DatesApr 18th - Apr 24th 2010 Service ProjectInvasive plant removal Free DaysSpectacular day hiking & mountain biking AccommodationsCar camping in developed park campground Trip RatingActive : Sawing, lopping, tossing small trees LeadersRobin Bland Equipment |
Canyonlands National Park covers a dramatic landscape of multicolored sandstone, slickrock, and river canyons. Within this magnificent park are two great wild rivers - the Colorado and the Green - and the gaping canyons they have carved. It also boasts a maze of serpentine canyons, extensive grasslands, woodlands of pinyon pine and juniper, a rainbow of colorful rocks, and more than 100 square miles of slickrock buttes and spires. Home to a rich diversity of wildlife including desert bighorn, mule deer, mountain lions, and golden eagles, Canyonlands is a remote and wild country. Of the three Canyonlands districts, the Needles District where our project is located, is known for its clusters of rock pinnacles banded in orange and white, densely concentrated arches, rock spires, slot canyons, and Anazasi ruins. Our project is removing invasive tamarisk in Salt Creek Canyon. You can hike on the free day to legendary Chesler Park or the wonderful Lost Canyon Loop, or mountain-bike to the breathtaking overlook of the confluence of the Colorado and Green Rivers. Camping for this project will be at the park's developed Squaw Flat campground.
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