Saturday June 28 will be our next trail work day. Depending on the size of our group we may split up into teams and tackle several different projects. Game trail still needs finish work, Grizzly will require some bushwacking and there is plenty of regular maintenance, such as cutting back brush that is encroaching on trails. So if you would like to spend the morning working off some of the prior week’s stress please consider joining us. It will likely be fairly warm so we will start relatively early. More info will follow for those that sign up. Please email fobm@boggsmountain.org for more information or to sign up.
For several years I have been concerned about the deterioration of the Boggs Ridge Nature Trail sign at the Cobb Mountain Elementary School. This is at the location of the Friends of Boggs Mountain (FOBM) Interpretive Trail developed in 2015. The Nature Trail sign was created by Austin Daley as a Eagle Scout project in the Spring/Summer of 2011.
As the 2020’s rolled around, the sign was badly in need of some attention. I reported this at a Friends of Boggs Mountain meeting and I was hoping I could get an Eagle Scout involved with the restoration or perhaps a Middletown High School Senior would take this on as a Senior Project. None of my attempts nor those of others proved successful.
Thus, at the April FOBM meeting, I threw up my hands in despair and announced I gave up presuming the sign would crumble into a pile of disintegrated wood, but NO! Joe Fusek and Peg Landini responded to my despair and took it upon themselves to restore the sign to its former glory. When I learned they were working on the restoration, I joined in as did David Thiessen. So, what was created by Austin Daley in the Spring/ Summer of 2011 was restored by the impetus of Joe and Peg 14 years later in the Spring of 2025.
The Friends of Boggs Mountain invites you to take a walk on the School Interpretive Trail and appreciate the restored Boggs Ridge School Trail sign!!
Next Saturday, in collaboration with The Redwood Trail Alliance, we have a trail work day planned to make some minor modifications on the in-slope turns on Mac’s trail as well as clearing sight lines. Please find the link to register below. As always, FOBM will be providing lunch. For the trail crew, Cal Fire will allow camping at Calso camp this weekend only. Calso Camp has been closed to camping for several years so this is a rare opportunity. Please no wood fires. Propane stoves only. This is a dry camp so bring your own water and leave no trace.
Next weekend on Friday May second and Saturday May third Bike Monkey will be holding their 20th annual endurance race at Boggs. The event is a highlight of the year for the mountain biking community here in Lake County and the whole state bringing in professional and amature riders from all over to compete in the grueling race. Whether you’re a mountain biking enthusiast or just enjoy spending time in the forest I hope you’ll consider coming out to enjoy the fun. FOBM will have a booth selling beer, T-shirts, maps and other merchandise to support our goal of restoring all the trails at BMDSF. For more information you will find the Bike Monkey website with the race route and other details here.
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Please join us in celebrating Earth Day at Calpine’s annual Earth Day event on Saturday April 26. Friends of Boggs Mountain will be hosting a booth with a variety of merchandise for sale including 75th anniversary commemorative maps, trail maps, T-shirts and more. We will also be raffling off an REI gift card so be sure to stop by and see us. All proceeds benefit Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest through trail building and maintenance, trail signage, trail maps, and support of recreation in the Forest.
