Worker Bees Busy as Bees at the Michigan Trail Riders Association Work sessions for the Michigan Trail Riders Associa-
tion (MTR ) are called Work Bees. MTR members are responsible for maintaining the campgrounds and trails across Michigan—the Shore to Shore Trail—which is not an easy feat for any group. In 2010, MTR has held three Work Bees with more to follow. T e fi rst session was held at Luzerne Horse Camp with 45 people volunteer- ing almost 300 hours in the snow and rain clearing the pull-throughs, clipping brush and generally cleaning the entire camp. T e second Work Bee was held at Mud Lake at Lake
Dubonnet, where the Department of Natural Resources and Environment removed many oak trees infested with
oak wilt. More than 30 volunteers worked for 206 hours of labor. Aſt er clearing the camp, picket poles were quickly installed to be read for their June 1st ride. New signs were also posted.
A Work Bee held at the South Branch Trail Camp over
Memorial Day weekend was well at ended by MTR members who spent time cleaning up the camp and work the trail for the June ride. In August, MTR members focused on Elk Hill. All
of the picket poles needed to be replaced in the group camp along with general cleaning and trail maintenance. For more information about the Michigan Trail Riders Association, visit the website at
www.mtra.org.
Arizona Trail Association Wins Environmental Award Redwood Creek Wines has announced
that the Arizona Trail Association (ATA) was named the winning environmental organiza- tion aſt er a summer-long, nationwide vote at
RedwoodCreekWine.com. Arizona residents and Arizona Trail friends from across the USA rallied behind the ATA, helping the organiza- tion to reach nearly 27,000 votes and winning the grand prize of $50,000. T e ATA’s decisive victory is even sweeter
after being named a finalist in last year’s competition and coming up short in a tight
race with reigning champ, Friends of New Orleans City Park. With the $50,000 grant money from Redwood Creek Wines in place, the ATA will install signage and construct a new, 11-mile trail in the lush, central Arizona Sonoran desert to replace nine miles that are now on a rocky, eroded road. The new, sustainably constructed trail
will follow a ridgeline that offers a sweep- ing mountain range and desert valley views. A more scenic and enduring trail creates a more at ractive destination and will entice a greater number of trail enthusiasts to the area and nearby rural Arizona Trail Gateway communities. Work on the new trail will begin in Novem- ber and the ATA needs volunteers.
For more information about the Arizona Trail Association, visit the website at
www.aztrail.org.
BELOW: T e Arizona Trail
Association received a $50,000 grand prize to replace 9 miles of trail in the central Sonoran desert.
ABOVE: Project leader Lee Scharff and his crew reset and cleaned water bars and installed new ones where needed at Calf Creek Wildlife Refuge in Montana.
BELOW: T e Arizona Trail runs north to south across the state and is maintained by a well-organized association.
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