{"id":5564,"date":"2024-01-12T10:55:53","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T17:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendsofcmsp.org\/?page_id=5564"},"modified":"2024-10-19T12:03:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T18:03:49","slug":"cmsp-trail-dogs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/friendsofcmsp.org\/?page_id=5564","title":{"rendered":"CMSP Trail Dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

2024 Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tool Cleaning and Sharpening Day, April 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Larry, Bob, Ralph, Vince, Dan, Erika, and Rick (not pictured) clean and sharpened most of the Trail Dogs trail tools including 13 Pick Mattocks, 10 McLeods, 18 Shovels, 8 Pulaskis, and 15 Loppers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

First 2024 Trail Dogs Workday, May 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dan, Vince, Scott, Larry, Ralph, Bob, Becky (not pictured), and Rick (not pictured) resolved several trail issues on both Racoon Ridge and Acorn Alley.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Larry, Bob, Dan, Vince, Ralph, Becky, and Scott<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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April 2024 Wind Damage – Fallen Trees and Root Ball Nightmares!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Some before photos<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trail Dogs in “root ball” trail repair action and after photos<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dixon Root Ball Crew – Gary, Larry, Steve, Steve, Glenn, Ralph, Dan, and Mike<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dixon Crew – Ralph, Glenn, Gary, Steve, Vince, and Al<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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North Talon Crew – Steve, Glenn, Steve, Erika, and Mike<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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CMSP Trail Dogs 2023 Wrap Up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

2023 was an extremely busy year for CMSP’s Trail Dog crews. Record breaking rainfall and widely fluctuating temperatures caused significant damage to CMSP trails and caused significant delays in trail maintenance efforts. BUT – the dedication, extreme expertise, passion, and patience of the CMSP Trail Dog volunteers conquered nearly every trail maintenance nightmare – I mean challenge – in 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below is a list of just some of the accomplishments of 2023’s Trail Dog crews:<\/p>\n\n\n\n