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Conejo Open Space Fall Trail Work Day, October 19, 2019

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The CORBA (Concerned Off-Road Bicyclists Assn) crew was tasked with creating drains for three dips in the Hill Canyon Trail (AKA "The Longest Mile") that become mud swamps when it rains.
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The first step is to remove the dead vegetation from the surface so we can see the dirt we'll be digging through.
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Digging to make a drain starts when the vegetation is all gone.
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Volunteers from various groups such CORBA and the Santa Monica Mountain Trails Council work with COSCA rangers during the Fall Trail Work Day to repair and improve trails at the Hill Canon/Conejo Canyons Open Space. Photo: Jill Connelly
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Volunteer Jacob Stutz of the El Camino Real charter high school mountain bike team clears brush. Photo: Jill Connelly
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Look what we dug up! It moved very slowly out of a hole we uncovered and into the brush. The cold probably made it sluggish.
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Volunteers (l to r) Brandon Altbush and Jack van der Brug of the El Camino Real charter high school mountain bike team fill in a hole on the trail.Photo: Jill Connelly
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Photo: Jill Connelly
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We had to move a LOT of dirt to get this far, and we're not finished yet!
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Volunteer Brandon Altbush of the El Camino Real charter high school mountain bike team. Photo: Jill Connelly
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Volunteers Brandon Altbush, Jack van Der Brug and Jacob Stutz of the El Camino Real charter high school mountain bike team get their McLeods from COSCA ranger Nick. Photo: Jill Connelly
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Part of the CORBA crew starts on a second drain at another dip in the trail.
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Photo: Jill Connelly
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Photo: Jill Connelly
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Photo: Jill Connelly
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The first drain when it's finished.
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The second drain when it's finished. The third drain looked very similar.
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Photo: Jill Connelly
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Volunteers (l to r) Brandon Altbush, Noland Durham, Jack van der Brug, and Jacov Stutz of the El Camino Real charter high school mountain bike team. The team is part of NICA (National Interscholastic Cycling Association), which though their Teen Trail Corps encourages mountain bikers to volunteer and do trail advocacy. Photo: Jill Connelly
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Photo: Jill Connelly
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Photo: Jill Connelly
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Serving up tacos for the volunteers as thank-you for their hard work in preparing the trails for upciming winter rains
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Enjoying the meal.