Photo by: Cameron Gillie
Mobile Skills Crew 2020 Trailbuilding Events
Learn New Skills
Multi-Generational Teams
NOTICE: Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and our concern for the health of volunteers and staff, our Mobile Skills Crew events calendar has been folded into our Reconnect initiative.
Many previously announced projects have been reimagined and retooled to address maintenance needs resulting from record use of the Trail, the impact of this past winter, and the ongoing necessity for seasonal mowing, brushing, signage and infrastructure repair or new installations.
Our priority is to keep everyone safe.
Date
Event Name
The Big Picture
Post-Event Resources
JUNE
Trail Recovery
Statewide
Pitch in and help recover open, passable and navigable trail conditions at local events occurring statewide. Priorities include trail mowing, brushing and clearing.
Crew Leaders and experienced hands needed!
Post-Event Photos
Project Outcomes Map
JULY
Trail Recovery
Statewide
Pitch in and help recover open, passable and navigable trail conditions at local events occurring statewide. Priorities include trail mowing, brushing and clearing.
Crew Leaders and experienced hands needed!
Post-Event Photos
Project Outcomes Map
Thursday, July 30
Friday, July 31
Saturday, August 1
Sunday, August 2
Commitment for 2-day Chainsaw Training is required, with preference to existing, active local/statewide sawyers.
Chainsaw Training
Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest
Taylor County
Event Map (coming soon)
Chainsaw Application required
Click Here to download application
Be one of the first of 24 Ice Age Trail Alliance volunteers to be nationally certified in safe chainsaw use. Back to back two-day courses are capped at 12 participants each. Location is in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. Application deadline is July 1.
Post-Event Photos
Project Outcomes Map
Thursday, August 20
Friday, August 21
Saturday, August 22
Sunday, August 23 (1/2 day)
Come for the day, the entire event, or whatever length of time your schedule allows.
This event carries forward and extends the geographic reach of our pre Covid-19 MSC plans. Trail work includes 150 feet of new boardwalk, tread maintenance, signage upgrades, and Trail design and layout. Project support availability will be announced closer to the event.
Post-Event Photos
Project Outcomes Map
Thursday, September 17
Friday, September 18
Saturday, September 19
Sunday, September 20 (1/2 day)
Come for the day, the entire event, or whatever length of time your schedule allows.
This event ranges wide to include the West Bend, Kewaskum, and Holy Hill segments. Goals include new boardwalk construction and building new and improving existing Trail. Project support availability will be announced closer to the event.
Post-Event Photos
Project Outcomes Map
Wednesday, October 7
Thursday, October 8
Friday, October 9
Saturday, October 10
Sunday, October 11 (1/2 day)
Come for the day, the entire event, or whatever length of time your schedule allows.
Greatness in the making, this signature event will be BIG! We’ll celebrate connections, teamwork, and the 40th anniversary of Ice Age National Scenic Trail designation. Help put the exclamation point on 4.6 miles of new trail completed! Deep-woods stonework, tread construction, and more lies ahead. In addition to the on-site Trail work, we’ll be gathering off-site with 2019 award recognitions and more at a nearby, indoor, catered location that will accommodate participants from across the Trail. There are lots of details to work out amid all sorts of uncertainties…we’ll keep you posted.
Post-Event Photos
Project Outcomes Map
Completed Projects for 2020 Trailbuilding Season
Thursday, January 30
Friday, January 31
Come for the day, the entire event, or whatever length of time your schedule allows.
No camping or overnight lodging provided.
Collaborative events create new and enhance existing Trail experiences. Get your feet on the ground where John Muir trod to reestablish prairie and prep for new tread. Sawyers, swampers, and crew leaders needed!
Wednesday, Feb 5
Thursday, Feb 6
Friday, Feb 7
Saturday, Feb 8
Come for the day, the entire event, or whatever length of time your schedule allows.
Limited overnight accommodations available.
High water in 2018 and a Polar Vortex in 2019 chilled efforts to build 574 feet of sorely needed elevated boardwalk. Weather dependent and sure to excite. BONUS – Saturday, the Winter Rendezvous returns!! See below for details.
Saturday, February 8
2:00 pm to ??
No Cost: Bring Your Own Fun
The Winter Rendezvous this year will be an ‘organic’ event, located at the scenic Hall and Chapel in Glacier Hills County Park in Washington County.
Glacier Hills County Park
1664 Friess Lake Rd.
Hubertus, WI 53033
Washington County
No Event Registration Required
(Email [email protected] with interest or questions)
The venue is located just a handful of miles from the Waterford Road boardwalk project taking place February 5-8, and just a few miles away from Holy Hill in the scenic Kettle Moraine in Southeast Wisconsin.
Thursday, Feb 27
Friday, Feb 28
Saturday, Feb 29
Come for the day, the entire event, or whatever length of time your schedule allows.
No camping or overnight lodging provided.
“Gib” first opened in 2005 to instant acclaim. This event enhances the Trail experience by clearing eastern red cedar and gets a jump on spring to-dos. Sawyers, all-important swampers, and crew leaders needed!
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