The Pittsburgh-based Landforce Thursday released its annual report outlining accomplishments in 2017, including--

-- Hiring 26 people, providing 2,500 hours of workforce training, 500 hours of career coaching;

-- 93 percent of crew members had job offers at the end of their work season;

-- Provided 13,000 hours of land stewardship work in Western PA;

-- Constructed or maintained 26 miles of trails; and

-- Planted 369 trees and shrubs.

Click Here read a copy of the annual report.

Example Projects

Landforce also provided examples of two recent projects--

-- Triumph Baptist Church: Repaired eroded banks of stormwater retention pond-- 16 tons of Limestone, 10 tons of fill, 3 pounds of grass and wildflower seed, 280 ft of erosion control fabric were installed by the Landforce Crew;

-- Crouse Run Nature Reserve: Trail and trail structure construction-- Built boardwalk to traverse seasonally wet and sensitive native plant area, install box steps and check steps to provide access over steep hillsides and to the rest of the nature reserve, 80 ft of boardwalk constructed and installed, 21 box steps, 8 check steps, and 150 feet of new trail constructed.

For more information on programs and opportunities, visit the Landforce website. Click Here to receive regular updates from Landforce (bottom of the page).

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[Posted: Sept. 6, 2018]

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