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HIGHLANDS CHAPTER NEWSLETTERVOL. XXXV, No. 3 |
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Chairman: Terry Fredrick
442-3812 Vice Chairman & Programs: Ellen Compton 527-9660 Secretary: Judy Woltjen 521-7032 Treasurer: Michael Adelman 571-1488 Outings Chairman, Bob Cross 587-8757 Newsletter Editor: Max Greenwood 442 8665 OHT Trail: Duane Woltjen 521-7032 “The challenge goes on. There are other lands and rivers, other wilderness areas, to save and to share with all. I challenge you to step forward to protect and care for the wild places you love best.”- - Dr. Neil Compton Meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, January through May and September through December at the Presbyterian Church, Activity Center, on Calvin Street in Fayetteville. Meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. with light refreshments. The program follows at 7:30. A brief business meeting follows the program. Contact Ellen Compton (479-527-9660) (ecompton@uark.edu) for more detailed location information if it is needed. Back-up contacts are Terry Fredrick (479- 442-3812) or Bob Cross (479-587-8757) UPCOMING PROGRAMS (BY Ellen Compton) September 14 will be a "getting back together" event in our regular meeting place at the Presbyterian Church, 7:00 p.m. Dale Oliver will present a program on his trip to the Colorado Rockies. Hope to see you all there. October 12 will be a "field trip" to the University Museum where Nancy McCartney will give us a "behind the scenes" tour of the Museum holdings. We will meet at 7:00 at the Museum, 2435 N. Hatch Ave. in Fayetteville. Drive north out Garland to the Equine Center and Agriculture Pavilion. Across from the Agri Pavilion on your right and in front of the Equine Center on your left, turn left off Garland onto Knapp. Go about half a block and turn right on Hatch. The Museum is located in the Arkansas Archeological Survey Building. Watch for signs to Arkansas Archeological Survey on both Garland and Hatch.
HIGHLANDS CHAPTER OUTINGS (by Bob Cross) For all hikes bring water, lunch, raingear and wear hiking boots. No pets are allowed. Call the hike leader a day or so in advance to check on any last minute changes. Outings Chair, Bob Cross, can be reached at 587-8757 (home) or 575-5382 (work). For those who want to propose and lead hikes call Bob or send an e-mail to racross@uark.edu. Everyone is welcome, whether an Ozark Society member or not. :September 6 - Trip to Wisconsin for 6 days of biking and camping. We'll bike between 30 to 40 miles a day. Beautiful views. Some rails to trails and some back roads biking. For information call Sally Stone 521-4062 or Betty Brown 636-4596 The hike for September is as follows Saturday, September 24 BRT from Pearly Springs to Steel Creek This is a 5.4-mile section rated ³easy to moderate² and has about 500 feet of elevation gains and losses. It features sinkholes and more views. There is a section of the trail that winds through and over bluffs that is a masterpiece of trail design and building. Maybe it will be warm enough at Steel Creek to swim and have a picnic. Meet at Root School at 8:00 a.m. or at the parking area for the scenic overlook on Hwy. 43, just south of the entrance road to Lost Valley at 9:30 a.m. For information, call Bob Cross at 587-8757. NSCHTX Base Camp (by Duane Woltjen)
CORRECTION:
As reported by Duane and Judy Woltjen in the Pack and Paddle. The
participants became part of something, Big, Lasting and Meaningful
at the North Sylamore Creek Hiking Trail Extension.
. The project
is a 10 mile trail extension of which 4 1/2 are completed out of the
first section, Barkshed Campground to Cole Fork Road.
Credit goes to the Sylamore Ranger District for their help and to a long list of participants who threw their muscle into this trail building. Fall 05 Base Camp week will begin October 28, 2005 and close November 5, so mark your calendar now and plan to attend. The NSCHTX is sponsored by t he Ozark Society and the American Hiking Society. HERE’S THE BIG ONE—26 MILES OF BUFFALO RIVER TRAIL TO BUILD (By Ken Smith) October 9-22 Work Weeks—Two teams of volunteers from in and outside Arkansas will each have a week of trail work. They will headquarter at the group camping area at Buffalo Point. Others are welcome to join them at work and tent at their campsite during these work weeks. (visitors, however, need to bring their own food.) October 22-23 Carry-in—A third work team from out-of-state will arrive and move to the backcountry campsite to work on a remote stretch of trail October 24-28. These people will need help to carry trail tools and community kitchen equipment to their campsite. To lend a hand, come to the group camping area at Buffalo Point by 9:30 a.m., October 22. Walking distance to the campsite will be about a mile and a half, following a road trace in the woods. Or, if the river level is good, we can carry the equipment to the campsite by canoe. Our help will save the Sierra Club workers nearly a full day that they can use to build trail. October 29 Carry-0ut—Come and help carry the Sierra Club’s tools and kitchen from their backcountry campsite to storage at Buffalo Point. Meet the Sierra Club group Saturday morning, Oct. 29, after hiking or canoeing to their campsite. (Ken Smith can provide directions.) NEWS BRIEFS Lois J. Imhoff, 79, died on May 21, 2005 (by Ken Smith) Lois was the widow of the late and renowned University of Arkansas professor John L. Imhoff of Fayetteville who preceded her in death on March 16, 2005. They were both friends of founder Dr. Neil Compton and they were very active in the Ozarks Society’s campaign to save the free-flowing Buffalo River from destruction by the U.S. Army Engineer’s Gilbert and Lone Rock Dams. She received the Neil Compton award for her dedicated service. Lois was a member of the White River EPA of Northwest Arkansas and was on the board of directors of the Arkansas Wildlife Federation. She worked with numerous conservation efforts and she will be deeply missed. Mt. Sequoyah Woods Our Ozark Society Highlands Chapter made front page news on June 30th of this year when our president Terry Frederick presented to Dr. Pete Heinzelmann of the Fayetteville Heritage Association $1,000 toward the purchase of Mt. Sequoyah Woods. This effort will preserve this block of green space in its natural condition and for public use for perpetuity. Ivory-billed Woodpecker On July 13 of this year another momentous event took place at the Jones Center. Gene Sparling, who first spotted the bird in February of 2004 and Scott Simon, co-leader of the search and the director of The Nature Conservancy in Arkansas, made a present on the Ivory-billed Woodpecker discovery. There was a large turnout at this event and was attended by members of the Ozark Highlands Trail, Ozark Society, The Audubon Society and other nature loving groups were in attendance. It was inspiring to say the least.
QUARTERLY MEMBERSHIP / FINANCIAL REPORT: 2005 THIRD QUARTER –July 26, 2005 (Mike Adelman) MBMBERSHIPS: 124 memberships including 9 courtesy memberships FINANCIAL: $5,230.39 Checkbook balance $5504.26 Certificate of Deposit @ Simmons First Bank NWA EXPENDITURES: $1,000.00 presented to the Fayetteville Natural Heritage association 36.98 to Sally Stone for printing & mailing invitations to Chapters spring picnic Does not include $140 of dues from most recent new members nor expenses for last spring’s picnic.(awaiting receipts) Mikael Adelman-Treasurer: Highlands Chapter 615 Rockliff St. Fayetteville, AR 72701 I apologize for the late mailing of the chapter newsletter. Most of the contributors were either on vacation or otherwise out of town at the time I normally collect their material. And, to make matters worse, I’m having trouble understanding mail merge. However, this was the least critical publication of the year since we had no activities to announce for the summer anyway. If you would like to receive the newsletter by way of e-mail, thus saving postage and paper, please call, mail or e-mail me at: Max Greenwood Ph 479 442 8665 or 1416 E. Briarcliff St. mg@ticokim.com Fayetteville, AR 72703
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