PROTECT AMERICAN RIVER CANYONS

The Confluence Autumn 2005 pg. 2

Canyon Keepers Celebrate Another Year of Service

The Canyon Keepers completed their seventh year of service in behalf of the Auburn State Recreation Area and the public over the Labor Day weekend. Monthly hikes and meetings will continue as announced on the website calendar. Members and friends are invited to join the group for their annual Bash-on-the Bridge celebration, which will be held Sunday, October 16 beginning at 4 pm on the Mountain Quarries RR Bridge.

The Canyon Keepers have completed a total of twenty comprehensive trail guides for ASRA which, along with the text and photos for "A Self-guided Historic Bridges/Nature Trail" (with ten numbered stations), will be included in a soon to be published book.

For further information about the year-end party or the Canyon Keepers, contact Jim Ferris at 885-3776, e-mail ferris@telis.org or check out the website: www.psyber.com/~asra/asrack.htm

Auburn State Recreation Area General Plan Update

At long last and after numerous delays, it appears the Bureau of Reclamation and the California Department of Parks and Recreation will soon begin the public process that will lead to adoption of a new general plan for the management of the Auburn State Recreation Area.

The planning process presents a real opportunity to influence the future direction of park management. Public input will play an important role in the plan's development. We encourage PARC members to participate in the process and to submit constructive comments and suggestions on how management of the ASRA canyonlands can and should be improved. For more information on the general plan and PARC's position on the key issues to be addressed, please visit PARC's website at www.parc-auburn.org and read our proposal for the American River Confluence Parkway.

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