09/10/07 Warrior’s Society News
In this issue:
1. California Bicycle Coalition Alert
2. Public Users Meeting regarding Santiago Oaks Regional Park
3. Trails4All Trabuco Canyon Inner Coastal Cleanup next Saturday, Sept. 15th
4. Cleveland National Forest Use Restriction Level Moves Up To EXTREME
5. Stewards of the Sequoia – Save our forests from catastrophic fires
1. CALIFORNIA BICYCLE COALITON ALERT
This is an alert from the California Bicycle Coalition and was forwarded to us by JAX Bicycle Centers. The California Bicycle Coalition lobbies for safe
streets and paths, as well as general cycling advocacy.
Click on this link: http://leginfo.ca.gov/yourleg.html
Type in your zip code and up will pop your local assemblymen and senators.
Use your HOME zip code, where you pay taxes.
WHAT TO SAY:
AB 1358 is the key to planning safe streets and roads is crucial for children, seniors, pedestrians, and bicyclists.
AB 1358 makes it easier to commute by bicycle thus helping to ease traffic
AB 1358 encourages people to exercise and stay healthy by providing safe areas to ride
Together we can make a difference.
2. PUBLIC USERS MEETING REGARDING SANTIAGO OAKS REGIONAL PARK
Regional Recreational Trails Advisory Committee meeting at Santiago Oaks Ranger Station on Monday September 17th @ 7:00pm
Public Users Meeting regarding Santiago Oaks Regional Park
If you have concerns regarding the trails at Santiago Oaks, don’t miss this meeting!!! We need the users to be present to give their opinions on the future of the park, especially planned trail closures or rerouting.
3. TRAILS4ALL TRABUCO CANYON INNER COASTAL CLEANUP NEXT SATURDAY, SEPT.
15TH.
As a part of the Trails4All Inner Coastal Cleanup Day, SHARE Mountain Bike Club and Warrior’s Society Mountain Bike Club are sponsoring the cleanup of Trabuco Canyon on Saturday, September 15. Lunch will be provided at noon.
We will be able to accept “eWaste”, so if you can help, please bring the old TV. There will also be cleanup sites at Blackstar and Modjeska. We do need pickup trucks to haul trash to the dumpsters.
Date: Saturday, Sept 15
Time: 8:30am sign in, lunch at noon.
Location: Trabuco Canyon Road and Live Oak Canyon Road Questions and RSVP: sharemtb@cox.net
4. CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST USE RESTRICTION LEVEL MOVES UP TO EXTREME
NEWS RELEASE
USDA Forest Service
Cleveland National Forest
Home Page: www.fs.fed.us/r5/cleveland
San Diego, CA – September 5, 2007. Effective Wednesday, September 5, 2007, at 6:00 p.m., the Forest will move the forest use restriction level from VERY HIGH to EXTREME to protect the public and natural resources from the threat of wildfire. Factors such as current and predicted weather, the amount of dead trees and brush fire, fuel moisture conditions, the level of fire activity in the region and nationally, and availability of fire suppression resources are used to determine the appropriate level of Forest use restrictions. Changes the public should be aware of in moving to EXTREME include: Corral Canyon and Wildomar OHV Areas will close; the Descanso Ranger District will close all National Forest land south of Interstate 8, as well as Pine Mountain Road, and Fred Canyon Road, north of Interstate 8; and Orosco Ridge Road on the Palomar Ranger District will also be closed. The Forest is open to the hunting of birds and game according to season schedules and hunting regulations set by the California Department of Fish and Game, although some areas are restricted to entry by foot or vehicle, as noted above.
OPEN FIRES ARE NEVER ALLOWED in remote areas on the Cleveland National Forest. Under EXTREME, wood and charcoal fires are ONLY allowed in Burnt Rancheria Campground, El Prado Group Campground, and Laguna Campground within designated fire rings. This is subject to change on a daily basis however, depending on weather conditions.
FIREWORKS ARE NEVER ALLOWED on the Cleveland National Forest. Discharging a firearm with steel core, armor piercing or tracer ammunition is also not allowed at any time on the Forest. Please use care and caution when visiting the Forest. Check Before You Go! For additional information on the forest use restrictions, call (619) 593-2183, or go to www.fs.fed.us/r5/cleveland.
In addition, the Forest Service ask that all forest visitors continue their usual fire safety precautions: smoking only in enclosed vehicles and developed recreation sites and making sure cigarette butts are completely extinguished; keeping matches and smoking materials away from children; and reporting fires by calling ‘911’.
Please check with the other southern California National Forests to determine what current fire restrictions are in place.
Check before you go for updated information.
o Forest offices are open Monday – Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
o For the Cleveland National Forest Supervisor’s Office dial (858) 673-6180.
o For Alpine, Descanso, and Laguna Mountain Area contact the Descanso Ranger District at (619) 445-6235.
o For Palomar Mountain, Henshaw, Ramona and Oak Grove areas contact the Palomar Ranger District at (760) 788-0250.
o For the Ortega Hwy area, San Mateo and Corona area contact the Trabuco Ranger District at (951) 736-1811.
5. STEWARDS OF THE SEQUOIA – SAVE OUR FORESTS FROM CATASTROPHIC FIRES
Over the last 6 years our forests have been devastated by catastrophic wildfires due to lack of proper and active management. The following video gives insight into the conditions that have led to these catastrophic fires:
http://www.stewardsofthesequoia.org/SaveOurForests/s1.html
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