Posts by Jane Flavin

Hello Volunteers, It’s looking like a serious wind storm Tuesday, tomorrow, with gusts up to 40 mph right from the start. Probably higher at Indian Creek and Curtz Lake. That creates dangerous conditions on most of our trails. And with the increased fire danger makes it unwise to be swinging tools. So we are postponing…

This coming Tuesday the 26th we will be having a 9-12 workday. It looks to be sunny and cool, but breezy, so the location is still to be determined. Locations being considered. Low wind = tree removal on Thornburg Canyon Trail. Breezy = grass and weed removal in the Indian Creek Recreation Area. Either way,…

Hello Volunteers, We have another day of removing downed trees from our trails planned for this coming Tuesday, May 19th. Please meet at the Grover Campground overflow parking at 9:00 am, and expect to return to your cars by noon. It will be less than a 1/2 mile walk to the Grover Waterfall area where…

Hello Volunteers, We are scheduling a workday for this coming Tuesday, May 5, 9:00am-12:00pm at Curtz Lake. Since most of our sawyers will be at cross-cut training, this workday will focus on tread maintenance and brush and weed removal. If the weather looks okay the hike in will be about a mile. In questionable weather we will…

Hello ATA Volunteers, Our first workday for the season will be this Tuesday, April 28, weather permitting. We will work on the Desolation Hotel-Hope Valley Trail. Our goal will be to concentrate on removal of over thirty downed trees. This project will more than likely take two workdays to complete.  We would like to see as…

Our first workday for the season will be this Tuesday, April 28, weather permitting. We will work on the Desolation Hotel-Hope Valley Trail. Our goal will be to concentrate on removal of over thirty downed trees. This project will more than likely take two workdays to complete.  We would like to see as many of our…

Arbor Day 2026 is fast approaching and our partners at the Forest Health Community Working Group have another great tree planting event planned. Please join us Friday, April 24th, 10:00 am at Indian Creek Day Use Area and help Alpine County continue our recovery efforts following the devastating 2021 Tamarack Fire. Please see attached flyer…

Hello AORA/ATA/MDG Volunteers and Partners, Please find the Zoom link to join our April 7th meeting below. Meeting agenda is attached. WhenTuesday Apr 7, 2026 ⋅ 10am – 12pm (Pacific Time – Los Angeles) Join Zoom Meetingus02web.zoom.us/j/83231542728?pw…ID: 83231542728passcode: 042055Join by phone(US) +1 669-444-9171passcode: 042055Joining instructionsJoining notes————Zoom for G Suite Add-On Help————Meeting host: wmyoungsr@gmail.comJoin Zoom Meeting:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83231542728?pwd=iiDF1t8yc4cavXKamGe0LII45pYq6S.1&jst=2Meeting agenda:https://docs.zoom.us/agenda/doc/99975724-6a43-4409-b842-345221106fd6?from=gsuite —

Hi Terrapin Pines volunteers and partners, If you’re interested in checking out Terrapin Pines come to the Charity Valley Trailhead this Saturday, April 4th at 10:00 am. It takes at least 3 hours to walk the whole thing. Bring good hiking shoes, some water and a snack, and a disc if you want to take…

Some of you may have lost interest, moved away, or are wondering how you got on this list. And others may have been waiting and know of friends or relatives who want to be included on the email list now that we are getting closer to construction. So now is the time to let us…