Project Name | Dalton Invasives Weed Pull |
Project Number | 185 |
Location | Dalton Highway |
Dates | Week 1. (FILLED)June 21-26 Week 2. July 19-24 |
Duration | 5 Days each |
Number of Volunteers Needed | 5 FILLED |
Description | Volunteers 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 Needed | 1- 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 Needed | Refuges 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 Opportunities | Evening program at Arctic Interagency Visitor Center, Coldfoot for audience of all ages. |
Contact | Betty Siegel 760-553-4898 betty.siegel@alaska.net |