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Thanks to our volunteer outing leaders and the Outings Committee, we have a bumper crop of outings for this quarter! (The Outings Committee is always looking for more outing leaders. If you are interested, please contact Hal at hikerhal66@yahoo.com). We have a wide variety of outings from hiking, biking, canoeing, kayaking, trail maintenance, trail building to educational topics. The trips range from a few hours to a whole week. more... Attend the Conference and Hit the Trails (and Waterways!) The 2008 North Country Trail Association (NCTA) Conference will be at the Cazenovia College Campus Thursday August 7th through the 11th. You are welcome, even if you are not a member of the NCTA. more... Trail Building Workshop At NCTA Cazenovia Conference- A Volunteer Vacation! In preparation for the NCTA Conference the Trail Management staff, will hold a trail building and maintenance workshop on Aug 6th & 7th. Volunteers will camp out in DeRuyter State Forest and work on a new section of NCT/FLT Onondaga. Emphasis will be on the skills and criteria for building a quality trail, a premier footpath. In addition there will be another workshop offered during the conference. Space is limited so sign on soon. Email Clare at clarecain@northcountrytrail.org if you are interested in attending. Join the ADK_ON Yahoo! group If you haven't already joined the ADK_ON Yahoo! group, come and check us out! This group is a forum for members of the ADK Onondaga chapter to share information, photos, and much more. You must be a member of the Onondaga chapter of ADK and you must have a Yahoo! account to join the group. You can choose to receive emails at the email address of your choice OR not receive emails at all (and participate only on the web). All group members can participate on the ADK_ON group website. more... Steward Coordinator Needed for West Mountain Trail ADK –ON maintains the 5 mile trail from Uncus Road and Brown Tract Ponds to the summit of West Mountain. The chapter is looking for a volunteer to coordinate the annual work trips to maintain this trail. It involves scheduling 1-2 trips per year and submitting the date to the Outing Chair for publishing in the trip schedule and contacting the DEC by email to let them know when the group will be working and reporting the work completed. The Chapter has the tools. If you are interested join the June 25, 2008 trip to scope it out. Or contact Mary Coffin for more information. Al Obrist, Membership Chair Super Star The Onondaga Chapter would like to recognize Al Obrist and express appreciation for his many years of service to the Chapter and to ADK. After 22 years Al is retiring as Chapter Membership Chair and leaving well worn boots to fill. more... ADK-ON High Peaks Hikers, 46ers and Aspiring 46ers List We have 5 High Peaks trips listed in this quarter’s schedule (Phelps, Rocky Peak Ridge and Giant, Donaldson and Emmons, Whiteface and Esther, Marcy) and the McNaughton Backpacking trip in August. Hopefully, some of these trips will count towards some aspiring 46er’s checklist. more... |
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