POC: Troy Burgess 801-620-0729March 12th, 9:00 am Ogden Nature Center Main Parking Lot Normally 4-5 hours
Come out and join us at one of our waterfowl nest box re-thatching and maintenance days. Work is done outside, so make sure you dress warm. Waders or muck boots are preferred. Please contact POC with any questions. Bring cordless drills, wire cutters
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POC: Troy Burgess 801-620-0729February 26th, 8:00 am at Farmington Bay WMA Main Entrance Normally 4-5 hours March 5th, 8:00 am Ogden Bay WMA main Parking Lot Normally 4-5 hours Come out and join us at one of our waterfowl nest box re-thatching and maintenance days.
Work is done outside, so make sure you dress warm. Waders or muck boots are perferred. Please contact POC before bringing personnel boats or ATVs. Bring cordless drills, wire cutters What: Project will consist of:
Treating phragmites / Tamarisk with herbicide. When: Aug 7th & 14th, 6:00 am - 12:00 pm Where: Meet near the boat ramp for the Willard Bay outlet channel Bring: Volunteers will need to: 1. Dress for the current weather conditions, gloves, long sleeve-shirt, waders or muck boots may be needed 2. Bring sunscreen, bug spray, sunglasses, water (drinks) 3. No shorts or open toe shoes. We will need 1-2 boats to assist in fairing material/volunteers/supplies What: Project will consist of:
1. Cutting down tamrisk trees and treating with herbicide. 2. Mowing of Phragmites. 3. Removing tamarisk trees that have previously fall in the channel When: July 17th & 24th, 6:00 am - 2:00 pm Where: Meet near the boat ramp for the Willard Bay outlet channel Bring: Volunteers will need to: 1. Dress for the current weather conditions, including gloves, waders, muck boots may be needed 2. Bring sunscreen, bug spray, sunglasses, water (drinks) 3. No shorts or open toe shoes. We will need 1-2 boats to assist in fairing material/volunteers/supplies WW will provide a lunch / drinks What:
1. Project will consist of planting millet seed and spreading fertilizer with hand held spreaders (DWR will provide). 2. We will also be setting up hand line irrigation. When: June 26th, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Where: Meet near the north entrance of Salt Creek (8400 W 9600 N, Tremonton) Bring: Volunteers will need to: 1. Dress for the current weather conditions, including gloves, waders, muck boots may be needed 2. Bring sunscreen, bug spray, sunglasses, water (drinks) This project will have dedicated hunter hours What: Wasatch Wigeons will be:
1. Mowing phragmites in the Willard Spur area as part of our mitigation program. When: June 19th 7:00 am - 4:00 pm Where: Meet at the Flying J parking lot by the Willard Bay North Marina. We will carpool to the job site Bring: Volunteers will need to: 1. Dress for the current weather conditions, including gloves, waders, muck boots needed 2. Bring sunscreen, bug spray, sunglasses 4. If you have a gas powered weed wacker with a steel blade, feel free to bring it out. Water and lunch will be provided. What: Wasatch Wigeons will be mowing phragmites in the Willard Spur area as part of our mitigation program.
This service project will be on both BOR and WMA properties. When: June 12th & 13th, 7:00 am - 4:00 pm Where: Meet at the Flying J parking lot by the Willard Bay North Marina. We will carpool to the job site Bring: Volunteers will need to: 1. Dress for the current weather conditions, including gloves, waders, muck boots needed 2. Bring sunscreen, bug spray, sunglasses 3. If you have a gas powered weed wacker with a steel blade, feel free to bring it out. 4. We will need a couple boats to help access the area in the WMA we'll be mowing Water and lunch will be provided. What: Wasatch Wigeons will be:
1. Mowing phragmites along the Willard Bay outlet channel as part of our mitigation program. 2. Clearing old tamarisk that has fallen into the channel creating boating hazardous. 3. Mowing phragmites in the boat ramp parking lot area. When: June 5th & 6th, 7:00 am - 4:00 pm Where: Meet at the channel boat launch Bring: Volunteers will need to: 1. Dress for the current weather conditions, including gloves, waders, muck boots needed 2. Bring sunscreen, bug spray, sunglasses 3. Boats, we do need a couple mud or air boats, to help with get the fallen tamarisk out of the channel. 4. If you have a gas powered weed wacker with a steel blade, feel free to bring it out. Water and lunch will be provided. What: Wasatch Wigeons will be mowing phragmites at Kingfisher wetlands as part of our mitigation program.
When: May 29th, 7:00 am - 12:00 pm Where: Meet at the main parking lot for the Observatory Park in Ogden Bring: Volunteers will need to: 1. Dress for the current weather conditions, including gloves (waders/muck boots needed) 2. Bring sunscreen, bug spray, sunglasses Water will be provided. Tamarisk removal and phragmites mowing April 24th - 25th, 8:00 am - Dark Meet at the channel boat launch. We will be using excavators to remove the tamarisk trees (including stumps) and shrubs as well as field brush mowers and gas powered trimmers, to mow the phragmites.
Dress for the current weather as all work is outside. Long pants and closed toe shoes are required. Gloves and safety glasses are preferred. Muck boots and waders will also be useful Lunch will be provided for those who work the day, so please let us know your coming in advance. If you have a piece of heavy equipment, a field brush mower or gas powered trimmer with a steel blade your welcome to bring it out. Please contact our POC Troy Burgess (801-620-0729 or email: [email protected]) to make arrangements. |