ADOPT Elsie, Smith and Brush Lakes

Feb. 8, 2016

Attention Friends!

Smith Lake Inaccessible Accessible Dock

I am officially putting ADOPT/work groups together to do work on three outdoor facilities... the Brush & Smith Lake facilities and the Tom McTevia Project/Elsie Lake facility. Each ADOPT/work group needs a minimum of 10 people.

The first phase of work on Smith and Brush Lake facilities are to restore the eroded dirt to the accessible docks. I need people to move dirt in a wheelbarrow from a truck to the area at the start of the docks (a distance of about 50 ft on slightly level and sloped packed gravel ground) at both sites. We may have to install some barriers to trap the dirt to keep it from eroding again. I need volunteers to bring shovels, picks, and gravel/dirt and grass rakes. We will need to rent a ground compactor. Everyone will need to drive to the sites, car pooling is recommended. The road to the dock at both sites can be driven on by any motor vehicle. This will be a full day project starting on site at Smith Lake at 8:AM (date TBA). Contact Miles Moore at accesstooutdoors@gmail.com (preferred) or call 208-704-4454 to Adopt and/or volunteer. Visit this link to learn about the needs of these facilities http://bit.ly/20kifwr , and this link to learn about the Smith Lake facility and area http://bit.ly/1mo0MWA and this link about Brush Lake and area http://bit.ly/1LMRGvV

Elsie Lake Inaccessible Accessible Restroom

Tom McTevia Elsie Lake project: The work at Elsie Lake requires moving some large rocks and soil to fix the accessibility to the restrooms and trails. We will be working in about a mile squire area that is fairly level, yet can be rough terrain. This is a wilderness area so those using wheelchairs will need off road tires, and vehicles will need to have some level of off road abilities to get to the site, such as common pick up truck (carpooling is recommended). I need volunteers to bring shovels, picks, and gravel/dirt and grass rakes. We will need to rent a ground compactor and tractor on a trailer. This will be a full 2 day project on Fri/Sat. (dates TBA). We will meet at 6:AM on Friday at the HWY 90 Exit 54/Big Creek Exit, and then drive almost 13 miles on dirt/gravel roads to the site. The plan is to camp overnight at the site and Friday evening have a potluck dinner. Any volunteer is welcome to work for one day or two. Contact Miles Moore at accesstooutdoors@gmail.com (preferred) or call 208-704-4454 to Adopt and/or volunteer. Visit this link to learn about the needs of this facilities http://bit.ly/20kifwr , and this link to learn about this facility and area http://bit.ly/1LMRGvV

I will also be posting these two projects at justserve.org