Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 04/04/2008 11:27 AM
Updated by: Kim_Hamilton on 04/22/2008 08:16 AM
Expires: 01/01/2013 12:00 AM
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Arnold Rim Trail Community Meeting on April 22nd
Avery, CA....There will be an Arnold Rim Trail Community Meeting on Tuesday April 22, 2008 6-8pm, Avery Middle School Library, Avery, CA. Interested community members are invited to attend the first in a series of meetings designed to inform and gather input on the Arnold Rim Trail, a volunteer and agency collaboration project to enhance non-motorized recreational and educational opportunities for Arnold and adjacent towns and communities....
“We are beginning to see many in our community rally behind what can become one of the greatest legacies we leave our children. Many residents and those who enjoy quiet recreation in the national forest are pitching in to enhance existing non-motorized trails as part of a greater Arnold Rim Trail that will one day circle around mid-elevation Hwy 4 communities, said Warren Alford, a third generation resident whose idea is gradually becoming reality.
“We need to involve both those who already live near the forest as well as seasonal visitors in the projects that will make our forests safe from fire and erosion, provide an outdoor classroom for local students and a clearly signed and accessible through trail for hikers, bicyclists, and equestrians,” Alford said.
Arnold Rim Trail Committee Chair, Randy Crutcher, joins Alford in this effort by helping to maintain a committee that can move the vision forward, one trail segment at a time, with growing community participation.
“I am so pleased to see that other volunteers like myself living in this area care so much about this beautiful place we live and recreate in they want to protect, enjoy and share it with others in a way that respects residents and the forest groves, streams, waterfalls, rocky outcrops, grand vistas and other features this non-motorized trail will link together.”
Stanislaus National Forest as well as Calaveras County leaders and staff are on the committee and with volunteers are seeking funds to improve and enhance what will become a distinctive community asset among Sierra towns and neighborhoods.
For more information contact: Randy Crutcher at (209) 795-3127.
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