A Legacy of Service
Most of the labor that has made Camp Liahona a delightful place has been volunteer service work. That tradition not only continues but is expanding. There is much that is waiting to be done to make it even more functional, beautiful, safe and fun.
Many who camp here ask for a service project that they can do. It is a satisfying way to say "thank you" to the Creator and to all his creative children who have given their skill and energy to one another at Camp Liahona. It is also a great way for youth to earn service hours and to satisfy service requirements such as in the Aaronic Priesthood Achievement Programme and the Young Women's Personal Progress.
Service Projects Available
There are many service projects available. Some are one-off while others are on-going. The list below will give you some idea of what these are. Before committing to a particular project, you will need to contact the Camp Directors to discuss the status of the project and obtain details about it.
Project
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Man Hours
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Description
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| Clear Brush/Gather wood |
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Clear out brush to beautify the camp. Click for details. |
| Create picnic spots |
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Clear out brush, build picnic tables, build fire rings. Click for details. |
| Create small camps |
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Clear out brush, build picnic tables, build fire rings, level tenting areas. Click for details. |
| Children's' Play Area |
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Clear out brush, put down sand and bark, build swings and other young child facilities. |
| Build roof over sheds |
5 |
Materials are already available to roof over a previously walled area about 10 ft x 16 ft. |
| Pressure wash decks |
2 |
Pressure wash decks by toilets, showers and in kitchen areas. Monthly |
| Build Climbing Wall |
80? |
Camp Liahona could use a climbing/rappelling wall. |
| Trail maintenance |
5 |
Clear trails to fire rings and Sacred Grove, spread and level bark mulch. Annually |
| Trim hedge |
3 |
Trim hedge by front gate and tidy up. Semi-annually |
| Cut down ivy |
20 |
Cut and clear ivy away from trees in Camp Liahona and surrounding farm.
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| Maintain flower beds |
2 |
Cultivate, weed, plant, dead head, etc flower beds. Monthly |
| Reset agility cables |
8 |
Cables are cutting into trees, need to be loosened and reset, once every 5 years |
| Maintain Lake Life Rings |
3 |
Clean & inspect rings and lines for damage, clear brush away, coil lines properly. Monthly |
| Camp Beautification |
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Create new flower beds and/or plant flowers in natural settings, Click to see details below. |
| Remove tree protectors |
5 |
Remove protective plastic sleeves from hundreds of trees and shrubs. Once |
| Painting |
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Buildings, kitchens, fences, etc. need paint from time to time. Contact Camp Directors. |
Clear Brush and Gather Firewood
Camp Liahona is a 22 acre wood. The natural understory is elderberry bushes and the natural groundcover is stinging nettle. As we clear out the elderberry, we can mow the nettle which allows the natural grass to survive and the grounds become a bit more usable and fun.( We certainly do not intend to clear a majority of the grounds because we want to preserve the natural wood in most areas.) Any useable firewood created or discovered during the clearing operation needs to be moved to the group fire ring wood bins.
Create Picnic Spots
Camp Liahona needs a few spots where a small group can light a fire, roast some marshmallows, and enjoy a picnic. These areas have been identified on the Camp Master Plan. The fire ring must be carefully designed and built under close supervision of the Camp Directors because Camp Liahona is in the fens and the soil can take light and burn.
Create Small Group Camps
Some of the Picnic Spots mentioned above need to be expanded into overnight tenting areas. These need a picnic table, a fire ring and some level areas for tents. The fire ring must be carefully designed and built under close supervision of the Camp Directors because Camp Liahona is in the fens and the soil can take light and burn.
Camp Beautification
For those who would like to help landscape and beautify the Camp, here is a list of deer resistant bulbs and perennials to choose from. The areas we would like planted are the Sacred Grove of oaks beyond the second fire ring, and the berm south of the bath houses. If you have natural, native shrub cuttings, they would be wonderful too. Please check with the Camp Directors before adding any new species to the area. The Camp can provide tools.
Bulbs: Autumn crocus, Bluebell, Daffodil, Ornamental onion, Siberian squill, Snowdrops, Winter aconite
Perennials: Asparagus fern, Basket of gold, Black eyed Susan, Bleeding heart, Blue larkspur, Dusty miller, Forget me not,
Foxglove, Garden and Russian sage, Iris, Peony, Poppies, Queen Annes lace, Statice, Threadleaf coreopsis, Yarrow, Zinnia
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