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Events / Schedule
updated 5/23/08 |
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO VOLUNTEERED YOUR
TIME & MADE TRAIL APPRECIATION DAYS SUCH A SUCCESS
Stewards have now performed maintenance on over 900 miles of
trails over four years
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STEWARDS OF THE SEQUOIA 2008
TRAIL APPRECIATION DAYS CALENDAR |
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DATES &
LOCATIONS SOMETIMES ARE CHANGED AT THE LAST MINUTE, SO
PLEASE CHECK BACK A DAY OR TWO PRIOR TO CONFIRM-THANKS
Please Click Here To Register for the days you plan to volunteer,
so we know how many to expect. On rare occasions we must
cancel the day & we can only contact those who register |
Learn how you can win
a $50 gift certificate by volunteering
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.
FEEL FREE TO DO ONE DAY OF THE TWO DAY
All trail days will include some good intermediate or
advanced intermediate technical riding getting to & from the
work area.
Please check back here the day before
each event in case there are changes
Camping & lodging info
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 five trails & 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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