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Burt, the crew leader, explains what we'll be doing
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Burt is a volunteer with the Santa Monica Mountains Trails Council
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Hiking up to the work areas. The old trail goes straight up the ridge; the new trail goes around to the left
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Getting started on widening the trail
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This crew will be mostly clearing back the overgrowth
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Demonstrating how to chop down the chaparral with a McLeod, a tool used by firefighters to clear brush
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CORBA Director Danusia Bennet-Taber
chops out a root
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Chopping back the bank to widen the trail
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Working on a switchback
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They're widening it and improving water drainage
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