American River Wildlands and Placer Group of the Sierra
Club are sponsoring the following hikes. Take advantage
of these great opportunities to experience some of our local
wildland treasures. June 30 - Black Oak Potential Wilderness.
We will do a challenging hike into the canyon of the North
Fork of the Middle Fork of the American River, which the
Forest Service has described as "an outstanding example
of a remote river canyon with outstanding primitive recreation
opportunities and dramatic, scenic canyon walls." This 16-mile
river encompasses a dramatic range in elevation, from 1300
feet to 4300 feet. The result is a wide range of habitat
types. For details about the hike, contact Terry Davis about
2 wks. before at (916) 557-1100 x 108 w., (530) 888-0383
h., or terry.davis@sierraclub.org. June 16 and July 28.
The info below works for both hikes. We will meet at 7:30
AM just north of Auburn in the southwest corner of the Raley’s
Parking lot on the corner of Foresthill Road and Lincoln
Way. To reach this spot, take I-80 to the Foresthill Exit,
turn east on Foresthill Road and you will see the Raley’s
on the southwest corner of Foresthill and Lincoln Way. Turn
left on Lincoln Way and right into the parking lot. From
this point we will consolidate into fewer cars and drive
to the trailhead. We should be back at the cars around 3PM.
This is an easy hike along part of the Western States Trail
that leads through pristine old growth forest to a fine
overlook of Duncan Canyon. For the more energetic hikers,
we will include a short, steep optional side trip to the
bottom of the canyon and back while the others enjoy the
views from above. For more info, contact Ed Pandolfino at:
arwildlands@aol.com or (916) 652-7315 July 14 - North Fork
American River Potential Wilderness - The great canyon of
the North Fork of the American River forms the core of one
of the largest unprotected Roadless Areas within the Sierra
Nevada. The rugged cliffs of the main canyon provide prime
habitat for golden eagles and prairie falcons, while remote
primeval forests support spotted owls, northern goshawk,
and pine marten. For details about the hike, contact Terry
Davis about 2 wks before at (916) 557-1100 x 108 w., (530)
888-0383 h., or terry.davis@sierraclub.org.
10th Annual Confluence Festival To Flow
In Auburn
The American river confluence Festival committee would
like to invite you and your family to our tenth annual Confluence
Festival on Sunday, June 10th from 10am to 5pm. The festival
is one of PARC's major community endeavors to educate people
about the cultural, recreational and economic benefits provided
by a healthy American River Watershed in our foothill region
of the North and Middle Forks. This year’s festival theme
is restoration of the river channel at the former Auburn
dam site. If you’ve never been to this great community festival,
it has something for everyone. For music lovers, there is
the always upbeat and humorous songs from the Eddies and
great classic and current rock and roll favorites from Shindo.
For animal lovers, Gabe and Barbie will have their Wild
Things featuring animals found in our river canyons. Don’t
forget if you have never ridden a llama, stop in and see
Como Say Llama. For sports enthusiasts you can invent your
own personal triathlon from your opportunity to participate
in a canyon fun run, a mountain bike ride and paddling a
kayak under No Hands bridge or add a fourth event of rock
climbing! For the art lover, you can raku a ceramic wildlife
or paint your own canyon animal mask Join us, support the
river! As long as the sun shines and the rivers flow, the
land will be here to give us life. Let our American River
Flow.
PARC Receives Its 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Status
The State of California has granted Protect American River
Canyons its tax-exempt nonprofit status. The new 501(c)(3)
designation now enables PARC to apply for larger grant monies
and now allows you to make tax deductible contributions
to PARC to support its continuing efforts in our North and
Middle Forks of the American River.
