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Gathering in the parking area, waiting for everyone to arrive.
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Signing in
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One and a half COSCA voluteers
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Two Meetup hiker volunteers
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Two CORBA volunteers sign in
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Heading up the hill towards the gathering area near the water tank
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The gathering area
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The tools are gathered, too
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Two more Meetup hiker volunteers
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All the comforts of home!
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A pile of pick-mattocks
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Matt Kouba, Conejo Recreation and Parks Superintendent
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Matt explains the safe carrying and use of tools
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The volunteers watch Matt (with his back to the camera)
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The start of the new trail. The brush has been cut back, but it's narrow and steep here
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This section had some work done on it a few months ago. The trail has already been cut out of the slope for about 100'
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Most of the new trail looks like this...
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... or worse ...
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... or with a steep cross-slope
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It's easy to see where the brush has been cut down along the line of the new trail
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A crew leader explains the work to be done
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Demonstrating how to use the tools
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Getting started on the real work!
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