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#20 February 2005

This Month’s E-News

#20 February 2005

Welcome to the Foundation’s twentieth E-News, a monthly newsletter designed to keep you up-to-date with developments and progress related to the San Diego Sea to Sea Trail.

Maxim of the month

“To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug."
Helen Keller

Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities

Saturday, March 12: Trail work day --LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS

Please join us Saturday, March 12th for a great day of trail construction. Volunteers from the Sea to Sea Foundation and the San Diego River Park Foundation are coming together to construct a brand new section of trail from San Diego Country Estates to the spectacular Cedar Creek Falls in the San Diego River Gorge.  Learn trail engineering and construction technology, and enjoy the beautiful views of this unique wilderness area.
 
Meet at the end of Ramona Oaks in the San Diego Country Estates at 9am. Bring work clothes, water, lunch. We’ll have all the tools and supervisors.

To volunteer, please sign up at the Cleveland National Forest volunteer site: http://www.sandiegoriver.org/sdfrn/CurrentProjects.htm  

Here you can see a list of the upcoming projects that the Cleveland National Forest has lined up.  The project on March 12, is the 5th one down. You can sign up by emailing volunteer@sdfirerecovery.net  or you can email or call Dave Harloff, the wilderness/trails manager for Cleveland National Forest, 760-788-0250 or dharloff@fs.fed.us with any further questions.

Jim  Hagey and Karina Bania of the Sea to Sea Trail will be coordinating this event with the Cleveland National Forest.

For previous issues of E-News, click here.