Sam Nissim
Sam Nissim is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attends the University of Wyoming. This was only his second day in the WCC program.
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Fence over ditch
Sam Nissim (left) and Jade Shevling (right) work on the fence across the ditch.
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Digging
Crew Leader Amy Healy works on digging out a post hole while brothers Jade and Tyler Shevling help. Amy is from Colorado and attends Univ N Colorado. Jade and Tyler are from Gillette.
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Support posts
L to R: Nancy Davidson, Julie Postma and Sam Nissim work on the fence supports where a new gate will be placed.
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Cross post
L to R: Nancy, Sam and Julie.
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Nancy Davidson
Nancy is from St. Louis, Missouri and attends the University of Wyoming.
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New fence
Wildlife-friendly wire spacing.
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Fence done
The crew tore out the old barb wire fence, dug new fence post holes. planted the poles, built braces, and strug the wire on the new fence. They did a great job!
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Needs a bridge
The park is on the left and the parking area will be on the right. The WCC crew's specialty is building trails and foot bridges. Their next project is to put a new footbridge in about where the person in the red shirt is standing so people can get across the canal. Park access will be by foot traffic only.
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Foot bridge site
The crew scope out what they need to do to build the foot bridge across the irrigation ditch.
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Bridge started
Still needs steps.
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Dumping dirt
Fill dirt for step ramp. Tyler Shevling watches the load while Clint Gilchrist operates the dump.
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One set of steps done
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Bridge construction
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Working on steps
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Generator power
There is no electricity where the crew is working, so they use a generator to run their power tools. Nancy operates the saw while Amy and Julie hold the board.
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Lunch break
Clint Gilchrist, (L, standing), President of the Sublette County Historical Society, chats with the crew to get an update on the day's progress on the project.
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Measuring for steps
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New foot bridge
Over the irrigation ditch.
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Bridge done
Finished foot bridge over the ditch.
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Foot bridge site
Clint Gilchrist (in front) shows the crew where another foot bridge is needed to cross a wet swale.
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Swale brdge
Eventually, foot paths will be built through the park with low-profile interpretive signs explaining the area history, wildlife and ecology.
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Getting supplies ready
With the footings in, the supplies are left ready for work the next day to finish this foot bridge crossing.
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Foot bridge
Dirt will be placed on either side to create a ramp up to the foot bridge.
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Stile
Another project was to build steps, called stiles, over the barb wire fence.
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Over the fence
This is the first of three fence stiles the crew will build to help people get over the barb wire fences to access the New Fork River on the site. The fences are needed to keep cattle out of the park.
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Measuring
Jade Shevling measures a board. Jade is from Gilleette and attends the University of Wyoming.
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Being precise
Tyler Shevling measures a board. Tyler is from Gillette and attends the University of Wyoming.
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Cutting steps
Tyler Shevling holds the board while Julie Postma cuts.
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Precision cutting
Julie Postma (L) and Nancy Davidson (R) work on cutting out the step supports. Julie is from Atlanta, Georgia, and attends the University of Georgia.
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Patrick Harrington
Crew leader, Patrick Harrington, carries a support for one of the new fence stiles. Patrick is from Greybull, Wyoming, and attends the University of Wyoming.
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Fence removal
The crew removed stretches of barb wire fence that was no longer needed and put up new wildlife-friendly fence in places where fence is still needed to keep out cattle.
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Trailer
Patrick Harrington and Amy Healy, both University of Wyoming students, are the leaders of this crew.
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Griff
"Griff" is the crew's mascot and he travels with them everywhere.
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In his sites
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Project Cooperators
Many organizations are working together on the Lander Trail-New Fork River Crossing Historical Park.
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Wyoming Conservation Corps
The mission of the Wyoming Conservation Corps is to connect young adults with a diverse array of hands-on natural resource and environmental management experiences, and to promote leadership, through the completion of service projects that benefit lands in Wyoming.
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