of the grills in the day use area and cleaning the shelters).
  Also, trail maintenance (including trash and debris pick-up, and repair of cut-thrus).
The highways leading into the Park will need trash pick-up also.
   Last year you had offered 30-40 people. If you can get that many or any number of volunteers we would be very grateful.
   The G.A.T.C has worked on 3 separate days to improve the Spring and Creek Trails. They worked with some of our volunteers and installed wooden steps and a water diversion on the Spring Trail. They built a retaining wall and placed rocks for steps and repaired cut thrus on the Creek Trail.
We are evaluating further work to be done on the trails.
   Other projects would include general clean-up of the the outside and inside of Visitor Center (removing cob webs, cleaning windows,etc.)
   We have applied for a grant to repair the West Ridge Trail. If we get the grant we will match the amount and contract it out. (repair of the existing re-cycled tire material walking trail where it has buckled up and become a danger).
   Once that is completed we hope to install some additional wooden hand rails and possibly a wooden bench or two along the trail.
   I hope this gives you an good idea of the projects.
Equipement needed would be work gloves, rakes, trash pick-up sticks if you have them.
The Park will supply the trash bags and cleaning supplies for the grills. We would supply the mulch, fertilizer, etc. for gardening.
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If you are not familiar with the park here is alink to learn about it.

http://www.gastateparks.org/net/go/parks.aspx?LocationID=64&s=0.0.1.5

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Required Items to Bring:
A willing and friendly attitude
Water
Lunch (due to limited funds by the state lets bring our own food)
Work gloves
Sunscreen and garden or work tools you think would help but make sure you mark them so u can get them bacl.

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How to Get There:

Event Directions:

Address/Directions
Amicalola Falls State Park and Lodge
418 Amicalola Falls State Park Rd
Dawsonville , GA 30534

Mailing Address
418 Amicalola Falls Lodge Rd
Dawsonville, GA 30534

Located 15 miles northwest of Dawsonville on Ga. Hwy. 52. Take Hwy. 53 west to Hwy. 183 north to Hwy. 52 east

Carpool to Event Distance (round trip):

130Mile(s)

Carpool Departure Time:

8:00 am

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Carpool Cost:

Estimated cost per vehicle for this event is $52.00 using a reimbursement rate guideline of $0.400 per mile. The total amount should be divided by the number of people in the vehicle, including the driver. This is a guideline, not a rule, for drivers but the cost should not be higher unless there are extenuating circumstances.

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