Virginia Creeper Trail Bike Patrol

Chris (left) and LeAnn are working this summer as members of the Virginia Creeper Trail Bike Patrol. They are employed through the National Forest Service through a cooperative program with the Student Conservation Association and AmeriCorps.

LeAnn is a junior at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, and is majoring in environmental science.

Chris is a senior at Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Indiana, Pennsylvania, majoring in sociology.

Their duties cover the area between Whitetop Station and the red caboose in Damascus. They work five days a week, Thursday through Monday. In addition to being able to provide emergency first aid to bikers, they can also do minor bike repairs, and have Forest Service radios for emergency contact. Their responsibilities also include trail maintenance and working with Forest Service and volunteer crews in improving the trail.