Sonoma Trails » Trail Crew http://www.sonomatrails.org Share Advocate Steward -- Sonoma County Trails Council Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:12:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 SCTC Board of Directors Meeting — Monday, Dec. 5th http://www.sonomatrails.org/2011/12/01/news/sctc-board-of-directors-meeting-%e2%80%94-monday-dec-5th/ http://www.sonomatrails.org/2011/12/01/news/sctc-board-of-directors-meeting-%e2%80%94-monday-dec-5th/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:50:27 +0000 Geoffrey http://www.sonomatrails.org/?p=922 You are invited to join the upcoming Sonoma County Trails Council Board

Meeting on Monday, Dec. 5th at 6 pm at the Bike Monkey office in downtown Santa Rosa (640 3rd Street, Suite #C). Please note that we have moved the date to avoid the holidays. Meetings for 2012 will be moved to the 4th [...]]]> You are invited to join the upcoming Sonoma County Trails Council Board

Sunset at Sugarloaf Ridge State Park

Image by ingridtaylar via Flickr

Meeting on Monday, Dec. 5th at 6 pm at the Bike Monkey office in downtown Santa Rosa (640 3rd Street, Suite #C). Please note that we have moved the date to avoid the holidays. Meetings for 2012 will be moved to the 4th Monday of each month unless otherwise noted.

 

 

These meetings, held once a month, are an excellent opportunity to learn about trail projects, park news and events. At this month’s meeting we will be discussing trail work opportunities, introducing new Board of Directors members, and updates from the new Sonoma County Parks Alliance, a group working to address the threatened State Park closures (which includes our local Annadel, Sugarloaf, Jack London and Austin Creek Parks).We recently modified the meeting agenda (attached) to encourage more community attendance. The first part of the meeting will cover projects, advocacy and news. You are also welcome to stay for the second part of the meeting, which will focus on SCTC organizational business.
Please let us know if you’d like more information about SCTC and the upcoming meetings. I hope you’ll join us!For current trail work opportunities check out th
e attached agenda.
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]]> http://www.sonomatrails.org/2011/12/01/news/sctc-board-of-directors-meeting-%e2%80%94-monday-dec-5th/feed/ 0 SCTC 3rd Saturday Trail Stewardship Day — Nov. 19 http://www.sonomatrails.org/2011/11/15/news/sctc-3rd-saturday-trail-stewardship-day-nov-19/ http://www.sonomatrails.org/2011/11/15/news/sctc-3rd-saturday-trail-stewardship-day-nov-19/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:56:22 +0000 Geoffrey http://www.sonomatrails.org/?p=914 The next Sonoma County Trails Council trail work day to help repair the trails at Annadel State Park is Saturday, November 19, from 9am to about 1pm.

Meet us at 9am at the bottom of North Burma Trail at Channel Drive. Look for the white SCTC tool trailer. We will have parking passes for those [...]]]> The next Sonoma County Trails Council trail work day to help repair the trails at Annadel State Park is Saturday, November 19, from 9am to about 1pm.

North Burma Trail Stewardship Day, April 30, 2011

Meet us at 9am at the bottom of North Burma Trail at Channel Drive. Look for the white SCTC tool trailer. We will have parking passes for those that drive and there should be adequate parking in that general area.  Wear boots or sturdy shoes, bring water that you can take with you while working, and gloves.

In order to make sure we have enough tools and snacks please contact us if you plan to attend.

We look forward to seeing you all and having fun taking care of our wonderful park.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us.

Ken Wells, Executive Director
Sonoma County Trails Council

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Puncheon project on Ridge Trail at Annadel State Park (click photo to view album)]]> A few more photos from our very successful project on the Ridge Trail at Annadel (from Geoffrey Skinner, SCTC President)

Puncheon project on Ridge Trail at Annadel State Park (click photo to view album)
]]> http://www.sonomatrails.org/2011/11/15/news/more-puncheon-pix/feed/ 0 The New Puncheon on Ridge Trail Completed! http://www.sonomatrails.org/2011/11/10/news/the-new-puncheon-on-ridge-trail-completed/ http://www.sonomatrails.org/2011/11/10/news/the-new-puncheon-on-ridge-trail-completed/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:12:21 +0000 Geoffrey http://www.sonomatrails.org/?p=903 We had a great day at Annadel on Nov. 5 as over 45 volunteers pounded, bolted, wrestled and dug the new puncheon on Ridge Trail into being. With  Bay Area Ridge Trail Council and REI sponsorship; major funding from the 2011 Annadel Half Marathon; air support from the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office; logistical, transportation and construction from [...]]]> We had a great day at Annadel on Nov. 5 as over 45 volunteers pounded, bolted, wrestled and dug the new puncheon on Ridge Trail into being. With  Bay Area Ridge Trail Council and REI sponsorship; major funding from the 2011 Annadel Half Marathon; air support from the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office; logistical, transportation and construction from the North Bay Unit of the California Backcountry Horsemen volunteer recruitment and leadership from the SCTC; and of course, the enthusiastic cooperation of State Parks, the project was truly a combined effort — we completed the puncheon and minor reroute in an amazing 5 months from proposal to final workday. We owe our success to great planning and coordination by Ken Wells and Tim Mayer from the Trails Council and Dan Horn from the Backcountry Horsemen, hard work from a lot of dedicated volunteers — and a good deal of luck with the weather! Thank you everyone who contributed!

 

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Puncheon ramp construction on Ridge Trail at Annadel, Nov. 5, 2011 (1)

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Puncheon ramp construction on Ridge Trail at Annadel, Nov. 5, 2011 (2)

Puncheon ramp construction on Ridge Trail at Annadel, Nov. 5, 2011 (2)

First cyclist across new puncheon on Ridge Trail at Annadel, Nov. 5, 2011

First cyclist across new puncheon on Ridge Trail at Annadel, Nov. 5, 2011

Crew and pack horses on the new puncheon on Ridge Trail at Annadel, Nov. 5, 2011

Crew and pack horses on the new puncheon on Ridge Trail at Annadel, Nov. 5, 2011

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]]> http://www.sonomatrails.org/2011/11/10/news/the-new-puncheon-on-ridge-trail-completed/feed/ 0 3rd Saturday Trail Stewardship at Annadel, Nov. 19th http://www.sonomatrails.org/2011/11/10/news/3rd-saturday-trail-stewardship-at-annadel-nov-19th/ http://www.sonomatrails.org/2011/11/10/news/3rd-saturday-trail-stewardship-at-annadel-nov-19th/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:12:33 +0000 Geoffrey http://www.sonomatrails.org/?p=887 The next Sonoma County Trails Council trail work day to help repair the trails at Annadel State Park is Saturday, November 19, from 9am to about 1pm.

Meet us at 9am at the bottom of North Burma Trail at Channel Drive. Look for the white SCTC tool trailer. We [...]]]> IMG_0015

Image by misterlevel via Flickr

The next Sonoma County Trails Council trail work day to help repair the trails at Annadel State Park is Saturday, November 19, from 9am to about 1pm.

Meet us at 9am at the bottom of North Burma Trail at Channel Drive. Look for the white SCTC tool trailer. We will have parking passes for those that drive and there should be adequate parking in that general area.  Wear boots or sturdy shoes, bring water that you can take with you while working, and gloves.

In order to make sure we have enough tools and snacks please let us know if you plan to attend.

We look forward to seeing you all and having fun taking care of our wonderful park.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us.

Ken Wells, Executive Director
Sonoma County Trails Council

 

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Treads going up...

One of the challenges the Trails Council faced on the puncheon project on the Ridge Trail was transporting the lumber to the project site from the nearby staging area near Ledson Marsh. It couldn’t be done with a Gator or other vehicles because the trail to the project location is too narrow, so we were planning to carry the lumber about a mile with volunteers. We had over 90 pieces of lumber, with 15 pieces 12′ long and weighing up to 100 pounds each.

While Executive Director Ken Wells discussed the problem with the project team, it occurred to us that in other similar backcountry situations, helicopters often transport the big pieces.

Treads in motion

Ken contacted Sonoma County Sheriff Steve Freitas’ office inquire about the possibility of enlisting the help of the Sheriff’s Office helicopter, Henry 1, for a few minutes to move the timbers less than a half mile. The Sheriff’s Office gave a thumbs-up to make our project a training exercise as long as we were willing to pay for the fuel. State Parks was also OK with the plan, so on Oct. 2, Henry 1 was hovering above the lumber pile transported the entire pile of lumber  in just a few trips!

We expect the volunteers for Ridge Trail Council-SCTC-REI workday this Saturday will be very, very grateful when they see the load they don’t need to carry…

Lumber on site

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]]> http://www.sonomatrails.org/2011/11/04/news/ridge-trail-construction-with-a-helicopter/feed/ 0 October-November SCTC Trail Stewardship Opportunities http://www.sonomatrails.org/2011/10/06/news/october-november-sctc-trail-stewardship-opportunities/ http://www.sonomatrails.org/2011/10/06/news/october-november-sctc-trail-stewardship-opportunities/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:23:18 +0000 Geoffrey http://www.sonomatrails.org/?p=839 Saturday, October 8 - Ryan Grutze is organizing a trail work day on the Rancheria Trail at Lake Sonoma. This is Ryan’s Eagle Scout project, and the Sonoma County Trails Council will be providing tools and other support. For more information contact Ryan Grutze,
ryangrutze(at)gmail.com or 707-433-3218.

Sunday, October 9 -  SCTC and the Backcountry Horsemen will be packing [...]]]>

Sonoma Lake from waterside

Lake Sonoma

Saturday, October 8 - Ryan Grutze is organizing a trail work day on the Rancheria Trail at Lake Sonoma. This is Ryan’s Eagle Scout project, and the Sonoma County Trails Council will be providing tools and other support. For more information contact Ryan Grutze,
ryangrutze(at)gmail.com or 707-433-3218.

Sunday, October 9 -  SCTC and the Backcountry Horsemen will be packing in materials for the Annadel Ridge Trail puncheon
project. Meet at 9am at Richardson Parking lot. RSVP to SCTC if you plan to attend or for more info.

Saturday, October 15 - The SCTC 3rd Saturday trail work day on the Annadel Ridge Trail puncheon project. Meet at 9am at Richardson Parking lot. RSVP to SCTC if you plan to attend or for more info..

Saturday, November 5, is the 4th annual REI – Ridge Trail Service Day. The Trails Council will be working with the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council and REI to build a 36′ puncheon on the Ridge Trail in Annadel to get over a winter mud bog. Lunch and other goodies will be provided. Sign up at through the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council.
Tuesday November 8, 6pm – the SCTC Annual Membership Meeting and Dinner at the Sonoma County Driving and Riding Club on Aston Ave., just inside the south gate at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa. Dave Gould, Director of the Parks Alliance, will be the guest speaker. SCTC Members only, you can join at the door. Dinner and beverages provided. Free t-shirt for new members.

We look forward to seeing you and having fun taking care of our wonderful parks.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us.

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]]> http://www.sonomatrails.org/2011/10/06/news/october-november-sctc-trail-stewardship-opportunities/feed/ 0 Trail Stewardship Opportunity for National Public Lands Day, Sept. 24, 2011 http://www.sonomatrails.org/2011/09/20/news/trail-stewardship-opportunity-for-national-public-lands-day-sept-24-2011/ http://www.sonomatrails.org/2011/09/20/news/trail-stewardship-opportunity-for-national-public-lands-day-sept-24-2011/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:38:38 +0000 Geoffrey http://www.sonomatrails.org/?p=799 LandPaths, REI and the Sonoma County Trails Council will work together on a new trail at Willow Creek Park (part of the Sonoma Coast State Park) on Saturday, September 24, 8:30am – 3pm, to celebrate National Public Lands Day: People Power at Willow Creek!

You can register at  LandPaths, REI and the Sonoma County Trails Council will work together on a new trail at Willow Creek Park (part of the Sonoma Coast State Park) on Saturday, September 24, 8:30am – 3pm, to celebrate National Public Lands Day: People Power at Willow Creek!

You can register at REI  or LandPaths

As always, remember to wear boots or sturdy shoes, bring gloves, a hat, sunscreen, and water.

We look forward to seeing you and having fun taking care of our wonderful parks.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact Ken Wells, Executive Director,  Sonoma County Trails Council.

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The 2011 North Burma project is done.

With the help of dozens of volunteers over the last 6 months, an eroding and messy mud patch has been eliminated as a part of your trail experience on Annadel’s North Burma Trail. At a spot about a thousand feet [...]]]> A big THANK YOU to Sonoma County trail volunteers!
The 2011 North Burma project is done.

With the help of dozens of volunteers over the last 6 months, an eroding and messy mud patch has been eliminated as a part of your trail experience on Annadel’s North Burma Trail. At a spot about a thousand feet up the trail from Channel Drive, just before crossing a tributary to Santa Rosa Creek, the Sonoma County Trails Council worked with volunteers on eight dates and installed 150 feet of raised rock path, called a causeway. The project used 15 cubic yards of gravel and 560 hours of volunteer time.

Special thanks to these other local supporters; REI sponsored a work day and provided lunch for workers, as did CamelBak and Saris. We also want to acknowledge Clif products and Lagunitas which provided refreshing nourishment.

N. Burma Trail puddle, before SCTC repairs

N. Burma Trail puddle, before SCTC repairs

 

N. Burma Trail, same location after SCTC repairs

N. Burma Trail, same location after SCTC repairs

SCTC will continue to lead monthly 3rd Saturday work parties to tackle other projects in Annadel.

Contact SCTC Executive Director Ken Wells for details.

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]]> http://www.sonomatrails.org/2011/09/20/news/north-burma-project-done/feed/ 0 Annadel Trail Stewardship Opportunity — Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 http://www.sonomatrails.org/2011/08/22/news/annadel-trail-stewardship-opportunity-friday-aug-26-2011/ http://www.sonomatrails.org/2011/08/22/news/annadel-trail-stewardship-opportunity-friday-aug-26-2011/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:13:31 +0000 Geoffrey http://www.sonomatrails.org/?p=741 The next Sonoma County Trails Council trail work day to help repair the trails at Annadel State Park is next Friday, August 26, from 9am to about noon. We will be continuing to work on the causeway to fix the mud bog 1/5 mile up the N. Burma trail.

[...]]]> The next Sonoma County Trails Council trail work day to help repair the trails at Annadel State Park is next Friday, August 26, from 9am to about noon. We will be continuing to work on the causeway to fix the mud bog 1/5 mile up the N. Burma trail.

Meet us at 9am at the bottom of North Burma Trail at Channel Drive. Look for the white SCTC tool trailer. We will have parking passes for those that drive and there should be adequate parking in that general area.

As always, remember to wear boots or sturdy shoes, bring gloves (SCTC has some if you don’t), sunscreen, and water.

In order to make sure we have enough tools and beverages, please contact us if you plan to attend. We’ll also be happy to answer any questions you might have.

We look forward to seeing you and having fun taking care of our wonderful park.

Ken Wells, Executive Director
Sonoma County Trails Council

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