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COSCA Volunteer Corps: Trail Work

The COSCA Volunteer Corps Trail Work program is coordinated by the Conejo Open Space Trails Advisory Committee, and it is supported financially by the Conejo Open Space Foundation as well as the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency. Trail maintenance projects are usually joint projects with the Santa Monica Mountains Trails Council and/or the Concerned Off-Road Bicyclists Association.


Conejo Open Space Spring Trail Work Day
The 2008 Spring Trail Work Day took place on March 22. This trail maintenance project greatly improved the switchback portion of the Los Robles Trail to the west of the Moorpark Road trailhead. Volunteers met at 8:30 am and worked until around 2:00 pm with a short lunch break. Many badly eroded and rutted sections of trail were repaired, and drainage was improved to minimize future damage. See a slideshow of the 2008 Spring Trail Work Day!   The 2007 Spring Trail Work Day was a also big success. Volunteers completed work on a previously unfinished trail in the Dos Vientos area on March 24. See a slideshow of the 2007 Spring Trail Work Day!


Work on Wildwood's Eagle Point Trail was done by SMMTC and CLU volunteers. Eagle Point is a lovely area in Wildwood Park - it's past the waterfall and along the wooded stream. On Saturday, September 29th, 2007, volunteers from the Santa Monica Mountains Trails Council (SMMTC) joined forces with student volunteers from California Lutheran University's Service Day to perform a trail maintenance project on the 0.33 mile Eagle Point Trail. Seven volunteers from CLU teamed with six volunteers from the Trails Council for the effort. The crew performed minor brush clearance and improvement of erosion damage on the trail. The tasks included the reopening of a short section of trail, which had become closed off due to the heavy brush and poison oak. The other significant accomplishments of the day were improvements to the stream crossing and to the connector trail near the picnic area. Old, rotted steps were removed and a new gentle sloping tread was installed leading down to the streambed. On the other side of the stream, the tread was widened and steps repaired. Regular visitors to this area will notice these improvements immediately, - and all visitors will appreciate Eagle Point Trail as one of the many beautiful and tranquil areas in Wildwood Park.


The 17th Annual Conejo Open Space Trail Work Day, sponsored by the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency (COSCA), took place on October 13, 2007. Approximately 130 hikers, mountain bikers, equestrians, and open space enthusiasts participated in this event. Each volunteer received a free sack breakfast before buses took them to Hidden Meadows Trail, about a mile northwest of the intersection of Kanan Road and Lindero Canyon Road. Rangers and qualified leaders supervised as the work crews built a new trail to replace much of the older existing trail. Following the trail work, participants were treated to a barbecue lunch sponsored by Carlson Building Materials of Thousand Oaks. During the barbecue, drawings were held to give away a variety of prizes, including the grand prize: a mountain bike donated by Bill's Bike Shop of Camarillo. Youth programs were held at the Thousand Oaks Botanic Garden. See a slideshow of the 2007 Trail Work Day!


2007 Trail Work Day grand prize winner
Taylor Lam of Newbury Park.



18th Annual Conejo Open Space
TRAIL WORK DAY

 

Fall, 2008
(Exact date TBD.   Schedule subject to change.)

 

Trail Users & Open Space Enthusiasts!

 
Meet at:   Conejo Community Center, Thousand Oaks
(Botanic Garden Entrance off Gainsborough Road)
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM   Registration & Board Buses
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM   Trail Work
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM   FREE Barbecue!...

& Drawing: Win a FREE prizes!!

 

This is our biggest event of the year, bringing together hundreds of Open Space enthusiasts!

BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY!!

For more info, call the Ranger office: 805-381-2741

 
Event Sponsored by CONEJO OPEN SPACE CONSERVATION AGENCY
 

TRAIL WORK DAY Schedule

Fall, 2008
(Schedule subject to change)

Registration & Bus Loading - 7:30 - 8:00 a.m.
1.  Check-in at registration table:
   a. Complete and sign Liability Release form.
   b. Receive breakfast bag and board bus.

Work Parties - 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
2.  Trail crew leaders will direct you to a bus that will go to work areas. Please feel free to eat your sack breakfast on the bus.
3.  The busses will take you to your project area. (Most groups will be bussed to various Conejo locations and returned by 12:00 p.m.)

Thank-you Barbecue - 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Some very nice door prizes will be given to lucky participants at the FREE barbecue (you must be present to win, one prize per person).

Water will be available at the sign-in area, so be sure to bring a water bottle and fill up before you get on the bus. Toilets will be at Conejo Community Park only and not at the work sites, so please use the facilities before you are bussed to your project area.

Wear protective clothing, sturdy shoes, GLOVES, hat, and sunscreen. If you have some loppers or hand tools, please bring them. (Be sure to put your identification on any tools you bring as we will not be responsible for lost tools.)

Beware of poison oak, ticks, and rattlesnakes. Check with a ranger or leader if you need assistance with identification.

Follow the directions of the park ranger and trail crew leaders at all times, they are trained for trail projects. If you or someone in your work group needs medical attention, contact a ranger or your trail crew leader.

Thanks for your help - we appreciate your participation!

HAVE A GREAT DAY IN YOUR COMMUNITY OPEN SPACE!!

 

2003 Trail Work Day  

2003 Trail Work Day

Slideshow
with 27 photos.


OTHER TRAIL WORK ACTIVITIES

For more trail work opportunities, visit the these web sites:
Santa Monica Mountains Trails Council
CORBA