Marijuana garden trip # 1 overview Shane

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Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 5:50 PM
To: trailcrew@comcast.net
Subject: Marijuana garden trip # 1 overview Shane

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. 

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. 

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

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

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