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Inside this Edition: Photo Contest Winners August 4, 2011 • Issue 9 PSA Reunion Trail Crew Trek Cavalcade & More!! HILPhilmont Scout RanchEW • Cimarron, New MexicoS TCT:P Build, NHike, Learn By Ben McNair, PhilNews Writer All of Philmont’s special The Five Steps of Trail-Building treks offer Scouts a unique way to experience Philmont, and the 1. Surveying: Surveyors use maps, clinometers and distance measuring devices to determine where potential trails should go. Recent philosophies in trail-building Trail Crew Trek (TCT) program focus on trail harmony, or making the trail blend into the landscape. is no different. This season, several 2. Pioneering: The preliminary work on a new trail involves clearing trees and crews of 11 participants will removing other major obstacles. choose to spend a week digging, 3. Roughcutting: After a rough pathway has been cleared, the tread, or hiking hauling and sledging, all in the surface, begins to take shape. Trail builders angle the tread and define the upslope, name of progress, on one of the the backslope and the all-important inner edge. newest trails on the Ranch. After 4. Finishing: Once a pathway has been roughly defined, it is fine-tuned. Treads are a week of hard work, they will smoothed, small rocks are sledged and any trail structures, such as rock walls, are begin a week-long trek through installed. At the end of this step, the trail is ready for use. the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. 5. Maintenance: Even though a trail may be ready for hikers, it still requires Trail Crew Trek’s current periodic maintenance. Trails left unmaintained can become overgrown and project is the continuation of precarious. a trail that connects Flume Canyon with Wilson Mesa that participants have the two years it tend to address more general bypasses the Elliot Barker State normally takes to complete them. topics, while the trek week Wildlife Area. Construction In light of this, the Conservation grants Environmental Educators on the trail began in the 1970s. Department re-oriented the the opportunity to engage in Philmont currently shares a land program to attract a wider more place-specific ecological use agreement with the Barker audience. dialogues based on the crew’s area, and although there are Though not the explicit focus daily destinations. no foreseeable significant land of Trail Crew Trek, the award “still Participants also have the management policies that will provided a great philosophical chance to hone their leadership change Philmont’s ability to use underpinning for the program,” skills. Each day, two members of the land, “as Scouts, we have to be including “service through the group act as project managers prepared,” says Associate Director conservation, environmental who oversee the work. “They’re of Environmental Education education and honing one’s sense setting goals, and they also do a Mike Sudmeier. of stewardship,” says Sudmeier. safety meeting every morning The Trail Crew Trek program Much of every day is to make sure that everyone is began in 2007. “We wanted a spent working on the trail, on the same page and we can program that focused a little more but participants also have the maintain a safe work site,” says on trail-building, leadership and opportunity to learn from guest Environmental Educator Kellen conservation,” says Coordinator speakers, such as members of Baggett. of Environmental Education the Conservation Department “I’m really loving it,” says Andy Sheets. Trail Crew Trek and Ranch Superintendent Bob participant Hunter Morton, is also an alternative available to Ricklefs, who address a variety “the beauty of these mountains Venturers and to Scouts who are of topics related to trail-building and the fact that we get to make not members of the Order of the and conserving the environment. our mark on the land for future Arrow. Environmental Educators, generations.” Morton is the The program was originally staff members who supervise sole participant of the group designed to prepare Scouts to participants, take advantage of pursuing the Hornaday Award earn the Hornaday award, the teachable moments throughout and is using his Trail Crew Trek Boy Scouts of America’s highest every day and share lessons on experience to fulfill a portion of Kyle Soyer—PhilNews award in the field of conservation. botany, biology, hydrology and a Trail Crew LESSON: Ranch Superintendent Bob Ricklefs talks to a trail work crew 726-TCT The award’s requirements are host of other “-ologies.” Lessons about water rights on July 30. plentiful, however, and not all taught during the work week continued on Page 9 2 AUGUST 4, 2011 Ranch Events & Activities PHILNEWS PHILNEWS STAFF • • • • • Editor-in-Chief Owen McCulloch NPS Manager Matt Prokosch—PhilNews Scott Allen—PhilNews RUNNING: Derrick Jackson, a participant at the PTC, strikes a pose during CRAFTS: A young girl paints her birdhouse red at Handicraft on July 28. Rory Chapman the 5K run on Wednesday, July 27. PhilNews Editor Andrea McFarland Inside This Edition... Submit to PhilNews Corrections PhilNews Writer Weather.............................................3 Heck Camps...................................15 PhilNews welcomes pg. 3: The graphic for Nicole Butler Mark Anderson................................4 Backcountry............................16&17 submissions and letters to the Wed. August 3 should be a Owen McCulloch............................4 Dean Cow......................16 editor. Please I-Camp your thundercloud. PhilNews Writer Chaplain’s Corner............................5 Carson Meadows.........16 Danielle Edwards submission to PhilNews, email pg. 18: The caption under Quitting Tobacco Use.....................5 Sawmill............................17 it to philmontnps@scouting. the Commissary photo should Sustainability Statement.................6 BC Managers.................17 PhilNews Writer org or drop it by the NPS only list T. Brody Garcia. Robert Ben McNair Barbara Garcia..................................7 Basecamp.................................18&19 office. All submissions must Longoria, whose nickname Richard Atmore................................7 Chaplains........................18 include your full name, contact should read “Bobby,” was not Photography Manager Wonderful House Review.............8 PTC Program................18 number, location and the date! pictured. Samantha Waidler Ask Sawmill.......................................8 Health Lodge.................19 Photographs must also include Trail Crew Cont..............................9 World News.................................20 a description of the photo. For Photographer Salsa Night........................................9 U.S. News.......................................21 Scott Allen a submission to be considered PSA Reunion...................................10 Sports..............................................22 for the next issue, please have it Photographer Closing Campfire..........................10 Entertainment...............................23 to us by Friday at 5:00 p.m. All Brendan Best Photo Contest Winners.......11–14 Games.............................................24 submissions become property of Cavalcade........................................15 Philmont Scout Ranch. Photographer Ephraim Moore Activities Calendar Aug. 4 to Aug. 17 Photographer Matthew Prokosch Thursday 4 Friday 5 Saturday 6 Sunday 7 Monday 8 Tuesday 9 Wednesday 10 12 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. All Day: Check with 3 Photographer Philoween all afternoon Ranger CT: Ranger CT: Philmont *Interfaith Chapel Blood Drive @ the S AC Blood Drive @ the Activities for Game 3 Kyle Soyer and after chapel Photography Land Management Service @ PTC 6 p.m. S AC Schedule Rugby Tournament 6 p.m. 7:15 p.m. 5 - 8 p.m. 7:15 p.m. Ranger CT: Philmont 5:30 p.m. Photographer Ranger CT: Special *PTC Closing Program Volleyball Tournament *PTC Opening Program Land Management *Buffalo BBQ @ PTC 11 a.m - 1 p.m. Taylor Thorne Treks Last Brat Day!!! @ Baldy 8:15 p.m. and BBQ with quiet 8:15 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 3 Pav. 7-9 p.m. Humans Vs. Zombies hours during chapel Phil Idol in the S AC *Wanna-Be Band *Western Dance @ PTC Photographer 7 p.m. *PTC Handicraft Night in the field behind the 7-9 p.m. 8:15 p.m. Haylee Train 3 *PTC Handicraft Night Yoga w/ Julia @ PTC 8:15 p.m. S AC and Dodgeball Ultimate Frisbee in the Ultimate Frisbee in the in the field by Health 8:15 p.m. field by Health Lodge 7 p.m. Photo Lab Lead Lodge Avatar Movie Night *Follow Me Boys @ PTC Matthew Martin field by Health Lodge 8:30 - 9:30 p.m. Yoga w/ Jason Photo Lab Tech Matthew Allen Thursday 11 Friday 12 Saturday 13 Sunday 14 Monday 15 Tuesday 16 Wednesday 17 Marketing Manager 7-9 p.m. 7:15 p.m. 12 - 4 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7 p.m. Bryan Hayek *PTC Handicraft Night *PTC Closing Program Pool Party in Raton (free *Interfaith Chapel Ranger CT: Pop Can *Buffalo BBQ @ PTC *Follow Me Boys @ PTC 8:15 p.m. 8:15 p.m. with badge); meet in the Service @ PTC Stove Clinic 7 p.m. 7 p.m. Marketing Staff Humans Vs. Zombies Friday Night Dodgeball parking lot 6 p.m. 7-9 p.m. *Western Dance @ PTC Yoga w/ Julia @ PTC Boglarka Bordas and Ultimate Frisbee @ field by Health 8:15 p.m. Ranger CT: Pop Can *Handicraft Night @ 8:15 p.m. 8:15 p.m. Lodge Dance @ the S3AC Stove Clinic PTC Ultimate Frisbee in field Speed Racer Movie Night 3 Marketing Staff 8:30 - 9:30 p.m. 7:15 p.m. 7 p.m. by Health Lodge in the S AC William McKinney Yoga w/ Jason *PTC Opening Program *Wanna-Be Band 8:15 p.m. 8:15 p.m. Lead Videographer Volleyball in the field Rugby Night in the field Emily Fraser by the Health Lodge & by the Health Lodge Willow Movie Night in 3 Videographer the S AC Sean Barber * We ask that staff members wear full uniform at PTC events (Staff may, however, wear western attire at Western Night) and that they be considerate of our participants during the programs. 2 AUGUST 4, 2011 Ranch Events & Activities PHILNEWSPHILNEWS Weather AUGUST 4, 2011 3 Weather Forecast Aug.