FOMP will hold it’s a special Board of Directors Meeting tomorrow March 8.

BOD Meetings are held in the Fire Center Classroom. For those of you
unfamiliar with the classroom building make your first left into the Fire
Center after Mt. Herman Rd. turns to dirt, follow the road all the way into
the administrative area and the classroom building is the first building on
your right.

Agenda:
1. Elections
2. Upcoming Events (potluck, memorial grove, tree planting, trail work)
3. Shooting Meeting with USFS post-mortem
4. other items

Thanks and we hope to see you there!
FOMP

FOMP will be holding an extra trail work night!

Tuesday June 22 at 6:00 PM – Trail work!

Due to the overwhelming amount of work we have to do this summer and the increased usage we will be holding an extra trail work session to try and catch up. We will probably be adding more of these later this summer on an ad-hoc basis.

FOMP and USFS provide all necessary tools. Volunteers should wear appropriate clothing for performing outdoor landscaping type of work. Volunteers should bring leather gloves, a 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 Nordby (719.640.1347) or Chris Tirpak (719.439.8865) 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.

Meet at the main trailhead parking lot at 6:00PM!

Thanks and we hope to see you out there soon!
FOMP

FOMP will host a Seedling and Tree work session Tuesday night!

May 25 – Tuesday at 6:00 PM – Seedling and Trees get some Tender loving care!

Sorry for the late notice we’ve just been able to schedule this event.

FOMP will be working to “release” seedling trees that are being over run by scrub oak. We will provide all tools. For this project we will be meeting out on the trail rather than in the parking lot. We will meet on Trail 715 on the South side of the old Berry Fire burn area near the Y on 715 up above Yucca Meadow. (this is in the SW corner of the Preserve on 715 – taoo access via the trails go in from the gate on the South side of the preserve and head toward Memorial Grove and then up trail 715 – stay on 715 until you find us)

Let’s meet on 715 at the Y intersection there, 6pm. If you are late, no worries, we’ll be nearby. It is easy to get there hiking/biking in from either Mt Herman road up high or from Memorial Grove down low. The canopy looks like it is coming in right now, lots of the oak is budding out.

Anyone unsure of where to meet can call Jon Nordby. cell: 719-640-1347.

FOMP and USFS provide all necessary tools. Volunteers should wear appropriate clothing for performing outdoor landscaping type of work. Volunteers should bring leather gloves, a personal water supply, eye protection, sunscreen, and bug repellent.

Thanks and we hope to see you out there soon!
FOMP

Welcome to almost Spring!  (again!)
FOMP has 2 great volunteer opportunities for you to get out and make a difference early this season

We have two Eagle Scout projects coming up in early April.
Each project involves planting 200 seedlings and releasing
existing seedlings from oak competition.

Jeremy Phipps is leading the first project on Saturday April
3.  If you would like to participate, please meet his group
at 0800 at the Red Rocks Ranch parking lot (intersection of
Red Rocks and Mount Herman Roads).  He plans to start with
planting, followed by seedling release after lunch.  The
planting area is west of the Mount Herman Road, accessed by
an old fireline trail approximately 600′ past the U.S.
Forest Service informational sign pullout.  The softwood
release area is also west of the road, north of the sign
pullout.  I have attached a map of these areas.

Zach Anderson will be leading his project on Saturday April
10.  Time is yet to be announced, but will likely be around
0900.  His project area is east of the Mount Herman Road,
farther south in the burn area.  I will send a map along
with more information by early next week.

Please bring gloves and water, and lunch if needed.  All
tools will be supplied.

If you want to join in but arrive late, please contact Jon
Nordby (640-1347) or Diane Strohm (232-7724), and we’ll
provide directions as to our whereabouts.

Thanks for your participation!!

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. Continue reading →