The Telemark Racers - Learn to Ski Fast!
With an emphasis on fun and camaraderie, skiers learn to ski fast utilizing great technique.
The first 2 tree planting shifts had sunshine, warm weather, no insects, and an overall good experience in planting roughly 1500 trees Saturday. We choose to overlook the fact that our entire planting team achieved roughly the same results as a lone professional planter would do LOL!. Jeff, our de facto planting captain, is determined to match the professionals planting rate before he retires.
Next opportunity is in 2 weeks, on May 26, 27. Looking forward to seeing you all up at Telemark to put in a shift! By the way, you might ask Dana or Alex why you should follow the recommendation to wear hiking boots…
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Just a reminder that the tree planting fundraiser is scheduled for tomorrow and Sunday. We are hoping that all the athletes and families participate. Details and Sign up here.
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The preliminary race schedule is posted on the calendar.
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A message from Richard:
Heartland Economics has agreed to provide this tree planting opportunity to Telemark as a fund raiser for 2012. The tree planting will take place over two weekends: May 12 & 13 and May 26 & 27. The blocks chosen are CP33-175 and 173. So come on out and help us reforest the clear cuts, plus help support Telemark Racers and Telemark Biathlon by raising funds with each tree planted! The rate is $0.25 per tree which will work out to about $20 per hour per person (you can specify if you are planting for the Race team or the Biathlon team and the funds raised will be allocated accordingly). Here is the letter from Heartland explaining the opportunity (note that the snow melted sooner than expected, so we are able to begin on May 12th).
The planters should arrive at 8:30 am (morning shift) or 1:00 pm (afternoon shift) at the Telemark parking lot for a safety orientation and some planting instructions. Please come dressed for outside work, e.g. long pants, boots with ankle support, long sleeved shirt and hat. Please bring your own food and drinking water.
There will be some (limited) planting bags and some shovels provided (but best if you bring your own shovels so we don’t run out). Both the Racing Team and the Biathlon Team will be involved and we have a common sign-up sheet. A good way to plant is to have one person carrying the trees and one or two planters close by with shovels plant the trees. The preferred spacing is 1.8-2.0 metres apart. Planters have to watch out for their last planted tree and also their neighbours trees, keeping the preferred spacing at all times. Check out this document that explains how to plant trees: Tree planting 2012
Trees will be stored at the road in the shade. One person will be assigned to hand out trees as required, recording the planters name and the team (Racing or Biathlon) they plant for. Planters shouldn’t take more than about 2 hrs worth of trees at a time, to prevent seedlings from drying out.
The planter will use his shovel to create a hole deep enough to get the tree into. The tree needs all the roots to be covered with soil, but not so deep that the green needles are partially buried. A planting demo will be provided prior to commencement, to help clarify this. There will be staff to assist and monitor quality.
Please bring your brothers, sisters, parents, grandparents, cousins, friends! The more the better! i-PODs are welcome.
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