Foresthill Trails Alliance
Membership Survey for 1998
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT

Number of Responses : 24


                                                 High  Med  Low  No Opin  Don't
                                                                          Want
Trail Work                                   
   Help build new trails                         10     7    3
       Foresthill Divide Loop Trail               9     6
   Maintain current trails                       15     3
       Mumford Bar Trail                          2     8    3      1
       WS Trail - Michigan Bluff to Foresthill    7     6    2      1
       WS Trail - California St                   9     2    3      1
       Historic WS Trail -  Todd Valley Trail     8     3    1      1
       Peachstone Trail                           4     5    4      1
       McKeon-Ponderosa Loop                      5     7    1      1
       Todd Valley Pond Trail                     5     3    3      1
   Help clean adopted section of Foresthill Rd    2    11    3      1       1 
   Put up more trail signs                        4     9    4      1
   Widen gates to State Parks for equestrians     4     7    5              1
   Improve WS Trail through downtown Foresthill   5     4    7      1
   Work on the trail along Foresthill Rd          5     8    4      1
       to develop areas where the land has been 
       acquired for future road improvements
   Install more picnic tables                     1     4    4      6       1 
   Install more hitching posts                    1     5    4      3       3

Trail Mapping and Planning
   Make maps for members                         8      7    3      1
   Make maps available on the internet           5      5    5      3
   Work on a comprehensive Trail Plan            15     6    2

Trail Advocacy
   Advocate trails in Foresthill Community Plan  16     2    2
   Represent trails at Forum meetings            11     6    1       1
   Advocate multi-use trails and responsible use 9      6    3
   Try to get Nugget Dr opened up again by       2   1  3    3       4       1
       suing for a prescriptive easement

Promote Trails and Foresthill
   Make newsletter available on the internet     3      6     4      3
   Write articles for Auburn Journal             7      8            4
      and Foresthill Messenger
   Network with other trail groups               6      8     2      1
   Sponsor local trail events                    3      8  1  5      1
       Oh So Scenic 50K Bike/Run                 3      4            4
       Dorothy's Winter Event                           3     2      4        1

   Help with OHV events                          1      2     3      6        4
   Help with Sled Dog Races                      1      1     4      5        3
   Help with the Confluence Festival             3      3     6      3
   Help with the Tevis                           7      6     2      3
   Help with the Western States 100 Run          8      5     2      3
   Help with Western States Training events      5   1  3     5      2
       Tevis Spring Training Day                 4   1  2     2      2
       Memorial Weekend Runners Training         4   1  2     2      2
       Night Training for Runners (Russ/Diane's) 7   1  1     2      2
   Publish local history and trails info         2   1  10    4      1
   Make a slide show of trail pictures           2      7     3      4
   Design a Foresthill Trails Alliance T-shirt   2      4     5      4
   Improve trail kiosks                          1      5            4

Facilitate networking among members
   Hold monthly meetings                         7      6     1      1
   Try to find interesting guest speakers        8      6     1      1
   Send monthly newsletter to members            9      5     1      2
   Publish list of members (to members)          7      6     2      1
      with their interests 
   Youth trail outings                           6      6     3      1
   Organize trail outings                        5      9            1
       Try to organize weekly trail outings             7     2      2
           separated by user group               2      4            1
           multi-user                            1      3            1
       Special seasonal outings                  5      3     3      1
           day trips                             3      2     1      1
           overnight  (Picayune - Squaw ?)       2      4     1      1

Written Comments:

1. The trails in Todd Valley are very brushy, poorly marked, and have motor bikes on them. - Angus Millroad 2. Picayune Valley - a great place! Weekly trail outings are overly ambitious - Herbert Webber 3. I will help with any of these (trail work projects) occasionally. I'm good with hand tools and have extensive chain saw experience. I would like to be contacted when the need is greatest. Suing for a prescriptive easement on Nugget Dr. would be great if Bob Schuster is fairly sure we can win. A win would set a great precedent! - Gordy (Gordon Ainsley) 4. I am primarily a mountain biker. More trails means less conflict (horses vs bike, etc). I also belong to FATTRAC. Have a good year. - Al Massey 5. Keep up the good work. I only wish I had more time to help - Larry Jordon 6. Will be leading WS work party - Norm Klein 7. Maybe bi-monthly newsletter would be easier for writer. Monthly outings (instead of weekly) - Kate Eddy 8. First priority (in maintaining trails topic) is to keep/obtain lateral access to California Loop. Keep communication open with OHV groups by helping with events - Tony Rossman 9. Your organization is doing a great job with limited resources. Keep up the good work! - Dean Prigmore 10. Since I am a passive member, my responses to the survey would be of limited validity. I believe those of you who participate actively will make decisions with which I would be in agreement. - Dan Baglioni 11. Publish phone numbers only for membership list - Keith Collins/Stephanie Williams 12. Try to organize monthly trail outings instead of weekly - Dee & Tom Birch 13. Re - the winter event -- I've changed my approach; I bought 2 pr of snow shoes and am getting people interested in snowshoeing one at a time. I believe the best we can do is to promote all the variety of trails and trail use and encourage participation in events and help where we can. Hopefully we can expand membership and trails - maintain old trails; build new trails! (I'm really enjoying this group of people!! Thanks FTA) -- Dorothy Cleveland