Hickory Creek Wilderness Trail Stewardship Set for Next Weekend

In addition to their primary mission of working with local communities to ensure that increased wilderness protection is a priority of the stewardship of the Allegheny National Forest, Friends of Allegheny Wilderness over the years has also made significant volunteer investments in the stewardship of the Hickory Creek Wilderness trail, ecological restoration of sites within the Hickory Creek Wilderness, and removal of refuse from the Allegheny Islands Wilderness.

FAW's next major wilderness stewardship project will be a trail clearing backpacking trip along the 12-mile Hickory Creek Wilderness trail from Thursday, May 24th through Saturday May 26th. This is a great, rewarding way to intimately experience the natural beauty of the wildly popular Hickory Creek Wilderness first-hand! The group will be leaving from the Hickory Creek Wilderness trailhead on Hearts Content Road Thursday evening, May 24th, spending two nights in the wilderness, and hiking out on Saturday, May 26th.

Minimum tools such as axes and elbow grease are all that will be used to remove woody debris and cut back brush from the trail, in order to help perpetuate the rustic wilderness character of the trail. And of course, no power tools such as chainsaws are permitted in wilderness, so there will be no specialized training needed in that regard. There is no charge to particpate, but participants will need to bring all of their own food and camping equipment, and come fully prepared for any weather conditions may be encountered.

Please contact FAW to register for this trail maintenance weekend, or with any questions using the below contact information.

http://www.pawild.org

A Citizens' Wilderness Proposal for Pennsylvania's Allegheny National Forest: http://www.pawild.org/exec_summary.html


"Like" FAW on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/FriendsofAlleghenyWilderness

Keystone Wilderness: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fXKtvoc-0U

The news leader of the Twin Tiers ...
since 1947