 The annual special permit turkey hunt is happening at Spenceville. Please be aware the whole area is closed to all trail users from March 30 to April 7, 2019.
To find out more about the Spenceville Wildlife Area CLICK HERE on the Mother Lode Trails website. Under Specific Parks and Trails, scroll down to  The Granite Bay Multi-Use Trail will be closed to the public on March 16 and 17, until 3:00 PM for the NorCal Grinder Mt. Bike Race. CLICK HERE for original Order from Folsom Lake SRA administration.  EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Mother Lode Field Office will temporarily close Magnolia Ranch from March 13-14, while the Wildland Fire Training Center conducts its wildland fire training with personnel.
Magnolia Ranch is located approximately five miles north of the town of Coloma along State Route 49 and the South Fork of the American River. It is on BLM-managed public lands, situated between Cronan Ranch and Greenwood Creek River Access, which will remain open during the training. For more information, please contact the Mother Lode Field Office at 916-941-3101 during business hours. For information on the Wildland Fire Training Center in McClellan, visit https://nationalfiretraining.nwcg.gov/.  OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE INPUT ON PARKS AND TRAILS
AUBURN, Calif. – The first-ever countywide Placer County Parks and Trails Master Plan draft is now available for public input through April. Community members are invited to provide feedback on the plan at upcoming municipal advisory council meetings or online CLICK HERE AT placerparksplan.com. A schedule of plan presentations at MAC and public meetings will be available at the Parks and Trails Master Plan website. Those interested in attending are encouraged to sign up on the plan website for meeting notifications. 10 YEAR VISION When complete the plan will provide a 10-year vision for the development and operation of parks, recreation opportunities, open space and trail networks in the county. The plan is intended to reflect the recreational needs of individual communities, such as league play demands in Granite Bay and Loomis, and the need for connected trails for summer and indoor recreation during the winter in eastern Placer County. “This is a vigorous plan for major development of parks and trails across the county,” said Placer County Parks Administrator Andy Fisher. “OUR OUTDOOR RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES ARE A MAJOR REASON FOR OUR HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO ENSURE THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF RECREATION EXPERIENCES FOR OUR RESIDENTS.” Andy Fisher, Placer County Parks Administrator The draft plan reflects community input provided over a two-year planning process through a series of public workshops, online surveys, focus groups and municipal advisory council meetings, to name a few. PUBLIC FEEDBACK CRUCIAL Feedback received indicated high support for paved and dirt trails, natural areas and new and improved facilities particular to each community. The results also affirmed that the park and trail projects already in development in the county are consistent with communities’ desired improvements. A summary of the Parks and Trails Master Plan public survey responses is available as a 10 MB PDF download. “This is a golden opportunity to get involved and help guide the future of recreation in Placer County for the next decade and beyond,” said Fisher. “The draft plan contains a great deal of data and analysis. We hope our community members can look it over and tell us how to make it even better before it’s finished.” Once the community’s input has been collected, the Parks and Trails Master Plan draft will be finalized and brought before the county Board of Supervisors for review, scheduled for June. CLICK HERE to see the original article in Roseville Today online newspaper.  This is from the Western States Foundation: Press Release - Ride Date Change to 8-17-19
Wednesday, March 6, 2019 The Western States Trail Foundation Executive Committee, the Tevis Ride Director, along with other key Ride personnel have had discussions over the past week to evaluate the current snow and weather impacts to the 2019 Tevis Cup Ride. Based on the snowfall water content, and comparing current conditions and forecasts to past historical records, the decision was made to postpone the 2019 ride date from July 20th to August 17, 2019. We expect changing to this later date will allow us to use our traditional trail and make all the necessary improvements and annual seasonal clean up efforts before the ride. We appreciate the support and understanding of our riders, volunteers, sponsors, and the Tevis community as we move forward with this new date.  Gold Country Trails Council trail team members Suzanne Vaccaro and Mary Beyer rode their horses at Spenceville Wildlife Area on Friday in preparation for the upcoming day ride. They reported very wet, soggy soil conditions and the water crossings as raging. The footing is saturated, leaving the trails in fragile state. They quickly got off the trails as not to damage them.
With another inch of rain predicted for next week, GCTC has rescheduled this ride to the rain date of March 16. For more information email GCTC Trails Coordinator, Jamie Canon What: GCTC Spenceville Wildlife Area Day Ride Trail Boss: Jamie Canon RSVP required  Placer County Parks has alerted all trail users that the ONE WAY section of Creekside Trail is CLOSED to ALL USERS until further notice due to unstable trail conditions and possibility of mud slide.
To find out more about this trail CLICK HERE for a review and pictures.  Way Too Cool 50K Endurance Run is its 30th annual, will be running on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at 8 A.M.
The course will Start at the Cool Fire Station on St. Florian Ct. and Hwy 49, and will be run on the Olmsted Loop, Western States, and Wendell T. Robie trail, ending back at the Cool Fire Station. Go Here for more information. This is a BIG race. If you aren't a participant, please consider other trails that day. Or don't. They are too wet and fragile to use anyway.  The March 3 2019 Cool Mt. Bike race has been rescheduled due to rain. The new date will be April 7, 2019, still running on the Olmsted trails in Auburn State Recreation Area. Email Jordan@victoryvelo.com for any information and the Facebook event page is here https://www.facebook.com/events/993286030882268/
Webpage here https://www.coolmtbrace.com/  There was a tree down but now a way around. "There’s a tree down about a mile from Sterling Point to the right on the beach trail. Didn’t go any further, trail not bad to that point."
To see more about this trail, photos, and a review, CLICK HERE. |
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