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Hey Everyone,
Last month I did a float from Loma to Westwater - it was my first river trip on a raft (not first river trip ever) and it was a blast. The trip was organized by Friends of McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area and the BLM and the point for us 'volunteers' who signed on was to plant cottonwood tree saplings at Black Rocks campsite - an area where the BLM has done a lot of Tamarisk mitigation (cutting it down).
Enjoy!
Greg
A short video of the trip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_5pnu0c-AQ
Some photos of the trip:
Troy and Katie of the BLM address all of us crazy volunteers, explaining why there is a need to plant cottonwoods and how to plant them in a way that gives them the best opportunity to become established:
Volunteers spread out across the beach to plant the little saplings:
Volunteers wish a freshly planted sapling the best of luck:
On the river with beautiful fall colors and new friends:
Some fall colors:
A bald eagle:
Black Rocks:
Evening after dinner - jokes, beer, trains and fun company:
How to behave on the river:
Yellow fall flower:
Last month I did a float from Loma to Westwater - it was my first river trip on a raft (not first river trip ever) and it was a blast. The trip was organized by Friends of McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area and the BLM and the point for us 'volunteers' who signed on was to plant cottonwood tree saplings at Black Rocks campsite - an area where the BLM has done a lot of Tamarisk mitigation (cutting it down).
Enjoy!
Greg
A short video of the trip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_5pnu0c-AQ
Some photos of the trip:
Troy and Katie of the BLM address all of us crazy volunteers, explaining why there is a need to plant cottonwoods and how to plant them in a way that gives them the best opportunity to become established:
Volunteers spread out across the beach to plant the little saplings:
Volunteers wish a freshly planted sapling the best of luck:
On the river with beautiful fall colors and new friends:
Some fall colors:
A bald eagle:
Black Rocks:
Evening after dinner - jokes, beer, trains and fun company:
How to behave on the river:
Yellow fall flower:
