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WEEKLY TRAIL MAINTENANCE

GUIDELINES & SCHEDULE

GUIDELINES

CALL the respective leader for information, exact locations, times, and to insure adequate tool supply.

BRING: water, lunch, work gloves, long sleeve shirt and eye protection.  Sturdy shoes or boots and long pants are required.  The Trails Council will provide tools, but you may bring your own.

Wednesday outings are once monthly combining a hike and light trail maintenance.  For additional Trails Council  information please contact 818-222-4531 or e-mail us at mail@smmtc.org


SCHEDULE


9/21/05 8:30am Wednesday
LA JOLLA CANYON TRAILS, POINT MUGU STATE PARK

Leader: Tom Siebert 805-987-3437
Meet in La Jolla Canyon day parking lot. Be sure to get a trail worker card to display on the dashboard or you will get a parking ticket. Map


9/24/05 8:30am Saturday
PARAMOUNT RANCH TRAILS, NPS

Leader: Bill Terry 818-343-4113
Meet at the entrance to the Western Town. Map


10/1/05 10 to 2 Saturday
VOLUNTEER TRAIL MAINTENANCE CREW LEADER TRAINING

By invitation only, volunteer trail crew leader training and refresher for existing trail crew leaders in a classroom. Bring a lunch. Call Frank Padilla at 310-457-0588 or Burt Elliott at 805-498-2475 if you have any questions.


10/8/05 8:30am Saturday
SECRET TRAIL/CALABASAS-COLD CREEK TRAIL, LA PARKS & REC.

Leader: Linda Palmer 818-222-4531
Meet at trailhead on Mulholland Hwy 1.9 miles west of Old Topanga Road. Joint project with Sierra Club Task Force. Map


10/12/05 8:30am Wednesday
LA JOLLA CANYON TRAILS, POINT MUGU STATE PARK

Leader: Tom Siebert 805-987-3437
Meet in La Jolla Canyon day parking lot. Be sure to get a trail worker card to display on the dashboard or you will get a parking ticket. Map


10/15/05 7:30am Saturday
14TH Annual CONEJO OPEN SPACE TRAIL WORK DAY
link to COSCA site for details
Leader for SMMTC: Burt Elliott 805-498-2475
Meet at Conejo Community Center Park in Thousand Oaks. Exit 101 Freeway on Lynn Rd. north, right on Gainsborough Rd. right at the Conejo Valley Botanic Garden sign (just past the 7th Day Adventist Church). Breakfast snack. Thank you Bar-B-Que after the work. This is a great event with many volunteers. Map


10/22/05 8:30am Saturday
BACKBONE TRAIL - HONDO CANYON (UPPER), TOPANGA STATE PARK

Leader: Casey Gonzalez 323-222-4600
Meet at the trailhead on Saddle Peak Rd. about ¾ mi. east from the junction with Schueren & Stunt Roads. If parking is blocked by fill dirt, meet at the junction OF Schueren & Stunt Roads. Map


10/29/05 8:30am Saturday
BACKBONE TRAIL – UPPER MUSCH TRAIL, TOPANGA STATE PARK

Leader: Burt Elliott 805-498-2475
Meet at Trippett Ranch off Entrada Rd. From Topanga Canyon Blvd. turn up Entrada Rd. at the State Park sign. Tell the parking attendant that you are a trail maintenance volunteer. Be sure to get a trail worker card to display on the dashboard or you will get a parking ticket. Map


11/05/05 8:30am Saturday
BONEY TRAIL (EAST OF SYCAMORE CYN), POINT MUGU STATE PARK

Leader: Liz Baumann 805-526-5489
Meet at Wendy Dr & Potrero Rd in Newbury Park for shuttle. From the 101 Freeway take Wendy Rd. south to the end of the road at Potrero Rd. Map


11/12/05 8:30am Saturday
VIEW RIDGE TRAIL OR STOKES RIDGE TRAIL, CALABASAS

Leader: Linda Palmer 818-222-4531
Call Linda to find out which trail will be worked on. For Stokes Ridge there is limited trailhead parking, so meet at Linda’s at 24735 Mulholland Hwy to carpool. Joint project with Sierra Club Task Force.


11/16/05 8:30am Wednesday
LA JOLLA CANYON TRAILS, POINT MUGU STATE PARK

Leader: Burt Elliott 805-498-2475
Meet in La Jolla Canyon day parking lot. Be sure to get a trail worker card to display on the dashboard or you will get a parking ticket. Map


11/19/05 8:30am Saturday
BACKBONE TRAIL - MIDDLE SADDLE PEAK TRAIL, MALIBU CREEK S.P.

Leader: Casey Gonzalez 323-222-4600
Meet at the trailhead for the connector trail on Stunt Rd. Park on the left just before milepost 3, which is about 3 mi. east of Mulholland Highway and Stunt Rd. junction. Map


11/26/05 8:30am Saturday
BACKBONE TRAIL – HONDO CANYON (LOWER), TOPANGA STATE PARK

Leader: Burt Elliott 805-498-2475
Meet at the trailhead on Old Topanga Canyon Road about ½ mile NW from the junction with Topanga Canyon Blvd. Map


12/3/05 8:30am Saturday
BONEY TRAIL (EAST OF SYCAMORE CYN), POINT MUGU STATE PARK

Leader: Liz Baumann 805-526-5489
Meet at Wendy Dr & Potrero Rd in Newbury Park for shuttle. From the 101 Freeway take Wendy Rd. south to the end of the road at Potrero Rd. Map


12/10/05 8:30am Saturday
BACKBONE TRAIL – FOSSIL RIDGE TRAIL, TOPANGA STATE PARK

Leader: Casey Gonzalez 323-222-4600
Meet at the junction of Schueren & Stunt Roads. Map


12/17/05 8:30am Saturday
SERRANO CANYON TRAIL, POINT MUGU STATE PARK

Leader: Tom Siebert 805-987-3437
Meet at Sycamore Canyon day parking. Entrance is north off Pacific Coast Highway at Sycamore Canyon for shuttle to the trailhead. Tell the attendant that you are part of the volunteer trail crew. Be sure to get a trail worker card to display on the dashboard or you will get a parking ticket. Map


12/24/05 HOLIDAY
Happy holiday.


12/31/05 HOLIDAY
Happy New Year.


1/7/06 8:30am Saturday
BACKBONE TRAIL - CHAMBERLAIN TRAIL, POINT MUGU STATE PARK

Leader: Liz Baumann 805-526-5489
Meet at Wendy Dr & Potrero Rd in Newbury Park for shuttle. From the 101 freeway take Wendy Rd. south to the end of the road at Potrero Rd.
NOTE: This will be an extra long work day due to the long hike to get to the work area. Plan to be back at the vehicles by 4:00 PM. Map

1/11/06 8:30am Wednesday
LA JOLLA CANYON TRAILS, POINT MUGU STATE PARK

Leader: Tom Siebert 805-987-3437
Meet in La Jolla Canyon day parking lot. Be sure to get a trail worker card to display on the dashboard or you will get a parking ticket. Map


1/14/06 8:30am Saturday
PHANTOM TRAIL, MALIBU CREEK STATE PARK

Leader: Margaret Brenner 661-242-1966
Meet at the south end of Liberty Canyon Rd., Calabasas Area. Map


1/21/06 8:30am Saturday
MISHE MOKWA TRAIL, CIRCLE X RANCH, NPS

Leader: Liz Baumann 805-526-5489
Meet at the Mishe Mokwa trailhead parking at milepost 7.0 on Yerba Buena Road. Map


1/28/06 8:30am Saturday
GRASSLANDS TRAIL, MALIBU CREEK STATE PARK

Leader: Linda Palmer 818-222-4531
Meet at the De Anza Park on Lost Hills Road NW of Las Virgenes Road. Map