WFRA Annual Workday & Cookout

Annual Workday & Cookout - Sunday, September 22,2013

8 am - 5 pm CCC Camp, Mannsville, NY
(for directions go to:  www.winonaforest.com/directions.html)


Please join "Team Winona" for a great day of work & play.  Meet members, officers and trail crew & enjoy the camaraderie. We have lots to do to get trails ready and equipment serviced for this winter season. Please give a few hours of your time so we can continue to offer the best trails on the hill!! Help make your trails the best that they can be.....then have lots of good fun & food at the cookout. If you are not a member you are still welcome to join us, meet us & enjoy the forest!   RSVP Please ! Post a reply, contact Carol at 315-599-7181 or email [email protected]

We will meet at the CCC Camp on Rt 90, east of Rt 11 in Mannsville, NY. Here's the itinerary:
8  am - 8:15 am   Sign Up at the groomer barn & get instructions. Mike Bellinger is your organizer! Keith McKittrick, Frank Caldwell, Matt Westerlund, Stephen Fitzgerald, and Ken Burd are your group leaders. Each group will be working on specific trails for their user group. Each group will have a leader.

8:30 am    Work Groups will move out to assigned trails
Equipment needed: pruners, clippers, lopers, gloves, hand saws, sythes, sickel bars, gas powered weedwackers, gas powered pole saws, gas powered hedge trimmers (anything that can cut the blackberry bushes back), shovels, rakes, etc.  Tractors, carts and other necessary equipment will be available.  Make sure you identify your equipment.

Anyone certified to operate chainsaws please let us know when you email us to sign up

Snacks & drinks will be available to take out on the trails! Coffee & donuts in the morning. FREE "Team Winona" water bottle for everyone! Drawings for WFRA T-shirts at the cookout!

 2– 5 pm  WFRA Cookout  The grill will be going as you all finish and wander in! Bring a small dish to pass !!! WFRA will provide burgers, dogs, BBQ chicken, rolls, drinks, paper products and condiments. Please let us know what you will bring to avoid duplication at[email protected]

Volunteers needed: someone to help the day before, man the grills & help setup! Sign up at volunteers@winona forest.com   for “picnic help” Tables and coolers are needed.  Bring your own chairs!

AFTER the day of work …
Enjoy the forest! Hike, bike, run or ride the trails but if you bring 4 wheelers they have to be parked outside DEC property and ridden on atv trails only. Any questions email[email protected]

Please RSVP to this email if you will attend! 

See you on the 22nd!!!

Winona Forest Recreation Association

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