S.O.S. 2015

Mi-Wok Ranger District

What is the S.O.S. Program The program started in 2001 It’s a partnership with Mother lode Job

Training and U.S. Forest Service Has been operating each summer since

the start Youth work experience program

What We learned Tools Responsibility Good work ethic How to protect the Forest Forest Service operations Safety Communication

Treadblock Installation

Blocking Unauthorized Trails

Maintaining/Re-routing Trails

Small Projects Cleaning truck windows Sharpening tools Sorting recycling Sweeping

Wilderness Day-Sword Lake

Benfits of being in S.O.S. Meeting new people Getting real job experience Working out in the forest See if forestry is a career for you

The Scenery

Ronda’s World Soi-al – (n) pronounced- Soy-Al- 1. Soil 2.

Dirt Silver-8-o (n)- Chevy Silverado Acrosst- (Adv)- on the other side I seen- (v)- past tense- I saw Joe!!!!!- something bad has happened Chris!!!!!- Chalk block was left out and is

skipping behind the vehicle Nothing to see here- projects are getting

done and getting ready to move to the next one.

“Good things are happening”- Supervisors