Stewards of the Seqouia NEWSLETTER - Save Our Trails

[KTMrad 508]

Stewards of the Sequoia Trail News -March 2017   FREE MONEY FOR TRAILS- When you shop at AmazonSmile, Amazon donates 0.5% of the purchase price to the charity of your choosing. Go to AmazonSmile http://smile.amazon.com/ch/95-4690961 login and select California Trail Users Coalition as your charity (Stewards is a sub division of CTUC). Then 0.5% of your purchases will help support Stewards of the Sequoia every time you shop. This does work with 81 Stewards members so far doing it. We need more to take part.     Pacific Crest Trail Article The Bakersfield Californian just released an article about how Off Road Vehicle Trespass on the PCT was been blown out of proportion by ORV Watch. Be sure to read the three sidebars. http://www.bakersfield.com/columnists/lois-henry-sheriff-s-unit-using-high-tech-and-low/article_187a82e1-a28e-59fd-bb2a-6e207711a580.html   Keyesville Trail Work Day March 11th Help is needed preparing for the upcoming Keyesville Classic Mountain Bike Race and the High School Mountain Bike Race. On March 11th the SoCal NICA is hosting a trail work day for the Keyesville Classic Trail that will be used for both events in March. They plan on meeting at the Keyesville race staging area at 9 and then head out onto the trail from there. They will have some tools but feel free to bring your favorite digging tool with you if you have one. Also bring your mountain bike or dirt bike as there may be some time to ride after the trail work done! This work will benefit both the Keyesville Classic race being hosted by SSFTA as well as the NICA high school racers. MORE INFO or register at https://www.facebook.com/events/1269387176484288/   Remington Hot Spring Trail   Remington Hot Springs are enjoyed by locals and visitors from around the world. An important trail improvement project took place last week when volunteers from Friends of Remington Hot Springs teamed up with Stewards of the Sequoia. Working with Forest Service Bob Frenes and Democrat Fire Crew they installed 126 feet of peeler post railing to block numerous short cut trails as well as planting over 40 trees to beautify the area. The project was sponsored in part by L&M Lumber. Due to long term efforts by Friends of Remington Hot Springs, the Forest Service recently officially recognized the Hot Spring trail. This bodes well for the future of Remington Hot Spring which the Forest Service had not long ago threatened to demolish. Many thanks to Janet Thompson and George Townsend and all the Friends of Remington Hot Springs volunteers for their decades of tireless work to keep the area clean and maintained. Remington Hot Springs will probably not be available for soaking until perhaps July due to flooding by the high Kern River outflows from Lake Isabella Dam in this very wet year. If you would like to volunteer to help the Remington Hot Springs PLEASE CLICK HERE   Help Your Trails On Stewards Trail Appreciation Days The massive rains are great for the drought, but they also mean now more than ever we need to repair washouts and perform maintenance on water bars. Your help is needed.. Please join us for one of the below Spring Trail Appreciation Days to help your trails open and in good condition. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REGISTER You can learn more at http://stewardsofthesequoia.org/events-schedule.html 3/18/17 Location determined based on weather and trail conditions 4/8/17 Location determined based on weather and trail conditions 4/15/17 Location determined based on weather and trail conditions 4/22/17 Location determined based on weather and trail conditions 5/20/17 Kennedy Meadows Trial Clearing 5/21/17 Kennedy Meadows Trial Clearing 6/10/17 Location determined based on weather and trail conditions 6/24/17 Location determined based on weather and trail conditions   Donation Doubling is Back A Stewards member has once again generously pledged to match donations up to $5000. This means all new donations will be doubled. Never been a better time to donate.   What Can You Do? Help Save the OHV Program CORVA provides the following information to help Save Your OHV Program- The California OHMVR Program is a national model that provides high quality environmentally sustainable recreational opportunities for millions of motorized recreation enthusiasts. Yet Bill SB249 would have an extremely harmful effect on the California Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Program. Your letters are needed to oppose this poor legislation READ MORE >>>> More information about SB249 and other legislation that would effect OHV recreation. READ MORE>>>>>   SPOTLIGHT ON LOCAL BUSINESS   CYCLESMITHS opened their doors in Kernville five years ago They do excellent repair work on both street and dirt motorcycles as well as ATV's, UTV's at competitive rates. Owners Mike and Wendy will match almost any internet price. I had been trying to order a special handgrip and not one other shop or mail order could find it. I asked Wendy to order it and she had it the next day at a great price. I agree why drive down the hill. Check out their site http://www.beyondthegarage.com/ You'll love getting internet pricing without sacrificing local support and quality service. Don't forget to ask for your 10% Stewards discount. They are small shop, but they work very hard, just like Stewards.   Did someone forward you this newsletter? Sign up to receive it yourself Stewards of the Sequoia

HOME EVENTS MEMBERSHIP DONATE   Over the years your donations helped Stewards reopen this trail along with eight others and so much more. Yet today 84% of Stewards members have let their donations expire. Please make your donation now so we can continue our efforts to keep your trails open. Thanks   With your help Stewards of the Sequoia will continue to keep the Sequoia National Forest A Land Of Many Uses and open to all