Sierra Club hut work parties meet Public Lands Day

Weekends in September and October have traditionally been a time for backcountry skiers and snowshoers to make their way to Donner Summit to resupply the Club's backcountry huts with firewood and tender loving care for another winter season. This year we are combining the Ludlow Hut work party with the Club's celebration of Public Lands Day (PLD) on the weekend of Sep. 30.

In addition to stocking and repairing the hut, volunteers for PLD will help rehabilitate the surrounding national forest, which, in the 50 years since Ludlow was built, has become a center of off-road-vehicle use and ad-hoc camping.

Volunteers for PLD or any other hut weekend need only simple overnight backpacking gear, clothes that don't mind getting dirty, and a healthy attitude toward manual labor. The Club provides tools and supplies (including food) as well as a no-cost Friday overnight and breakfast at historic Clair Tappaan Lodge before the work party begins.

Enjoy the camaraderie of working with other volunteers in the crisp fall air of the mountains. No experience is necessary. For more information or to sign up, contact one of the coordinators below. Each work party is a Saturday and Sunday.

Sep. 9 - 10 - Benson Hut
Jim Gannon
(707)525-1052
jgannon99 -at- sbcglobal.net

Sep. 23 - 24 - Peter Grubb Hut
Tim Keenan
(916)369-7608
iamtnr -at- comcast.net

Sep. 30 - Oct. 1 - Ludlow Hut/PLD
Joel Brody
(510)531-6566
jrbrody -at- sbcglobal.net

Oct. 7 - 8 - Bradley Hut
Harvey Ceaser
(925)937-1406
ceaser3 -at- juno.com

Oct. 21 - 22 - Peter Grubb Hut
Joan Marshall
(650)364-8603
marshall_joan1234 -at- yahoo.com

For information about using the huts during winter (including reservations), visit http://ctl.sierraclub.org/outings/lodges/huts/map.asp or phone Clair Tappaan Lodge at (800 )679-6775.