Range Maintenance Work Party
4th Saturday of each month - April through October.
If you absolutely can NOT attend a scheduled workparty, but want to help or need workparty credit, email Stan St.L-B - facilities@scottsvalleysportsmen.com - Should be able to arrange independent work on other days. Lots to do, and only 4 workparties left in 2017.
Tools & gear desired for 07/22/2017:
Weed/brush trimmers. Branch loppers/cutters. Truck(s).
Major Tasks for 07/22/2017, depending on attendee signups:
1- Lunch delivery volunteer needed. Ideally delivered by 11:30. Paper goods, water & drinks are in range Connex box. Ice would be nice. Contact Steve Trebbe, vicepresident@scottsvalleysportsmen.com.
2- Lead stilling pit for Pistol range. Build pit walls with concrete block & concrete. Modify PVC fill pipe as needed. Create outfall to creek with riprap, blocks, rocks and concrete. August workparty will seal/line the pit concrete, after curing.
3- Range Brush & branch trimming. Remove hand-clearable vegetation inside range, sides of ranges, walkways, gates.
4- Improve front gate parking lot entry path. Fill holes, shovel, level & rake. Replace rotten step boards with PT boards and/or concrete blocks from range material. Evaluate & prep path for gravel to improve rainy season use.
5- Non-potable water storage for range maintenance. Relocate existing (non-shot up) 50 gal barrels, as cisterns under roof downspouts. Mark with "non-potable water" using stencils/paint. Fill with water from SVWD Recycled water station, across from SV senior center, using truck & dozen+ 5 gal range buckets & lids.
6- Access road clearing. Walk the road, trim brush and fill small holes. Larger damage will be addressed in future with tractor.
7- Rifle range storm washout repair wrapup. Build low retaining wall with PT boards and/or concrete blocks, keep the rocks at bottom from sliding down.
8- Target stand storage in Pistol range. Move hangers and mark frame outlines as needed. Hangers aren't used, maybe just need relocation, or a bit of monkey-see/monkey-do, copy/paste?
9- Clean up Pistol & Rifle target areas (houses & flat areas, not berms). Shovel, fill rivulets/holes, rake, sweep. Pickup brass, clear drain boxes.
