What We've Done

Friends of Boggs Mountain

PO Box 735 Cobb, 95426

Dedicated to enhancing the visitor's experience at Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest

What We've Done

In the last year, the Friends of Boggs Mountain have provided hundreds of hours of volunteer time maintaining trails, improving signage in the forest, cleanup, development of a nature trail and educational efforts. Friends of Boggs Mountain is a young organization and we expect the level of volunteer effort to increase as people become more aware of the needs and the quality of Forest visits improve.

Events

	Birding at BMDSF
	First Annual Dogwood Derby Fun Ride
	FOBM Teams with IMBA for Trail Work

Trail workday volunteers working in Boggs Mtn Demonstration State Forest.

Birding at Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest

Birding can be rewarding and challenging. A group of nine individuals who gathered early on July 10th, along with two experienced birders from Friends of Boggs Mountain, can attest to that.

We gathered in the parking lot across from the Heliport at 8:00 am and hiked down the road towards Hwy175 along the open meadow. We spotted three or four brown creepers, a white-breasted nuthatch and a couple of acorn woodpeckers before heading up to the expansive lawn adjacent to the heliport. This is a great spot for viewing birds due to the open expanse and absence of a dense canopy.

First Annual Dogwood Derby Fun Ride for Boggs

Friends of Boggs Mountain hosted a fun ride on the trails at Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest on May 30, 2004 . There were two courses: a beginning and advanced course were laid out through the forest. This was not a competitive race - just a fun ride on Memorial Day Weekend. Mountain. Our thanks to Hardester's Market for donating oranges and bananas for this event.

FOBM Hosts the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew for Trail Work Day

On April 9, 10, and 11, the Friends of Boggs Mountain hosted the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew of Nat and Rachel Lopes. Nat and Rachel presented a class on sustainable multiuse trail building to 20 trail users. The trail building methods taught help reduce trail damage, protect the environment, and most of all, make the trail FUN! The class was open to all trail users; hikers, horseback riders, bicyclists.

Subaru and the International Mountain Bicycling Association send teams of Here we are after a day of trailwork trainers around the country each year to conduct workshops. Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest was one of 54 sites selected from 130 applicants. On April 10, they held a three-hour training class on the principles of sustainable trailbuilding at the Calpine Geothermal Visitor Center in Middletown.

To make it an event that included the whole family, Artist Laky Hanyu taught the ancient art of pysanky, or the Ukrainian batik method. Eggs are painted with wax, dipped in water based dye, then other areas covered with wax and dipped. After many layers, the wax is removed. The pysanky are a pre-Christian art form. For the people of those days, the egg symbolized the starting of spring, promising a new hope, a new life, and prosperity.

After a fulfilling lunch, we spent quality time digging in the dirt. we rerouted the first stream crossing on Gail's Trail (a new trail that parallels Road 500 and starts just east of the Forest office). We also built a connector from Gail's Trail to the bottom of Shaker Trail. After another fulfilling lunch, we went out for a nice mountain bike ride and toured the forest. There was also a nature walk and an Easter egg hunt offered on Sunday morning. A very informative, productive and fun weekend was had by all.

Our thanks to the International Mountain Bike Association, Subaru, and especially to the Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew of Nat and Rachel Lopes; and to those businesses that donated items for the weekend. They are the Bicycle Rack in Lakeport, 302 N Main, Lakeport, (707) 263-1200,;Dave's Bike Shop, 163 E Gobbi St Ukiah, (707) 462-3230 and Calpine, Middletown.