hello, dan,

are there other dates for similar work days? we are
not available for oct 6 and 7 but may be at another
time

also wonder if there will be mtnbk beginning or
intermediate classes scheduled sometime

thanks, jane
--- "L. Daniel Levy" <dan@...> wrote:

> In case you haven't heard, the Bicycle Trails
> Council is leading a huge
> effort at Joaquin Miller park in Oakland to reroute
> several trails in an
> effort to improve safety and better design erosion
> trouble spots.
>
> Joaquin Miller Park, in case you don't already know
> but I'm sure you all do,
> is THE premier legal singletrack mountain biking
> oasis of the East Bay area.
> JMP boasts the most miles of legal singletrack in
> any single park in the
> East Bay and the trails range from interesting to
> downright difficult in
> both technicality and aerobic fitness classes.
> Because of this, BTCEB has
> fought long, hard battles to keep this park open to
> mountain biking.
>
> For the last few years, we have taken part in a
> Trails Working Group to
> figure out how to make the park more friendly for
> all users and one of the
> ways was to redesign certain trails so that they
> deter trail user conflicts
> by design.
>
> In the last few months, BTCEB has worked with the
> City of Oakland,
> Volunteers for Outdoor California (V-O-Cal) and Jim
> Jacobsen of BTC Marin to
> reroute some trails. The culmination of these
> efforts will occur on October
> 6th and 7th under the supervision of V-O-Cal. There
> will be camping, hot
> food, music and other entertaining factors to
> consider between the hard days
> of work.
>
> I urge you to get involved, represent BTCEB and your
> riding clubs and help
> us to fulfill our vision.
>
> V-O-Cal will be offering Volunteer Trail Crew
> Training tomorrow, Saturday,
> September 29. Please RSVP if you are able to
> attend.
>
> Joaquin Miller Park - City of Oakland [Sign Up]
>
<http://vocal.civicore.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewevent&id=31&dateid=31>
>
>
>
> *
>
> Join us for this volunteer trail stewardship
> weekend in Joaquin
> Miller Park, a favorite East Bay Park. Help create
> safer trail connections
> using hand tools. Enjoy great fun, tasty food and
> evening entertainment for
> teens and adults. Enjoy great people, tasty food and
> feel a sense of
> accomplishment and satisfaction.
> * Volunteers camp for free Friday and Saturday
> nights. Camping is
> optional and you can participate one day but we
> encourage you to come for
> the whole weekend. It's important you arrive by 7:30
> a.m. to enjoy
> breakfast, make your lunch, sign waivers and attend
> the safety talk. No
> prior experience is necessary. Tools and training
> provided. Youth 14 and
> over only please. Youth 14-16 must be accompanied by
> an adult. Date: October
> 6 & 7, 2007
> Size of Project: 200 volunteers
> Level of Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
> Agency Partner: City of Oakland
> * Joaquin Miller Park - City of Oakland
> October 6 & 7 [Sign Up Now]
>
<http://vocal.civicore.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewevent&id=31&dateid=31>
>
>
> We need volunteers! Join BTCEB for a trail
> stewardship weekend in Joaquin
> Miller Park October 6-7. We'll be working on
> reroutes for Big Trees and
> Sequoia Bayview which should further enhance the
> best singletrack in the
> East Bay. Trail work is fun, rewarding, a great
> workout and it helps assure
> continuing trail access for our sport.
>
> In anticipation of a great turnout Volunteers of
> Outdoor California is
> providing Crew Leader training this coming Saturday,
> September 29th. If you
> enjoy being a volunteer and are interested in
> leadership, join the Crew
> Leader Program. As a crew leader, you will guide
> small groups of volunteers
> on a section of the JMP project to produce
> high-quality reroutes for
> everyone to enjoy. You will receive special
> training, customized to your
> level of experience. Crew Leader training topics
> include leadership, safety,
> tools, and technical skills, such as trail
> construction and habitat
> restoration. Training is free and we think you'll
> have so much fun you'll
> want to do more. In the near future BTCEB hopes to
> build NEW SINGLETRACK! We
> need an experienced crew to do this type of work.
>
> To signup for this Sundays Crew training contact
> Cathy Moyer, Executive
> Director, Volunteers for Outdoor California at
> cmoyer@v-o-cal.org. To sign
> up for The Joaquin Miller Park trail day October
> 6-7, visit
> http://v-o-cal.org/proj/current.html.
>
> Regards,
> Dan
>
> L. Daniel Levy
> Vice President
> Bicycle Trails Council of the East Bay
> (925) 383-7436
>
> <http://www.btceb.org/> http://www.btceb.org
>