Organization is a must in a job like this. After everyone gets there, have everyone pair up with a partner, and assign them a specific area to clear, otherwise everyone is running around getting nothing done, and partnes help keep each other going. I would suggest flagging the stones first so they are visible so no one will fall over them. If the stones are marked, weed eating the rest of the grass should be OK as long as you instruct them to not get close to the stones. I would suggest clippers to be used near the stones. Have all the shrubs cleared, then use something on the roots to kill them off. I think working from one end to the other is the best process, and have a designated area to throw the shrub and sapplings to they are not just laying where they fall. Instruct everyone that they are not to move the stones, and be cautious of snakes and other critters under and around the stones. Good luck in the process, bring lots of drinking water and bug spray, and sun screen. Helen Wildermuth > the county in which i live does not have the financial resources to > clean a particular cemetery which is overgrown. however, the county is > likely to give permission to local people sometime this next week. i'm > prepared to help with the physical labor as well as education. > > my question is, what is the best way to begin the actual grunt work once > we're all assembled at the cemetery? i have not found any information > regarding this in books or online. since the vegetation to be removed > is mostly waist-high grass and a few shrubs and saplings, it's not > going to be a massive job. but since weed-eaters can damage the > stones, and mowers are out of the question since the grass is high > enough to hide the smaller stones, just how do we proceed? > > the cemetery in question is mica cemetery, and photos and information > can be found at: > http://www.interment.net/data/us/wa/spokane/mica1/mica.htm > > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > This list is for discussion of topics related to the Indiana Pioneer > Cemeteries Restoration Project only. > Please do not send genealogical queries through this list. The surname > and geographic Mailing Lists on Rootsweb at http://lists.rootsweb.com > are a better venue. Thank you.