AmeriCorps volunteer Juan Amezquita, 22, of Coral Springs, Fla., clears the Al Scheller Boy Scouts Trail at the Vicksburg National Military Park. He and 11 other AmeriCorps members began the project Tuesday and expect to continue for several weeks. By week’s end, they had cleared about a mile of the 13-mile trail. The team will be removing debris, cutting branches, painting fresh markers and widening the trail. Rick Martin, VNMP chief of operations, said trail upkeep is not part of the park budget, so he’s glad AmeriCorps could pitch in. The trail is named for a former park employee. AmeriCorps volunteers arrived in Vicksburg earlier this summer and are operating out of the former All Saints’ Episcopal School.