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General Info

Accommodations

Kane and Two Mile ranch headquarters - camping with ranch kitchen and limited bathroom facilities.

Gear

You provide:  Camping gear and some transportation.

We provide: All meals/snacks, technical training, tools, and limited transportation from Flagstaff on first come, first served basis.

Suggested Packing List (PDF)

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May in the House Rock Valley can be hot and windy, so come prepared for a range of weather conditions.

Volunteer trips at Kane and Two Mile Ranches
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Grassland Restoration Monitoring in House Rock Valley: May 6-9, 2010

Overview

Join us for a weekend of work at our native grassland restoration project in the heart of the House Rock Valley. This collaborative project between Grand Canyon Trust and Northern Arizona University seeks to determine the best approaches for restoring native grass species in arid climates. Re-seeding degraded areas with native species is an important step toward restoring grassland ecosystems; however, some uncertainty exists about the most effective methods for re-seeding under extremely arid conditions such as those found in the House Rock. Volunteers will assist in measuring abundance of native and invasive plant species in our research plots by day, and will enjoy sitting on the porch at Kane Ranch headquarters watching the last rays of sunlight dance across the Vermilion Cliffs by night.

For more information on this project visit our Kane and Two Mile ranches website.

Click here to see photos from last year's trip! Apply to volunteer on the Colorado Plateau

Itinerary

Day 1 Meet at Trust at 1 pm (bring your lunch). Arrive at Kane Ranch headquarters at 5 pm, set up camp, and eat dinner!
Day 2 Breakfast at 7 am, monitor grassland restoration plots from 8 am to 5 pm with a break for lunch.
Day 3 Breakfast at 7 am, monitor grassland restoration plots from 8 am to 5 pm with a break for lunch.
Day 4 Wake early for coffee and breakfast, clean up ranch hq and return to Flagstaff by 2 pm
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