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READ IN FULL BEFORE REGISTERING
All participants must be pre-approved by a crew leader before registering. Message or email Mel Yackley (mel.yackley@boundarywaterstrails.org) or John Mattson (john.mattson@boundarywaterstrails.org), crew leaders, for approval and registration instructions. We will reply within a few days. This is a remote trip on a wilderness route in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Do not hesitate to contact us as soon as you can, as this trip will fill and registration sequence will be in order of approval.
ITINERARY
This is a car camping trip to clear the areas near the Powwow Trail "Gateway" corridor. There will be a short hike-in and back out each work day to and from our base car-camping location. All tools, training and a gear list will be provided.
Thursday morning, September 14, we will carpool from the Twin Cities area to meet in Two Harbors. From there, we will caravan to entry point 86 for the Powwow Trail, north of Isabella, Minnesota. We expect to arrive at the trailhead by 4:00 p.m. and set up camp before sunset.
*There is limited access to water at this location*
On Friday and Saturday, we will clear tree falls and tangles, and do needed maintenance of the trail. Plan on roughly 8-hour work days, with breaks. On Sunday morning, we will pack up and head back to the Twin Cities.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Each participant will carry their own pack, food, personal gear and clearing tools for work days. You should be in good physical shape for full days of travel and working, and have a "can-do" attitude for unknown trail and weather conditions.
Recommended gear list: https://www.boundarywaterstrails.org/gear-list-for-trail-clearing-backpacking-canoeing-april
A REQUIRED local hike will be scheduled to meet each other, conduct a gear check and to hash out trip logistics. BWAC will also be holding a REQUIRED spring crew orientation the evening of August 29.
OTHER STUFF TO KNOW:
All participants must sign the BWAC liability release, BWAC medical health form, and U.S. Forest Service volunteer agreement before trip departure. Review forms at https://www.boundarywaterstrails.org/
The $25 registration fee includes a Mckenzie map of the Powwow Trail and offsets a portion of administrative and tool costs for BWAC. Our trail partner, the U.S. Forest Service, provides the wilderness permit for BWAC volunteer crews.
Thank you for choosing to volunteer with the Boundary Waters Advisory Committee, where safety is our #1 priority.