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Events / Schedule
updated 2/7/10 |
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO VOLUNTEERED YOUR
TIME & HAVE MADE STEWARDS OF THE SEQUOIA TRAIL APPRECIATION DAYS SUCH A SUCCESS
Stewards have now performed maintenance on over 1400 miles of
trails over five years
We continue to be the largest on the ground volunteer group in
the Sequoia National Forest since our beginning work in 2004
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STEWARDS OF THE SEQUOIA 2010
TRAIL APPRECIATION DAYS CALENDAR |
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DATES AND
LOCATIONS SOMETIMES ARE CHANGED AT THE LAST MINUTE, SO
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REGISTER for the days you plan to volunteer,
so we can notify you in case of location change and to
determine how many volunteers will be helping. For
location to be determined days we will contact those who
register with the staging information.
On rare occasions we must
cancel the day and we can only contact those who register.
Or
email
volunteer@stewardsofthesequoia.org |
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SPRING TRAIL
APPRECIATION DAYS 2010
These trails require advanced intermediate to expert
ability
Please
click here to register for the date you can help
& we will provide you with directions & staging location
dependant on weather & soil condition
2/13 Dutch Flat Trail- (
Rescheduled from 2/6 )
Click Here For More Information
3/13 Location to be
determined depending on weather & soil conditions
4/10 Location to be
determined depending on weather & soil conditions
5/8-9 Location to be
determined depending on weather & soil conditions
6/5 Location to be
determined depending on weather & soil conditions
Each
volunteer day earns you a raffle ticket for $50 gift
certificates and more |
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OTHER LOCAL SEQUOIA EVENTS 2010
3/20-21 Annual Keyesville
Classic Mountain Bike Event
Read More
3/27 El Trial de Espana-Incredible
slow gravity defying exhibition by
World Class Trails Riders in
Keyesville
Read More |
Every Trail Appreciation Day
volunteer earns a raffle ticket which enters you into the
drawing for three $50 Gift Certificates from Fred Cummings
Honda, three $50 gift certificates from Cyclesmith's in
Kernville, as well as two $150 Shock Service from Trail
Tricks for each season spring and fall. The person with the
most volunteer hours for the year will be awarded a $600
Full Suspension Service from Trail Tricks. Get out and
volunteer to help your trails and a chance to win one of
these great Trail Appreciation Prizes.
To see more about Stewards volunteer
efforts Link
to Stewards Volunteer Hour Meter
The majority of our trail work is in the remote
backcountry that Forest trail crews find it harder to
access. We use trail bikes to access these remote trails &
perform work to keep these trails open to everyone. If you
are interested in working on trails & do not own a trail
bike please contact us & we will assign you to a project
that can be walked to. For all other projects please bring your dirt bike (geared down for technical
riding) & riding gear to access the trail, as well as water,
lunch, work gloves, backpack & sunglasses. Stewards will
supply all tools, but if you want to bring your own the most versatile tool a pick (Ludell
2 1/2 lb. pick/mattock fiberglass handle, about
$19.99 at Home Depot)
You can take the head off & carry
it in a back pack or better yet bungie it to your bike. Bring a large back pack too if you have one.
Bring any portable tools you might have-folding shovel,
folding saw, clippers. Forest Service will supply additional tools.
All trail days will include some good intermediate or
advanced intermediate technical riding getting to & from the
work area. Do not fill up your gas tank especially if you
have a large tank, as this will be extra weight that will
tire you out. We rarely go more than 30-40 miles in a day.
Please register so we can contact you
if we have to cancel a work day
Camping & lodging info
Where to camp in the area with showers, full hookups,
swimming pool, cabins for rent or free dispersed camping
The Two
Thousand Mile Miracle Tire- What if I told you there is
a miracle tire out that sticks to loose soil, roots & rocks
unlike any knobby you have ever owned?
Would you be interested?
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IMPORTANT ISSUES & WHY WE
VOLUNTEER ON TRAILS
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Forest Service
is proposing to close about 50% of single track trails in
the Greenhorn District.
Read
More>>>>
Our best defense to reverse
& stem the tide of proposed closures is to help
maintain trails such as on Stewards Trail
Appreciation Days & lobby for increased funding.
Please submit comments asking for your favorite
trails to be kept open. (info at the above link)
Please be sure & become an official
Stewards member
so we can keep you informed on action items to keep
your trails open. |
The USFS
trail crew can only work on about 60 miles of trail a year.
Sequoia has about 250 miles of single track, which needs more
than 60 miles a year maintained. We have a choice to volunteer
to keep trails open or let them degrade & be closed. We have
adopted eight trails and have been doing work
on others as well.
We need your help.
If you like to ride and want to help keep your trails open,
then please do one or two days of trail volunteering each year.
We know everyone is busy, but a handful of dedicated folks
cannot do all the trail maintenance alone.
Do not feel like you have to do everything, but please do
something.
Bob Frenes, who rides and is in charge of the
South Sequoia Trail maintenance crew for the US Forest
Service, will be helping us
We hope to see you out enjoying your trails & helping to
keep them open.
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Nondiscriminatory Notice
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service prohibits
discrimination in all its programs & activities on the basis
of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age,
disability, political beliefs,
sexual orientation & marital of family status (not all
prohibited bases apply to all programs) Persons with
disabilities who require alternative means for communication
of program information
(Braille, large print, audio tape, etc) should contact
USDA’s TARGE
center (202) 720-2600 (voice & TDD)
To file a complaint of discrimination write: USDA, Director,
Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 14th &
independence SW, Washington DC 20250-9410 or call (202)
710-5964 (voice & TDD) USDA Forest Service is an equal
opportunity provider & employer
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