An industrious eight volunteers showed up for a cool Saturday morning work day at the Audubon Newhall Preserve

Pictured below from left or right are David Winchell, Greg Riss, Karen Lucey, Kathy Kettel, Julia Buzzard, Matt Mattoon, and David Buzzard. Not shown is your camera-shy photographer, Co-chair and Fearless Leader, Bob Clemens.

Our resident engineer, Matt, led a crew of David and Greg (and later Bob) in preparing a foundation and erecting a new storage shed of our tools. See candid photos below. Assembly of the shed was no easy task, as the ground had to be prepared for a 4 to 6 inch layer of foundation sand, then a layer of concrete blocks, topped by 4 x 8 sheet of plywood for the floor of the new shed. Only then could the real fun begin with the assembly of innumerable parts that had to be put together “just so!” After two hours of “overtime,” We postponed the completion of the shed for another day. 

Meanwhile, Karen blew off the Newhall Trail and assisted with candidate photography while Kathy cleaned four months of grime from the interpretive panels. David and Julia trimmed both sides of the Newhall Trail, and then tackled the forest trails as well.

We will resume our “Second Saturday” schedule next month, weather-permitting, as we still need to collect and remove debris which had accumulated during our “hot weather hiatus!” Mark your calendars for Saturday, November 14, and watch for updates as the date approaches.