We Need Your Help!

The last trail day went well. 4 showed up but we got quite a bit done. Free coffee and Donuts for all. The boyscout came out to assess the land and see what he could do. He has agreed to build a wooden table top jump over the first creek crossing. He is even supplying the materials. Prety sweet. Could be a good contact for gaining more volunteers.

We found a beautiful area for some dirt jumps. The trail leads right into it and it's even on a dh run in. Can't really ask for more than that in this area.

Overall, we have some great idea's and a lot of opportunity to build some pretty sick stuff (compared to anything else in the Midwest). We need more dedicated volunteers. Freeriders, DH, Dirt Jumpers, XC riders, Urban folks, 20" riders, carpenters, landscapers, sponsors, equipment owners, etc. If you love to ride, just build cool stuff, or have any thing else that would benefit this park, we need your help.

Needs:

1. Truck, Trailer, and Time to haul lumber from Buckner to SMP. We have a mill that has offered to donate a large amount of treated lumber to ERTA. We have no way to get it out there and we pretty much have no funds as we are all volunteers. ERTA will give you what you need for a tax write off if you donate your time, equipment, and gas.

2. Skilled carpenters with tools. We plan to build a lot of wooden structures in this trail system. We need people who know how to swing a hammer, have experience building decks (most of what we build is very similar to building a deck), have pneumatic, electric and battery operated tools (saws, drills, etc).

3. Equipment owners. Bobcats will make everything easier. If you own or have access to a bobcat (skid steer with a bucket attachment) and are willing to lend us a hand or just let us use it, please let us know. If need be, we can provide experienced operators. If you need reimbursement of some kind, we can provide whats necessary for a tax write off for your business. Jumping Jack plate compactors are great as well. We have one but the more the merrier.

4. Plain old volunteers that aren't afraid to get dirty and work hard. The more hands we have on this, the faster things will get accomplished. If you are interested in taking the lead on any project, please let us know.

Stay tuned for trail work day postings in the near future!

-Shannon

sbharness at gmail dot com