Tom Trakes, from San Jacinto Wildlife Area, advised that the first volunteer work day for the upcoming season at San Jacinto Wildlife Area will be Saturday, August 1st. This work day will be primarily for cleaning up the hunting area, to start brushing up the area’s blinds, and to build a few new blinds for the coming season. Due to state COVID-19 policies masks will be highly encouraged and we will adhere to social distancing, working in small groups. Tom advised that volunteers should meet at the check station at 5:30 am and anyone coming out to volunteer should bring gloves, shovels and/or hoes, wire pliers, sunscreen, mosquito repellant, lots of water since it’s expected to be hot and, of course, a mask.
Also, if anyone has access to palm fronds, they need a good supply of these, all they can get. When it comes to palm fronds, we can’t have too many so if you can bring some along, please do.
After the work is done, we will get together at a local pizza restaurant “Marcello’s” for a well-deserved lunch (each person responsible for their own bill).
In the meantime, if you have any palm fronds you want to donate you don’t have to save them for the workday. You can call Tom or the SJ staff at the number below and make arrangements to drop them off before the workday. Make sure the palm frond are either the type with no thorns or, if you want to strip the thorns off before you bring them in, that kind is ok too.
Hopefully, we’ll have a good turnout so we can get the blinds brushed up for another waterfowl season. As I always say, the more the merrier (and the less work for each person).
After this long break we’ve all suffered through hopefully we’ll have a great turnout for the work day. Obviously, we’ve gotten a late start due to the lockdown so it’s all that more important to get a good turnout of volunteers to get the blinds and the Wildlife Area in top condition for the upcoming season and another great year of duck hunting.
If you have any questions contact Tom Trakes at the San Jacinto headquarters at (951) 236-3040, or the San Jacinto staff at (951) 928-0580.
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