We're ON for the next two Tuesdays at Camp Sumatanga.  We've had 7 of our core cutters affirmatively respond for Tuesday, September 3:

We'll be tackling the following "all chainsaw" assignments on Tuesday, September 3:

1. Topping or felling of trees below mountain cross that are obscuring visibility - 4-wheel AND 2-wheel vehicles can make the climb up to the cross on the access road according to Bruno (Rev. Mark Hughes);

2. Removal of dead pine between Suther Cabin and Cabin #5;

3. Removal of tree broken off and suspended above road at AC Rock (where chainsaw course work was done).

We'll muster at the camp office at 8:30 AM.  BRING PLENTY OF WATER AND ELECTROLYTE REPLENISHMENT!!!  You may decide that you only want to work a half day if it is really hot and humid, and we certainly want everyone to be safe and work only in their comfort zone.  We'll do what we can and we can always come back again to do what we don't get done.  So if anyone needs or wants to leave at any time, that will be perfectly okay.

There will be no guests in attendance at camp either day we will be working, so the kitchen will be closed and we will not be treated to the wonderful lunches camp has previously provided to us when we've worked assignments there before.  So you'll need to BRING YOUR LUNCH each day, as well.  They can provide a cooler and ice, but I suggest we bring our own coolers, as well, as we may ultimately disperse to different work areas and not everyone may be in the very same area at the very same time.  (Certainly we can refill our coolers with camp's ice, if we need it!)

 

Standard gear for chainsaw work on the 3rd.  Remember your gas and bar oil.  I'll bring a 5 gallon tank of stabilized 87-octane ethanol-free gasoline that you can pour from into your own smaller gas cans…but you'll need to supply your own oil to mix to your particular saw's specifications.  No charge for the gas!