The Volunteers for Outdoor California community trail work-party, weekend celebration, and camp out is June 28-29 in Glen Canyon Park. We’re looking forward to having you join us. Get ready for a fun weekend. Break a sweat and meet wonderful people, enjoy tasty food and have a great time!
Date: June 28-29, 2008
Agency Partner: City of San Francisco, Recreation & Park, Natural Areas Program
: The schedule for the weekend activities covers both days, but volunteers are welcome to sign up for just Saturday or just Sunday.
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Fact Sheet: project fact sheet
Waiver: V-O-Cal Volunteer Waiver
Project overview
Volunteers will be working on several different kinds of tasks on this project, providing an opportunity for people with a broad range of fitness and skills: building a fence, moving rock and gravel, working with digging tools for regular trail maintenance, removing french broom. (see orange trails below for an idea of planned work areas.)We also need help with registration and in the kitchen, so there is a role for almost anyone!
Glen Canyon Park is a very natural area in both look and feel. We are going to keep the trails looking natural, while improving safety, drainage, and sustainability We will build two turnpikes to raise the trail and improve drainage in areas that are wet & boggy during the winter. We will replace two fences to protect sensitive areas. We will remove some steps that are in very bad shape, replacing them with a minor re-route to both enable access and protect the grassland. We will install steps in a couple of other areas where the trail is particularly steep and erosive, and repair the trail tread and stabilize the downhill edge of the trail along a stretch of trail on the eastern hillside.
Meals: V-O-Cal will provide breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday, and breakfast and lunch on Sunday. more...
What to Bring and Wear: Come prepared! Please review this information before you arrive!
Directions: Directions for parking, walking to site, etc.
Other: All registered volunteers will receive a really cool t-shirt.
If you or your friends plan to attend but have not formally registered, please remind them to do so - it helps us have the right amount of food.
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San Francisco's Glen Canyon Park is a wonderful bit of wilderness in the heart of the city, but it is in need of some care and repair. June 28-29, in partnership with SF Recreation and Parks, roughly 175 V-O-Cal volunteers will maintain and repair the primary trail network, repair drainage, reroute a highly erosive of trail section, install a raised turnpike over two boggy areas of much-used trails and remove invasive French broom. |
A project fact sheet will be sent out to all registered volunteers. Please register online so that you will have all the information you need. If you are under 18, you will need to have a parental signature on your waiver to be allowed to participate.
Schedule
~ Friday ~
While the project officially starts on Saturday morning, a limited number can “camp” Friday night (see camping section). You are on your own for food but it makes the early start easier. Starting after 4 pm a project team member will be available for check-in at the Center Camp at the Silver Tree Day Camp area.
~ Saturday ~
7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast, lunch prep, registration.
PLEASE Arrive by 7:30 AM
8:00 - 8:15 AM Greetings, announcements
8:15 AM Stretching!
8:30-8:45 Volunteers assigned to crew leaders
8:45- 9:00 Introductions & tool safety talk
9:00 Start work
12:00 - 12:30 PM Lunch break (approximate time)
3:30- 4:00 PM Stop work, return tools to tool cache
3:30 Snacks, beer, and cold drinks - Celebrate the Work!
5:00 - 7:00 PM Supper and entertainment
~ Sunday ~
7:00 - 8:00 AM Breakfast, lunch prep, registration.
PLEASE Arrive by 7:30 AM
8:00 - 8:15 AM Greetings, announcements
8:15 AM Stretching!
8:30-8:45 Volunteers assigned to crew leaders
8:45- 9:00 Introductions & tool safety
9:00 Start work
1:00 - 1:30 PM Lunch break and gather tools
1:30 - 2:00 PM Clean & pack tools. Load truck.
3:00 PM Celebrate the Project!
3:30 - Leave campsite for home
Project and Parking Information
Parking in SF is an ongoing challenge and there is no parking directly associated with Glen Canyon Park. We strongly recommend taking public transportation! Either BART or MUNI (44) will get you to the Glen Park station, just a 15 minute walk to the registration area.
If you can’t take public transportation, there is on-street parking available along Bosworth, Elk, and Duncan Streets and we have arranged for a limited number of spots in the parking lot at the SF Police Academy, 350 Amber Drive.
"Camping" (Limited and Optional)
“Camping” for this project is going to be a different experience! A limited number of slots will be available both Friday and Saturday nights for volunteers to throw out a sleeping bag on the floor or balcony at the day camp building- a unique urban camping experience. If you plan to stay overnight, please email Kevin, kevin@v-o-cal.org, for more information. For those not spending the night, we will have an area at the registration/kitchen area for you to leave your eating utensils and a change of clothes. Please bring them in a labeled bag!
Volunteering Options: We encourage you to come for the weekend, although you can volunteer for one day if you can't make the entire weekend.
Food and Drinks: Breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner will be provided on Saturday, breakfast and lunch on Sunday. Volunteers will assemble their own lunch on-site. There will be a hot dinner on Saturday night and a hot breakfast on Sunday morning. Vegetarian options are provided for all meals. Cold beverages (including some beer for those 21 and over) are provided at the end of the work day on Saturday. Please bring your own eating utensils. We follow “Leave no trace” camping guidelines, bring a plate, a cup and eating utensils for your own use.
If you or your friends plan to attend but have not formally registered, please remind them to do so - it helps us have the right amount of food on hand.
What to Bring and Wear
For your safety and comfort and to protect yourself against poison oak: wear long pants, long sleeves, and sturdy boots with good tred. Gaiters are also recommended to protect against stickers and ticks. Bring extra sets of clothes to change into after work.
Items to bring:
Bring work gloves (if you have them...
V-O-Cal also has some gloves, if needed)
Bring your own plate, cup and eating utensils
Wear sturdy shoes or boots with good tread (working in sandals will not be allowed)
Day pack or backpack to carry water, etc.
Water bottles and water (at least 3 quarts) Really. You will be working hard, sweating... Bring lots of water!
Flashlight
Hat
Sunglasses
Sunscreen, insect repellant, allergy medication
Change of clothes for lounging around camp
If you are "camping", also bring:
Sleeping bag & Pad
Change of clothes
Folding chair for lounging around camp
Other: All volunteers will receive a commemorative long-sleeved t-shirt
Directions to Project Registration
Our Center Staging area will be at the SilverTree Day Camp in Glen Canyon Park, in the middle of the park.
Walking directions from the Glen Park BART/MUNI station (Diamond & Bosworth)
Go West on Bosworth to Elk.
Turn right on Elk and go to the entrance to Glen Canyon Park
Follow the V-O-Cal signs and arrows to the registration area
Walking directions from the Diamond Heights area parking:
Enter the park from Amber Drive and follow the V-O-Cal signs leading you to the southwest.
TO THE PARKING area
SF Police Academy, 350 Amber
From 101 Northbound:
Exit onto I-280 South toward Daly City
After 2 miles, exit onto Monterey Blvd
Take a sharp right on Monterey Blvd.
Turn Left on Diamond
Turn Left on Bosworth
Turn Right on Elk and continue on Diamond Heights Blvd
Turn Left on Duncan and make an immediate left on Amber
Turn into the Police Academy parking lot and park in the southern-most section
From 280 Northbound:
Exit on San Jose Ave
Take a IMMEDIATE sharp right on Rosseau (200 ft)
Turn Right on Bosworth (500 ft)
Turn Right on Elk and continue on Diamond Heights Blvd
Turn Left on Duncan and make an immediate left on Amber
Turn into the Police Academy parking lot and park in the southern-most section
From the East Bay
Take- I-80 W across the Bay Bridge
Continue on 101 S to Cesar Chavez/Army exit
Take Cesar Chavez exit West
Turn Left on Dolores
Turn Right onto 28th St.
Turn Right on Douglas
Turn Left on Duncan
Turn Left on Amber
From the North Bay
Take 101S across the Golden Gate Bridge
Take 19th Ave CA Hwy 1 exit
Turn Left on Sloat and continue on Portola
Turn Right onto Diamond Heights Blvd
Turn Right on Amber
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