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This coming Saturday October 17th will be your final opportunity to perform volunteer trail work for the 2009 season! If you have been meaning to get out there this is your chance!

The project will be run by an Eagle Scout candidate under the supervision of FOMP. Teak Guffin is the Eagle Scout candidate and will be running a crew of scouts and volunteers on the Limbaugh Canyon Trail #715 for most of Saturday.  If you are able and planning on attending please contact Jon Nordby at 719-640-1347, or jnordby@yahoo.com, and copy Teak Guffin at guffinr@msn.com. Teak will be arranging lunch for those who plan on working both morning and afternoon so it is important that you let them know if you are going to do so. Read more

Examining the USFS web site we found an additional USFS document that sets out the USFS objectives for the travel management plan. Its is available from the FS at: http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/psicc/projects/pp_ramp/rrobjectives.pdf or directly from FOMP attached to this posting.

Travel Management Plan Objectives (pdf)

FOMP Membership:

Please be aware that the USFS is holding scoping meetings on the South Rampart Travel Management Plan. These meetings are extremely important. If you are able to attend now is the time for you to have input to the future of the Pike National Forest. Please see the notice below that FOMP received via email. The attachments are available on the FOMP web site (with any luck they are also attached to this posting/email). If you can not attend please read the report and submit comments as suggested in the below notice from the USFS. Read more

This is just a brief reminder that Friends Of Monument Preserve will hold our monthly board meeting tomorrow night Tuesday October 13, 2009 at 7:00PM in the Fire Center Classroom. This is a change from our summer schedule! For those of you unfamiliar with the classroom building make your first left into the Fire Center after Mt. Herman Rd. turns to dirt, the classroom building is the first building on your right.

Our agenda will include the following:

• Upcoming Fall/Winter 2009/2010 events calendar
• Summer Trail work briefing
• Open Agenda for members

It should be short and to the point.

Thanks

FOMP BOD

1) Monthly BOD meeting is cancelled for this evening.

2) Tonight FOMP will hold our monthly trail work session. Sorry for the late notice!

FOMP and USFS provide all necessary tools. Volunteers should wear appropriate clothing for performing outdoor landscaping type of work, leather gloves, bring their own personal water supply, eye protection sunscreen, and bug repellent. We meet rain or shine unless there is lightning active in the area. In the event that you are joining us late we always leave a note at the trail head parking lot or you can call Jon (719.640.1347) to find out where in the Preserve we are working that evening.

We make every effort to accommodate volunteer preferences and abilities at each event. Generally we perform activities such as water bar building or renovation, trail renovation, maintenance, and trimming, etc. So, pretty much everything from trimming back scrub oak or digging lots of dirt to moving boulders. We assign duties based on interest and capabilities. Kids are welcome to join their parents; however, we do ask that you evaluate whether this is an appropriate activity for your child or not.

We look forward to seeing you out there!

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