FTA News - May 2000

FTA News May 2000

May Meeting: Tuesday, May 23th, 6:30 PM,
Foresthill Divide Middle School, Rm 15 June Meeting: Tuesday, June 27th, 6:30 PM,
Foresthill Divide Middle School, Rm 15

May Meeting
The two big annual events along the Western States Trail this summer will be the subject of a special program at the general membership meeting of the Foresthill Trails Alliance on May 23rd. The annual Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run is set for June 24th followed by the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Ride, also known as the Tevis Cup Ride, on July 15th. Shannon Weil of Michigan Bluff, a founding director of the Endurance Run, will make a presentation on the two events as a guest speaker. She has been involved with the Ride and the Run for a long time and knew Wendell Robie personally. In addition to being able to tell some colorful stories about the Western States trail and the events that make it famous, she can give us some insight into how we can work together to preserve historic trails and create new ones. Everyone is welcome, so please invite any friends or neighbors that may be interested in these two world-renowned events that are among the many things that make living in Foresthill so wonderful.

Other agenda items for May Meeting:

Staging Area progress reports

Western States Run Volunteers

Future Community Hikes

We cleaned our section of Foresthill Rd.

Community Hike
Come and join us for the final 3-4 miles of the Foresthill Divide Loop Trail.

When: Saturday, June 10 at 10:00 am

Where: Upper Lake Clementine Parking lot. We will hike on the Middle Fork side to the Driver's Flat Parking area and car pool back to our cars.
RSVP Larry Mobley 367-2325. Our last hike was lots of fun with wildflowers and sunny warm weather. Bring the kids!!

August Guest Speaker
Nolan Smith, archeologist with the USFS Foresthill Ranger District office, will be our guest speaker at the FTA August 22nd meeting and will show slides of the many petroglyphs to be found in the Picayune Valley in the Tahoe National Forest's Granite Chief Wilderness area. We are planning a hike in this area for September.

Flowers out on the trail in June

Sierra Iris - most are yellow but watch for the blue ones. Found in lightly shaded areas.
Deer Brush - Ceanothus integerrimus Large white-flowering shrubs along Foresthill Rd. Very fragrant.
Bush Poppy - Dendromecon rigida - This is an evergreen shrub that grows in very hot sunny areas. The flowers are bright yellow and look like poppies. We saw one out at the old dump site in full bloom.

Upcoming Events
May 23 - FTA Meeting, 6:30 PM, Foresthill Middle School
June 10 - Community Hike
June 11 - Confluence Festival
June 24 - Western States 100 Mile Run
June 27 - June FTA Meeting
July 15 - Tevis Cup
August 22 - August FTA Meeting

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