Revised trip info 2-13-05~shane

Shane Krogen · Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 5:45 pm Post subject: Revised trip info 2-13-05~shane

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Trip Date March 17th -18th -19th – 20th 2005
THE LOCATION HAS CHANGED TO THE UPPER KINGS RIVER AT PG&E BALCH CAMP. MORE TO FOLLOW 1-15-05 SHANE
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Marijuana Garden clean up
Operation Plan March 17th to 20th

Location Upper Kings River – PG& E Balch Camp
Partners, USFS Law Enforcement Team, PG&E, CHP-H-40, HSVTC

Arrival Mid afternoon Thursday March 17th and establish our base camp at Balch Camp.

1800 Dinner Served
1900-2100 Safety & JHA & Mission & Crew Assignments meeting by Barbara & Shane
2200 Lights out and quiet

Friday March 18th

0700 Breakfast
0745 Announcement for everyone to gather the days gear and prepare to depart
0800 Comments from USFS Mr. Kevin Mayer and Team
0830 Crews Depart for assigned locations
After crews arrive at location they are to make an assessment of the site and radio base camp of arrival and any additional equipment they need. The safety officer will pick a suitable location for dropping and picking up nets and radio those GPS coordinates to base camp.

On-site method:
There are several categories of material to be cleared from the grow sites; separation on site before removal will probably save time in the long run.
Drip irrigation line: This should be rolled; then the rolls tied with light rope or plastic ties. This task is easiest when handled by two people working together. The line can be followed up to the water source, and any stream alteration can be removed.
Saleable or Reusable gear: This can be packed into large trash bags, or, in the case of large heavy items, transported singly. Trash bags should be securely tied or taped shut.
Recyclable material: This can be packed into large trash bags and tied securely.
Trash: This should be packed into large trash bags and tied securely.
The above three types of bags should be color-coded with colored ties or tape before transport, and then the bags can be separated at base camp.

In addition to materials removal, there is some site restoration necessary, such as filling in sump holes. There also may be structures to dismantle.

1300-1330 H-40 arrives from Fresno. We will have the cargo nets ready and Barbara will Provide Andrea Brown H-40 ground person with the GPS locations for each net to be delivered to. As the Crews report back to base camp with the ready to go status again Andrea will be provide this info to pass on to H-40.
As the Items are delivered to base camp a ground team will sort and categorize all items and pack the trailer for removal.

Tools: Twine or light rope or plastic ties
Pocketknife
Trash bags (very sturdy)
Duct tape; at least three different colors
Shovels
McLeods
Basic hand tools for carpentry: i. e. hammer, pliers, nail-puller, etc.
Heavy-duty rubber gloves for pick-up of contaminated trash and chemicals
Trash bags
Colored tape or ties
Map to site, compass, and GPS
Signal mirror

Crew size: Crew leader 1
First Aid 1
Safety officer** 1
Drip line 2
Pick-up 3
General restoration 1
Total 9
** The safety officer will also double as the ground person for H-40 when the nets are picked up and will attend a ground crew class at CHP air Ops at FAT the weekend before to be educated in the proper procedure to interact with H-40

One person will take extensive pictures of the site before, during the clean up, and after the completion. After H-40 has departed with the last cargo net the crew will return to camp!

1800 Dinner Served
1900-2100 Review and debriefing of the day by all, then adjustments for Saturday will be made in Safety & JHA & Mission & Crew Assignments by Barbara & Shane
2200 Lights out and quiet

Sat will be a repeat of Friday except we should field 3 to 5 additional crews.

Please keep in mind the Marijuana Garden restoration clean up program is a High Profile event with many elements of risk associated with it. We will most likely have News Media coverage making this even more high profile and we could have many high ranking members of the USFS, Law Enforcement agencies and The California Highway Patrol in attendance either helping us on the ground or as observers.
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Shane Krogen
Director of Trail Crew