Kanuti Refuge: Dalton Invasives Weed Pull

Project NameDalton Invasives Weed Pull
Project Number185
LocationDalton Highway
DatesWeek 1. (FILLED)June 21-26 Week 2. July 19-24
Duration5 Days each
Number of Volunteers Needed5 FILLED
DescriptionVolunteers and refuge/BLM staff hand pull seedlings and small infestations of White Sweet Clover along the Haul Road (Dalton Highway). Weed whackers are used in some areas. We generally work 4 or 5 days, and travel to and from Fairbanks takes 1 day each way in Government vehicles. Food and lodging provided.
Skills Needed1- ORGANIZER 4-HELPER/LABORER/OUTREACH Ability to be outdoors from 8-5, doing manual labor,in cold or wet or dusty and hot, buggy conditions.
Materials NeededRefuges and BLM provide tools, gloves, equipment, some bug spray. Bring work clothes, head nets or bug jackets, layers of clothing to be prepared for temps 30-80, snow or rain, dust, mosquitos.
Other Outreach OpportunitiesEvening program at Arctic Interagency Visitor Center, Coldfoot for audience of all ages.
ContactBetty Siegel 760-553-4898 betty.siegel@alaska.net