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Guest Blog: Leah Cantor Sums Up the Sandy Crew

By Jarred Shaw / Sandy Disaster Relief, New Jersey

On Friday, we reached our final destination- Stokes State Forest with full stomachs, buff arms, and positive attitudes. The damage done at this park was unlike any that we had come across yet. Trees fell on top of trees, which fell on top of trees. Piles and messes of trees as far as you could see. ... read more

Sawing (and Eating) Our Way through Hunterdon County

By Jarred Shaw / Sandy Disaster Relief, New Jersey

My crewmates and I had good reason to look forward to our arrival in Hunterdon County. SCA staffers from DC, New Hampshire, and Pittsburgh had teamed up to form an employee crew, and they were waiting at our destination to assist us in our Sandy-relief efforts. ... read more

A Quarter Mile of Cheesequake

By Jarred Shaw / Sandy Disaster Relief, New Jersey

It took all of us working together to safely set about sectioning up and removing a wild tangle of hanging limbs and fallen trees. The more experienced sawyers among us talked through dangerous and difficult cuts with the less experienced members of our crew, and we finished the day a stronger, wiser team that when we started. ... read more

Chainsawing a Path to Recovery from Sandy

By Jarred Shaw / Sandy Disaster Relief, New Jersey

Everyone on the team is grateful to SCA for providing us with this opportunity. Not only do we get to serve the land and the people who use it, but we get to learn and grow as a team, strengthening our bonds to each other, to the planet, and of course, to our chainsaws. Stay tuned for reports on our efforts at Cheesequake State Park, Hunterdon County Parks, and Stokes State Forest. We will recover from Sandy! ... read more