1. OSU Geo 300 with Corvallis Parks and Recreation Working Towards Environmental Stewardship

2. Professor Steve Cook coordinated an intensive community service participation among students for a variety of projects and locations. Here’s a look at their results…

3. Timberhill Open Space TOS is one of our newer parks, linking NW 29 th Street to McDonald Forest and Chip Ross Park. Students participated in construction of the trail network for this greenway linkage.

4. Top dressing Chip Ross trail access

5. …and in the other direction, towards McDonald Forest

6. Removing Scotch Broom was another task, upwards of 5 cubic yards of it.

7. More trail surfacing, a fine aerobic activity.

8. 31 people worked at Timberhill Open Space – their results? 640 feet of trail resurfaced – with 7 cubic yards of gravel. 640 feet of trail resurfaced – with 7 cubic yards of gravel. Several newly proficient powered hauler drivers Several newly proficient powered hauler drivers Approximately 5 cubic yards Scotch Broom removed. Approximately 5 cubic yards Scotch Broom removed. An undetermined number of miles walked! An undetermined number of miles walked!

9. Oh, I’m a lumberjack and I’m okay… Scratch one big English Holly

10. While we’re on the subject of pest plants… Another group tackled the invasive species problem at Forest Dell Park

11. English Holly was our main focus Several different varieties can be found in the field. Trees can grow up to 50 feet tall. Leaves have a glossy appearance, spiky around edges.

12. It was straight-forward work for a frigid morning. First we cut (or weed-wrench) the nuisance plants

14. Then haul the debris to the dumpster…

15. …where we pack (or stomp) it in

16. Altogether, the student groups single-handedly removed almost 13 cubic yards of English Holly, Scotch Broom, and Spurge Laurel

17. Helping Wood Share at Avery Park The Wood Share is a program of Community Services Consortium aimed to provide sustenance firewood for low income families in the regional community.

18. Geo 300 students helped collect, split, and load trucks for the Alsea chapter of Wood Share. All of the gleaned wood originated from Douglas Fir and Oak trees the came down at Avery Park during the December 2006 storms.

20. The students harvested over five cords of firewood to be distributed through the Wood Share network.

21. To everyone in the Geo 300 class who came to help Corvallis Parks & Recreation – THANK YOU! Corvallis has over 1,800 acres and 22 miles of trail space in its system. Without volunteer assistance, we could not keep it in the excellent shape that the community has come to appreciate