Volunteers needed to plant trees at Swedetown Ski Trails Last March Junior Bear Chase participants braved wind and snow at the start of their race near the Swedetown Chalet. This weekend Copper Island Ski Club members and other volunteers will plant trees and shrubs near the chalet to stop erosion and slow the wind. (Keweenaw Today file photo) CALUMET ’Äì The Copper Island Cross-Country Ski Club invites volunteers to help plant 3500 trees and shrubs at the Swedetown Cross-Country Ski Trails in Calumet from 9 a.m.  to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, and from 1 p.m. to 4 or 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 29. Calumet Township purchased the plants through a Michigan Department of Natural Resources grant designed to remediate off-road-vehicle damage. Volunteers need not be club members to help.    The trees and shrubs will be planted around the chalet to stop erosion and slow the wind. The local ROTC group and the students from Keweenaw Academy will be helping plant the seedlings.   ’ÄúWe are asking as many skiers as possible to also get involved,’Äù said Jon Neufeld, club president. ’ÄúTools to bring include shovels, picks, planting bars, and buckets.  An old pair of scissors or two would also come in handy. Wear boots and gloves.’Äù   Neufeld said the Keweenaw Nordic Ski Club will be planting at Maasto Hiihto from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 5, and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 6. They also welcome volunteer help.   Skiers should also mark October 6, 2001, on their calendars for the big brushing day at Swedetown, Neufeld added. As in past years, the AmeriCorps volunteers will be helping with this project to get the trails ready for the new season. Maasto will also be planning brushing days.   For more information call 337-5603.   Click here or on Attractions for news about the Copper Island Ski Club and Swedetown ’Ķ   Click here for the Keweenaw Nordic Ski Club and news of Maasto Hiihto ...