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Minutes November 15, 2005 Attendees: John Bragg, Tom Baake, Don Luce, Karin Thomas, Zoe Sweet, Klaus Radtke, Mike Smith, Tom Sill Welcome and introductions Review of Minutes The minutes were approved with one change, putting Dons name instead of Carl. The motion to approve was raised by Mike Smith and seconded by John Bragg. Old business 1) Review of North Spit healthy hike the hike went well and the weather cooperated. They had a long hike and a short hike, Bob Golden led the short hike and Dave Wash led the long hike. Tom Sill took some photos which he will update on the website. Tom also added a page dedicated to the South Coast Strider group. He will publish a list of upcoming hikes, articles that Karen and Zoe published in the Coquille Sentinel about the Blue Ridge and Coos Bay Boardwalk hikes. Karen and Zoe said they would send Tom a copy of the articles. 2) Winchester Trail status (fire season closures) John Bragg got a call from Bob LaPort who said the fire closures have been lifted on Winchester trails. 3) Report on BLM public comments on North Spit plan update Nancy Zepf is in charge. The BLM had a public meeting, which they hired a facilitator to run. Forty people showed up and they received a lot of public comments and are using them to fine tune the plan. John Bragg will get an update from Nancy and will feed it back at the next meeting. New business 1) Review list of proposed healthy hikes JB Lake Marie (add hike). One person mentioned that we need to put that there are not pets on hikes as some people are coming with pets. It was suggested that the group schedule one special hike with pets. Miranda agreed to call Frann Grossman about pet hike logistics. Empire Lakes could be a good pet hike or Whiskey Run. The group decided if people show up with pets and its not a problem then let it be. 2) Consider additional Suggestions John Bragg agreed to talk to Robin Giss and Jennifer Groh about leading another hike. 3) Guidelines for 2006 hiking season a. It was agreed that a short hike will be 1-3 miles and a long hike will be 4-6 miles. 4) Select final list; schedule hikes Regular Hikes
January -- Cape Arago trail
February -- Whiskey Run beach walk
March -- North Bend urban hike
April -- Euphoria Ridge trail
May -- New River trail
June -- Eel Lake trail
July -- Blacklock Point trail
August -- North Spit trail
September -- South Slough NERR
October -- Dellenbeck Oregon Dunes trail
November -- Millicoma Marsh trail
Special hikes (To be scheduled)
Lake Marie -- adults with disabilities (wheelchair hike)
5) Other new business Election pick a day and advertise it. Members designate January meeting as annual meeting. John will send email to South Coast Striders/review bylaws. The South Coast Striders will become part of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Adjourn |