Volunteers from CORBA, SMMTC, Calabasas Day Hikers and others installed 84
drains over the 1.8-mile long trail.
Photos are from Steve Clark and Xandei
Tena. Click on an image to see it full size.
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Contour map of the Wood Canyon Vista Trail. Red X's show where we added, expanded or cleaned out drainage nicks. There were 84 total.
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Google Earth view of the Wood Canyon Vista Trail, looking due west. Flags show where we added or repaired drainage nicks.
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The CORBA tool trailer, being pulled by a volunteer's camper van.
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Gathering at the meeting point, organizing the carpool caravan down to the work area
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The caravan enters Point Mugu State Park
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Most parked at Danielson Multiuse Area then were shuttled to the trailhead where they picked up their tools and learned what they would be doing
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At the trailhead, volunteers pick partners for their teams and choose their tools
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Volunteer crew leader Steve explains the work
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Starting the short walk to the bottom of the trail
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At the bottom of the trail, State Parks has more tools laid out
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A troop of boy scouts was working on blocking off a steep shortcut that scars the hillside.
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Some of the boy scouts
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Heading up the trail to find sections that need work
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People who arrived earlier are far ahead of us
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Steve explains how to make a drainage dip...
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... then demonstrates how to use a pick-mattock to loosen the dirt...
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... and a Mcleod to rake the loose dirt off the trail.
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Next, it's the volunteers' turn!
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Digging out a drainage "nick" that will divert water off the trail, but not impede trail users
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